Louis Roederer Awards
‘Wine writing today is a very competitive environment; the Roederer Awards helps to sort the wheat from the chaff’, aldus Robert Joseph, één van de juryleden. De jury is nl. op 15 juli in London bijeengekomen om de shortlist te bepalen van de meest prestigieuze wijnschrijf awards ter wereld. Op 9 september worden in de Royal Academy of Arts in London de winnaars bekendgemaakt. Deze happening is voor ‘invited only‘.
Persbericht:
On Tuesday 15th July the Roederer Awards judging panel met at the Maisons Marques et Domaines headquarters in London to determine the shortlists of the entries in the tenth annual the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards.
The event brought together the five judges – four in person and one via Skype from Portugal –strengthening the international credentials of the competition. After extensive and thought-provoking debate, the judges reached their decisions, naming the shortlisted entries for the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2014.
Charles Metcalfe, Chairman of the judges, commented: ‘We have had many more entries this year than ever before. And the standard is higher than ever. Deciding on the winners of several categories was a very difficult process!’
The awards revealed why some of the best-known wine writers have earned the reputations they enjoy. On the other hand, they also brought some exciting new names to our attention. I particularly appreciated the international nature of the entries and enjoyed seeing high quality writers and photographers from countries such as the US and Australia.
An invitation-only Awards Ceremony will be taking place to announce the winners at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on Tuesday 9th September 2014.
Champagne Louis Roederer and the 2014 judges are delighted to announce this year’s shortlist as follows.
CATEGORY 1 – THE ARTISTRY OF WINE AWARD 2014
– Andrew Barrow
– Thierry Gaudillère
– Adrian Lander
– Clay McLachlan
– Matt Wilson
CATEGORY 2 –DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER EMERGING WINE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2014
– Evan Dawson
– Emma Harrison
– Lucy Shaw
CATEGORY 3 – RAMOS PINTO ONLINE COMMUNICATOR 2014
– Tim Atkin
– Christy Canterbury MW
– Michael Fridjhon
– Julia Harding
– Victoria Moore
CATEGORY 4 – DOMAINE FAIVELEY INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
– The Champagne Guide 2014-2015 – Tyson Stelzer
– Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and sparkling wine – Tom Stevenson & Essi Avellan MW
– Jura Wine – Wink Lorch
– The New California Wine – Jon Bonné
– The World Atlas of Wine 7th Edition – Hugh Johnson & Jancis Robinson OBE MW
CATEGORY 5 – DOMAINES OTT INTERNATIONAL FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2014
– Tim Atkin
– Michael Edwards
– Richard Mayson
– Anthony Rose
– Gabriel Savage
CATEGORY 6 – CASTIGLION DEL BOSCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014
– Tim Atkin
– Nina Caplan
– Richard Hemming
– Will Lyons
– Francis Percival
CATEGORY 7 – INTERNATIONAL SHORT COPY COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR 2014
– Susy Atkins
– Tom Bruce-Gardyne
– Michael Fridjhon
– Joanne Gibson
De jury: Jamie Goodie, Robert Joseph, Charles Metcalfe, Gabriele Opaz en Margaret Rand
