You can access the wines that I reviewed as a text wine list with my complete tasting notes, scores, food matches. If you are a Paid Member, you can add my wine picks to your custom shopping list with one click and access that list on your smartphone to find the stock for each wine in your closest LCBO store. You can also see my …

Much hay has been made in recent weeks as the wine world grapples with the implications of ChatGPT specifically, and Large Language Models (LLMs) generally, on the world of wine. We’ve seen the predictable articles with their equally predictably hyperbolic headlines describing the end of wine writing as we know it. We’ve seen the wine articles written by ChatGPT, and …

Nick Room is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Nick Room Nick Room Nick Room retired from Waitrose in the autumn of 2019, following a distinguished Partnership career in wine that lasted for more than 30 years. Joining the Waitrose off licence team in 1987, Room passed the WSET Diploma in 1992. He then worked in …

Alessandra Piubello is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Alessandra Piubello Alessandra Piubello Alessandra Piubello, journalist, writer and expert wine-taster from Verona, has an innate passion for wine. Born in Italy’s famous Valpolicella wine area where, from a very young age, she began helping her father tend his vines and make the family wine, she actually …

Laurent Richet MS is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) DWWA Judge: Laurent Richet MS Laurent Richet MS Laurent Richet MS was born in the Loire Valley and attended Saumur’s catering college, where he graduated as a sommelier. He headed south shortly after to work for some of the finest establishments on the Côte d’Azur, including …

Alastair Pyatt is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards. Alastair Pyatt Alastair Pyatt Alastair Pyatt has been in the wine trade for 15 years, starting at Majestic, before heading down under to spend a year making wine in South Australia’s Clare Valley. His first role as a buyer was with Jascots in 2013, followed by France buyer …

Mario Meštrovi? is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Mario Meštrovi?, DWWA Judge Mario Meštrovi? Mario Meštrovi? is an experienced Croatian sommelier and lecturer, with the international A.S.I. diploma (Gold certificate) and the Croatian Sommelier Club Diploma. He is an executive board member and lecturer for the Croatian Sommelier Club in Zagreb. He lectures at the …

Peter Mitchell MW is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Peter Mitchell MW, DWWA Judge Peter Mitchell MW After completing a business degree at Warwick, having fallen in love with wine, Peter Mitchell MW turned down an opportunity to become an accountant and instead joined Oddbins.  In 1997, following a 6 month spell in Burgundy learning …

Federico Moccia is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Federico Moccia Federico Moccia hails from Brescia in Northern Italy, a city nestled between the hills of Franciacorta and the picturesque lakes of Garda. It was here that he first began his love affair with wine. He followed his passion to London in through the doors of …

Stefan Metzner is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) Stefan Metzner Stefan Metzner Born in Germany, Stefan Metzner is currently co-owner and educator at Das Weininstitut in Munich. He has held previous sommelier roles as well as being Head of Wine at Le Gourmet restaurant in Munich. He then spent 4 years as Managing Director of …

Christopher Martin is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Christopher Martin Christopher Martin Christopher Martin is head of educator training at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). He has over 16 years of teaching experience and has taught wine and spirit WSET courses all over the world. Chris is currently a stage 2 MW student. …

Alexandra Mawson is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards. Alexandra Mawson Alexandra Mawson Alexandra Mawson is celebrating her 16th year in the wine industry where she has worked for independents and grocers in the UK and Australia. She has been buying for Waitrose since 2015 and now looks after their Champagne and Sparkling wines. In 2009, she achieved the …

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Victoria MacKenzie MW is a judge at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Victoria MacKenzie MW Victoria MacKenzie MW Victoria MacKenzie MW is Head of Product Development for Wine Qualifications at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. She plays an instrumental role in the continuous progression of WSET’s portfolio of qualifications, most notably the development of student and educator materials. …

Stabbur’s Master has added a photo to the pool: In April 2003, we visited Bryce in Germany before he was deployed to Iraq. We spent an afternoon in Bingen. It’s a beautiful city on the Rhine. Me enjoying myself in Bingen with Bryce. In the distance are vineyards. Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/52563771479/in/[email protected]

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“Some aspire to make the best wines in their region; others, the country or the world. But for me, the most enlightened approach is simply to try to make the best possible wine from the place where the grapes are grown. This might sound like the least ambitious path, but it’s the most demanding one of all, requiring a strong set …

In April 2003, while visiting Bryce when he was stationed in Germany, we went on a boat ride on the Rhine River.   We saw many castles along the river. This is the village of Assmannshausen.   The are vineyards on the hills above the village. Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/36032508806/in/[email protected]

I’m immature enough, even in my 50s (!!), to have had trouble getting my head around the translation of Etna’s Passopisciaro when I visited last year during a media jaunt. Foot step? Pissing step? “Pitchpiss?” You see the travails that I have to deal with when I am scouring some of the most gorgeous locations in the world of wine?!?? …

Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, winner of the André Simon 2023 Drink Award Food and drink writers, and members of the press, gathered in London last night for the first in-person ceremony for the André Simon Awards since 2019. Chair Nick Lander explained that books were judged against four criteria: they needed to contain a large amount of original research; be of educational …