I had the great pleasure of attending this year's 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards in Sinfonia Smith Square on Friday. I was there to receive Sam's award should she be given it, which she wasn't – despite being on a very short shortlist for the top award both this year and last.
But in the event the most exciting thing was seeing Julia win her award and hearing how popular her award was – so well deserved. Oh, and the other great pleasure was to see our Richard Hemming MW conduct the whole thing with such aplomb. To think that not that many years ago he was a cellar rat sharing his experiences with us on JancisRobinson.com – just as Sam was to do a few years later. They are both hugely popular with fellow wine professionals, as I was constantly told by other attendees at the reception.
Full results are as follows.
Gusbourne Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Long-Form Writing
2025 Winner
- Julia Harding MW, United Kingdom – The resurgence of Pico's magnificent wines
Finalists
- Tim Atkin, United Kingdom – 2024 South Africa special report
- Henna Bakshi, United States – Making fine wine in Palestine, despite it all
- Arnica Rowan, Canada – Horses in the vineyard
- Pauline Vicard, United Kingdom – Rethinking education: shaping the future of the wine trade
67 Pall Mall Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Short-Form Writing
2025 Winner
- Marianna Hunt, United Kingdom – No-mmelliers (Glug magazine, issue 39)
Finalists
- Charlie Geoghegan, United Kingdom – If Bordeaux got out of its own way, more people might see what they’re missing
- Judy O’Kane, United Kingdom – After hours (World of Fine Wine, issue 84)
- Matt Walls, United Kingdom – Since we can only consume a bottle once, it needs to be memorable (Decanter, June 2024)
Jera Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Long-Form Video
2025 Winner
- Vincent and Lisa Anter, United States – Is Lebanon the most UNDERRATED food & wine destination in the Mediterranean?
Finalists
- Jamie Goode, United Kingdom – The science of wine: can you taste soil in wine?
- Simon Hardy, Jean-François Genoud and Hervé Pfister, United Kingdom – Alpina Vina – Graubünden, an alpine treasure
- Tim Wildman, United Kingdom – Regen revolution: the future of farming
67 Pall Mall Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Short-Form Video
2025 Winner
- Desiree Harrison-Brown, United States – Did you know this piece of Black wine history?
Finalists
- Pierre Cazeneuve, France – Château Paloumey présente: Le Bourgeois Exceptionnel
- Simon Hardy, Jean-François Genoud and Hervé Pfister, United Kingdom – Alpina Vina: The Completer grape variety
- Sietze Wijma, Netherlands – How does “the aroma of a green bell pepper” compare with “a wine with a green bell pepper aroma”?
67 Pall Mall Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Audio
2025 Winner
- Felicity Carter, Germany – Wine + Health 4: Is moderate drinking a myth? Professor Tim Stockwell and the J-curve controversy
Finalists
- Janina Doyle, United Kingdom – Ep 175: Regenerative viticulture with Justin Howard-Sneyd MW (Part 1)
- Henry Jeffreys and Tom Parker Bowles, United Kingdom – Monks, mavericks, and murder: the untold history of champagne
- Natalie MacLean, Canada – Scents and sensibility: how smell shapes your wine and world with Johannes Frasnelli
- Susie and Peter Richards, United Kingdom – Wine and war – Palestine, Israel and Lebanon
Berkmann Award for Best All-Round Wine Communicator
2025 Winner
- Jamie Goode, United Kingdom – For work on Just Another Wine Podcast, WineMasters and winemag.co.za
Finalists
- Henna Bakshi, United States – For work in Wine Enthusiast, Eater and on YouTube
- Samantha Cole-Johnson, United States – For work on JancisRobinson.com
The judges, chaired by Elaine Chukan Brown, included Andrew Jefford, Agnese Gintere, Anna Lee Iijima, Tyson Stelzer and Sonal Holland MW.
Images: Liz Isles Photography/67 Pall Mall.
