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Keith Grainger wins 2022 Prix de l’OIV

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

For his greatly detailed Wine Faults and Flaws: A Practical Guide, Keith Grainger has won the 2022 Prix de l'OIV for the Oenology Category. Receiving the award in Bordeaux last month, Keith shares his excitement: "I am so thrilled! And following on from my success in the Gourmand Awards for The Best Wine Book for Professionals, I am over the moon!" Congratulations to Keith! Congratulation...

New Member: Anne-Wies van Oosten

Posted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Anne-Wies van Oosten, DipWSET and Registervinoloog, is a Dutch wine and food journalist, currently living in Romania. In 2022 she graduated as Weinakademiker with her thesis on the “Development and Future of Wine Tourism in Transylvania”. She spends part of the year in her house in Transylvania, from where she visits and consults Romanian wineries and importers. For the other part, she travels th...

CWW commits yearly donation to The Drinks Trust

Posted on October 6, 2022October 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

The Circle of Wine Writers has made a yearly donation to the Drinks Trust charity towards its work supporting individuals in the UK drinks industry. Winnie Bowman, chair of the Circle, commented: "We are delighted to contribute to the invaluable work of the Drinks Trust. The hospitality sector has emerged successfully from lockdown, but with the cost of living crisis worsening many people in th...

Jane Anson selected as IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year

Posted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Congratulations to Circle member Jane Anson who was announced as the winner of the IWSC's Wine Communicator of the Year Trophy on 29th September in London. "An incredibly well respected and established communicator, our judges really appreciated Jane’s ongoing drive to experiment with new formats in the world of communication to really share her message," posted the IWSC in its shortlist announ...

A tribute: Nicolas Belfrage MW

Posted on October 6, 2022October 25, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Nicolas Belfrage MW was a leading expert and pioneering specialist on the wines of Italy, working as a wine writer as well as a buyer and importer. Author of Life Beyond Lambrusco, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, Barolo to Valpolicella and Brunello to Zibibbo, he was also a regular contributor to publications including Decanter, The World of Fine Wine and Harpers. Born in Los Angele...

New Member: Randy Caparoso

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Randy Caparoso

Randy Caparoso is a freelance wine journalist and photographer who lives Lodi, California. He is the author of Lodi!, The Definitive Guide and History of America's Largest Winegrowing Region. To put bread (and wine) on the table, he serves as Editor-at-Large, Bottom Line columnist and SOMM Camp director for The SOMM Journal, while blogging and doing the social media work for the Lodi Winegrape Co...

New Member: Liam Campbell

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Liam Campbell, Diploma WSET, is a Dublin-based wine writer, presenter and approved educator and invigilator for over 25 years of WSET Levels 2 and 3. Liam was previously Wine and Drinks Editor for a number of wine books, lifestyle magazines and a national newspaper, Irish Independent. He is currently working with Hotel & Restaurant Times magazine and also writes a weekly blog. At ease with t...

New Member: Asa Johansson

Posted on September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Freelance writer Åsa Johansson moved to Italy in 2001. After a degree in political science and journalism at the University of Florence and a DipWSET in London, today she writes about wine, food, and travel for magazines in Swedish and international magazines like Decanter, Quench Magazine, Corriere Vinicolo, Guida ristorante dell´Espresso, Svenska Dagbladet, Aperitif, and others. She has visited...

New Member: Niels van Laatum

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Niels van Laatum is a Dutch wine writer and journalist. He is a skilled copywriter with a keen eye for all things green in the world of wine. Niels is a member of the tasting and writing panel of De Grote Hamersma, the largest wine platform for consumers in The Netherlands. He has his own column in Vision, a Dutch gastronomic magazine, and writes articles for several other online platforms and ...

New Member: David W. Brown

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

David W. Brown is the author of four books, and his freelance writing appears frequently in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Drop, where he writes about wine, science, and the humanities. He has smuggled wine into Antarctica, bribed locals in Afghanistan for the good stuff, and hosts regular wine tastings in New Orleans, where he lives.