Louis Roederer Awards open to entries

The judges for the sixth Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards have been announced and the competition is now accepting entries.

The competition is open to English writing journalists from all over the world and features several categories including; emerging wine writer of the year, international wine feature writer and the artistry of wine award.

Last year db deputy editor Jane Parkinson won the Chairman’s Award for her work writing about Champagne.

This year’s judges include some of the country’s top wine writers and respected wine trade members.

The line-up is:

Charles Metcalfe – chairman of the judges  
Wine writer & presenter

Tim Atkin MW
The Observer, Off licence News

Susy Atkins
The Sunday Telegraph, Delicious magazine

Christine Austin
The Yorkshire Post

Tom Stevenson
Wine writer specialising in Champagne

Victoria Moore
The Daily Mail, The Guardian

Christine Parkinson
Group wine buyer for Hakkasan restaurants

The awards will be presented on the top floor of the Gherkin in London, where last year’s guests sipped Cristal as they took in the spectacular views across the city.

For more information visit www.louisroedererwritersawards.com

Rupert Millar, 17.02.2010