2018 writing competition
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And the winner is...
Those of you who have read the 108 competition entries that we published this month and last will realise just how difficult it has been to pick a winner from...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 28 September 2018
• 2 min read
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Misa Labarile writes this about herself: ‘ I am an Italian expat in Brussels, and a EU civil servant. As...
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About Gregory Edwards: 'Born in Montreal, the events described below took place in Toronto, Canada, where I started my career...
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Leif Wannerud (the one on the right) is 'a wine enthusiast who is enjoying good Second Labels and constantly looking...
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Emily Campeau writes about herself, 'Nothing predisposed me to enter the wine world with such intensity but the people I...
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Alexandra Anderson writes, ‘ I live in Dublin. My early years were spent in Nigeria, and I have also lived...
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Peter McDaid is a London accounts manager for a UK wine importer, having worked similar positions in Barcelona and Beverly...
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Doug Watling is a sommelier, writer and former teacher living in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. This is his (unedited) entry...
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Neville Blech writes, at length, ' Qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1959, I became passionate about food and wine...
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Matt White – 'A happily married, unhappy commuter. Father of two children, guardian of an unexceptional vegetable garden and owner...
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'My name is Yuliia Kryvoshei, I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. After graduating from law school I was a paralegal in...
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Pirom Phadoemchit writes, ‘As my seminal wine experience submission explains, I got into wine purely by chance as I think...
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Cynthia Coutu writes: 'I am Cynthia, a 50-something Canadian. I have been living in Paris for more than 25 years...
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Tiffany Vernon writes, ‘Growing up, I had aspirations of being a journalist after realizing it was unlikely I would become...
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Alistair Scrutton describes himself as 'a former journalist who has worked across the United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe...
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David Smith was a longtime foreign correspondent for ITN TV, then a UN diplomat, manages the family vineyard in Paraje...
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Steve Feletti describes himself as ‘an unabashed pursuer of dubious causes, and likely to join the ranks of the rural...
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