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Our 2026 wine writing competition
18 June 2026 Prizes announced! Académie du Vin Library, the sponsor of the 2026 wine writing competition, has just announced this year’s prizes. The judges’ choice of winner – decided...
Julian Leidy
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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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Kathy Merchant is a wine writer and educator based in Cincinnati. This is her unedited entry in our seminal wine...
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My name is Ben Hawker, I’m 28 years old and...
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Geoffrey Dunn, whose unedited entry in our seminal wine competition appears below, describes himself thus: ‘ Semi-retired, 69 year old...
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Sarah Jeffrey is the author of the following unedited entry in our seminal wine competition. She writes about herself, 'I...
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Olga Antoniadou (who was a finalist in last year's writing competition) introduces her unedited entry in our seminal wine competition...
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James Shapiro describes himself thus: 'I’m a 37 year old married father of 3 children under 5 who lives in...
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Matt Milne writes about himself: 'I am a 41 year old left-handed Aquarius from Guildford. I have worked as a...
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