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CWW commits yearly donation to The Drinks Trust

Posted on October 6, 2022October 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

The Circle of Wine Writers has made a yearly donation to the Drinks Trust charity towards its work supporting individuals in the UK drinks industry. Winnie Bowman, chair of the Circle, commented: "We are delighted to contribute to the invaluable work of the Drinks Trust. The hospitality sector has emerged successfully from lockdown, but with the cost of living crisis worsening many people in th...

Jane Anson selected as IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year

Posted on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Congratulations to Circle member Jane Anson who was announced as the winner of the IWSC's Wine Communicator of the Year Trophy on 29th September in London. "An incredibly well respected and established communicator, our judges really appreciated Jane’s ongoing drive to experiment with new formats in the world of communication to really share her message," posted the IWSC in its shortlist announ...

A tribute: Nicolas Belfrage MW

Posted on October 6, 2022October 25, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Nicolas Belfrage MW was a leading expert and pioneering specialist on the wines of Italy, working as a wine writer as well as a buyer and importer. Author of Life Beyond Lambrusco, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, Barolo to Valpolicella and Brunello to Zibibbo, he was also a regular contributor to publications including Decanter, The World of Fine Wine and Harpers. Born in Los Angele...

New Member: Randy Caparoso

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Randy Caparoso

Randy Caparoso is a freelance wine journalist and photographer who lives Lodi, California. He is the author of Lodi!, The Definitive Guide and History of America's Largest Winegrowing Region. To put bread (and wine) on the table, he serves as Editor-at-Large, Bottom Line columnist and SOMM Camp director for The SOMM Journal, while blogging and doing the social media work for the Lodi Winegrape Co...

New Member: Liam Campbell

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Liam Campbell, Diploma WSET, is a Dublin-based wine writer, presenter and approved educator and invigilator for over 25 years of WSET Levels 2 and 3. Liam was previously Wine and Drinks Editor for a number of wine books, lifestyle magazines and a national newspaper, Irish Independent. He is currently working with Hotel & Restaurant Times magazine and also writes a weekly blog. At ease with t...

New Member: Asa Johansson

Posted on September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Freelance writer Åsa Johansson moved to Italy in 2001. After a degree in political science and journalism at the University of Florence and a DipWSET in London, today she writes about wine, food, and travel for magazines in Swedish and international magazines like Decanter, Quench Magazine, Corriere Vinicolo, Guida ristorante dell´Espresso, Svenska Dagbladet, Aperitif, and others. She has visited...

New Member: Niels van Laatum

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Niels van Laatum is a Dutch wine writer and journalist. He is a skilled copywriter with a keen eye for all things green in the world of wine. Niels is a member of the tasting and writing panel of De Grote Hamersma, the largest wine platform for consumers in The Netherlands. He has his own column in Vision, a Dutch gastronomic magazine, and writes articles for several other online platforms and ...

New Member: David W. Brown

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

David W. Brown is the author of four books, and his freelance writing appears frequently in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Drop, where he writes about wine, science, and the humanities. He has smuggled wine into Antarctica, bribed locals in Afghanistan for the good stuff, and hosts regular wine tastings in New Orleans, where he lives.

New Member: Michalis Georgiou

Posted on September 19, 2022September 24, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Michalis Georgiou, is a Certified Sommelier from the International Hellenic University and studied Wine Sensory Analysis at UC Davis. Michalis is the founder of the Wine Blog Oenognosia - Michalis Georgiou and wine critic for Cyprus Wine Report. He also writes for several magazines and newspapers in Cyprus and Greece, and is the organiser of the Cyprus Wine Show.

A tribute: Clive Coates MW

Posted on August 22, 2022August 26, 2022 by Amanda Barnes

Clive Coates MW was an award-winning wine writer and long-standing member of the Circle. Author of several books on the wines of France, he also published The Vine from 1984 until 2005. Before his wine writing career, Clive worked for 20 years as a professional wine merchant in the UK. When he retired, he moved to southern Burgundy. He passed away on 26th July in Lyon. . ‘Cleeve Co-atts’ wa...