2018 writing competition
Latest 2018 writing competition
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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
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Skirmantas Milius writes about himself, 'I’m male, 33 years old and was born and raised in Lithuania. I left the...
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Stuart Johnston writes, ‘ I am a retired 70 year old. A career in the oil industry and subsequent travels...
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Mark Henderson describes himself thus: 'Late '50s, born and bred New Zealander, father of one, part-time wine retailer, part-time wine...
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Jake Smith writes, 'I'm a certified sommelier and wine wholesaler based in Charleston, South Carolina. I'm 29 years old, and...
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Tony Harries writes: ‘I was born in Manchester and my first job was a baker. I was lucky enough to...
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Nick Orwell describes himself as 'a Scottish man with three incredible (but almost teenaged...) children. He lives near Glasgow but...
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An (unedited) entry in our seminal wine competition .
My name is Jeff Vogel. I’ve served on active duty in...
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Diana Robinson writes, ‘Diana Robinson grew up in Northern California not too far from Napa. Even so, she never thought...
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The bio of Jeremy Young: Jeremy lives in Gilbert, Arizona, with his wife Molly, daughters McKennah and Julia and his...
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Hannah DeYoung is the Marketing Coordinator at Bottle Barn developing an online wine shop, is getting her MBA in Wine...
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Below is Jonathan Bates' unedited entry in our seminal wine competition . Here's how he describes himself: 'After a lifetime...
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Richard Slater is not a wine professional – but, he writes, ‘most people could not discern a difference. Based in...
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Anne Cowper writes about herself, 'I’m a retired probation officer of a certain age. Although I grew up in England...
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Lisa N Drakeman PhD, seen standing here at a wine and business dinner for MBA candidates in Cambridge, UK, describes...
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This (unedited) entry in our seminal wine competition is from Fintan Kerr, familiar to some via our Members' forum...
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Mari Foster is a lawyer and lives in Tokyo, Japan. She writes, ‘When not reading contracts, I read technical sheets...
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