If it’s not worth writing…
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under IWC
Considering the August lull in wine events around London, and the world, we have not been posting any updates on the blog.
Normal service will resume following the IWC Awards Dinner on September 7th at the Hilton on Park Lane.
In the meantime, enjoy your holidays.
Tags: Awards Dinner
Sake Contributor Award Open for Entries
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under Sake
The Sake Samurai Association, in partnership with the International Wine Challenge, is proud to announce The Sake Contributor Award. This is an opportunity for restaurateurs, journalists and distributors to win an all expenses paid trip to Japan. You will visit 5 prefectures and meet 5 Kuramotos for one week between late February and early March 2011. Members of the Sake Samurai Association will host the winner throughout the entire trip.
Sake Samurai Association
Entrants should compose a draft of no more than 300 words on how their contribution to sake awareness helps to raise its profile in the UK and/or Europe. Please also attach a recent CV for the judge’s attention. The successful candidate should write a report of their trip upon their return of 1,000 words which will be posted on the International Wine Challenge website.
Closing date for receipt of entries is July 30th 2010.
The winner will be notified by 12th August 2010 and will be a guest of the Sake Samurai Association at the International Wine Challenge Awards Dinner, Hilton Hotel, London on September 7th 2010.
Entries should be sent to the following address:
Sake Contributor Award
International Wine Challenge
William Reed Business Media Ltd
Broadfield Park
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 9RT
For any queries please email ray.oconnor@william-reed.co.uk
Terms and Conditions:
1 . The winner agrees to travel on the dates specified by the Sake Samurai Association, which will be announced in due course.
2 . The winner is requested to compose a 1,000 word report on the events of their trip following upon their return for the International Wines Challenge website.
Tags: Competition, Sake
Trophies and Great Value results announced
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under Consumer tastings, IWC, Trade Tasting
At today’s Taste of Gold Event at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London we had the great pleasure of announcing this year’s trophy winners. No less than 111 trophies were announced with some producers picking up more than one trophy per wine. IWC Co-Chairman Charles Metcalfe told me “The competition at this final Trophy stage recognises true excellence and helps consumers identify at a glance some of the world’s best wines.”
With a 15% increase on entries this year the competition for each wine was even tougher, with any trophy winners exhibiting true expression of region and style.
Here is the list of winners announced today:
Trophy Winners & Great Value Wine Winners.
Tags: Gold, Great Value, Trophy
Young Wine Writer Awards open for entries
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under Media, Wine Writing
The Circle of Wine Writers are once again offering this annual award to help promote the promise of new, aspiring wine writers. Now in its 10th year, the award is open to anyone aged 30 or under by the end of 2010 who is based in the UK. Applicants should not yet have had a wine book published nor yet be an established wine columnist or regular contributor to a magazine. They are looking for wine-writing potential and commitment to popular consumer wine-writing rather than extensive knowledge or experience.
Last years winner: Nicola Cornelius
Besides the fame and glory, the winning entrant will win £1000, sponsored by Pavilion Books, an imprint of Anova Books and publishers of Oz Clarke and Michael Broadbent, to enable the winner to travel to a wine region of his or her choice to gain first-hand experience and to develop a book or article based on that experience.
As if that wasn’t enough, Wine Australia sponsor a 14-day, expenses-paid trip to the wine regions of Australia. The trip will include a tour of the key wine regions, opportunities to meet the growers and one-on one tastings with leading producers. The winner will also get the chance to write articles about the trip for the Wine Australia website.
To enter this competition, contact Fiona Holman at Pavilion Books:
email: fholman@anovabooks.com
tel +44 (0)20 7605 1403
Good Luck!
Tags: Wine Writing
Cast and Crew
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under IWC, Out and about
Two important photos to wrap up the Grenache Symposium in Le Crestet, Rhone Valley, France. A truly well selected bunch of people all round, especially the crew who enabled the cast work so efficiently.
The crew of the Grenache Sympoium
Team Grenache
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