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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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Neville Blech writes, at length, ' Qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1959, I became passionate about food and wine...
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Matt White – 'A happily married, unhappy commuter. Father of two children, guardian of an unexceptional vegetable garden and owner...
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'My name is Yuliia Kryvoshei, I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. After graduating from law school I was a paralegal in...
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Pirom Phadoemchit writes, ‘As my seminal wine experience submission explains, I got into wine purely by chance as I think...
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Alistair Scrutton describes himself as 'a former journalist who has worked across the United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe...
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David Smith was a longtime foreign correspondent for ITN TV, then a UN diplomat, manages the family vineyard in Paraje...
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Steve Feletti describes himself as ‘an unabashed pursuer of dubious causes, and likely to join the ranks of the rural...
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Jonathan Reeve writes, succinctly, ‘Age: 38. Nationality: Cornish/New Zealander. Location: London. Job: WineOwners.com’ This is his (unedited) entry in our...
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Tim Haslam writes, ‘I'm the one in the pink T shirt. The other chap is Guiseppe Miele of Enopolis in...
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Karen Magner describes herself thus: ‘a professional business writer by day and an aspiring wine writer by night'. She and...
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Andrew Licudi writes, 'I am a WSET diploma graduate dividing my time between Gibraltar and Edinburgh where I am part...
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Bob Harrison writes, ‘I sometimes describe myself as a poster child for a simple pleasure completely run amok. I’m about...
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Bethanie Butcher: ‘ I’m currently studying for the WSET Diploma and living in Cincinnati, Ohio. I’m not currently in the...
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' My name is Andy Finklaire. I am a 51 year old primary school teacher from Basingstoke, UK. My story...
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