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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...
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London-based wine writer Michael Huband has penned this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Sauvignon Blanc – and...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Tim Schwilk writes an ode to Semillon. Too see all the...
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In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, attorney and vintner Eric Brauninger writes about making wine in Missouri...
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Wine bar owner Thaddeus Duprey writes this moving entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about an unexpected grape variety...
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Young, award-winning winemakers reflect on the Australian wine industry they came into, and where they are taking it. So, here...
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Wine educator Emilie Aspeling writes this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition about Bacchus, one of the most distinctive...
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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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Nick watches Crouch Enders lap up their local French bistro. The popular Les 2 Garçons occupies a relatively small site...
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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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Things are not easy Down Under, but Australia’s wine producers have much to be proud of. A shorter version of...
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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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