2025 wine writing competition
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Our 2025 wine writing competition – the winners
Announcing the winners, runners-up and highly commended authors from our record-breaking 2025 wine writing competition. See this competition guide to read all 73 published entries. The 2025 wine writing competition...
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Thursday 18 September 2025
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Our 2025 wine writing competition – the shortlist
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Thursday 11 September 2025
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Sunday 31 August 2025
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Victor Van Keuren writes a touching ode to Spain's Mencía. See...
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Seychelles-based sommelier Alessandro Sgariglia writes this heartfelt entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Cesanese, a central Italian grape...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, wine blogger Allison Wallace writes a spirited defence of Chardonnay. See...
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English vicar Robert Stanier writes this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Aramon, a once-important, now obscure southern...
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This year’s competition sets a new record, with 309 individual odes to grape varieties submitted! You can read more about...
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Sommelier Natalia Pacheco writes this informative entry to our 2025 wine writing competition on Souvignier Gris, a little-known variety that...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, wine and travel writer Marisa Finetti writes an ode to an...
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After a preliminary round of judging, we're excited to begin publishing the best entries to our 2025 wine writing competition...
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19 June 2025 Prizes announced! Enter our wine writing competition for a chance to win one of these wonderful prizes...
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