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400+ entrants in our 2026 wine writing competition
Great pairings – so many to choose from! A big thank you to all from Team JR. This year’s wine writing competition has broken all records, with more than 400...
Jancis Robinson
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Our 2026 wine writing competition
23 June 2026 New prizes added to enhance the winners’ wine-drinking pleasure. 18 June 2026 Prizes announced! Académie du Vin Library, the sponsor of the 2026 wine writing competition, has...
Julian Leidy
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In this submission to our 2024 wine writing competition, Emily Grazier writes about the moment that led her to pursue...
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Wine lover Lettie Fardon writes this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition about an eye-opening visit to a winery...
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In this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition, wine writer and educator Allison Burton-Parker writes about meeting the exuberant...
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Sommelier Todd Behrend writes this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition about the moment that led him to pursue...
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Sommelier Maria Banson (second from the right in the image above, with her husband (far right) and her parents) writes...
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Rachel Fellows writes this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition about tasting an unforgettable Pouilly-Fumé. See the guide to...
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This creative entry to our 2024 wine writing competition, by Paul Shanley – whose entry on ' Anna Malgam' was...
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In this 2024 wine writing competition entry, Vasylysa Yılmaz writes about the unforgettable moment when her country was invaded, and...
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In this powerful submission to our 2024 wine writing competition, wine director Zach Bingham writes about the episode that led...
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In this submission to our 2024 wine writing competition, Elise Penney writes about the moment that set her on the...
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In this submission to our 2024 wine writing competition, carpenter Luke Haughton writes about his discovery of the wonders of...
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Wine educator Emilie Aspeling writes this WWC24 entry about the unforgettable experience of meeting Chianti icon Paolo de Marchi. See...
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3 September 2024 We have selected a shortlist of 20 from the 60 published entries in this year’s wine writing...
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In this WWC24 entry, wine-bar owner Zoe Fisher writes about the unconventional experience of drinking a bottle of Meursault at...
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Freelance wine writer and educator Jason Millar writes this entry to the WWC24 about the unforgettable memory of sharing a...
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