Circle of Wine Writers

Circle of Wine Writers

The Circle of Wine Writers is a group of individuals involved in writing and communicating about wines and spirits. This includes authors, journalists, bloggers, broadcasters, photographers, and educators. Established in 1960 by the late Cyril Ray, this UK-based association has around 240 members from 30 different countries around the globe.

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  • 6 days ago | circleofwinewriters.org | Meg Maker

    I enjoy reading criticism of books, art, cinema, and architecture. As a writer who does some wine criticism, I find it instructive to see how critics from other domains approach the exercise. I was particularly struck by a recent New Yorker , an essay by Julian Lucas reflecting on the critic Hilton Als's profile of author Derek Walcott. That's meta, I know: a critic reviewing a critic writing about an author.

  • 1 month ago | circleofwinewriters.org | Amanda Barnes

    This month our edition is dedicated to the Circle's trip to Cyprus, which took place in late April 2025, following fairly hot on the heels from last year's February visit to this exciting Mediterranean wine island. We hand over to members to report on their highlights of the trip, which took in an entirely different set of wineries to the 2024 tour. ...

  • 1 month ago | circleofwinewriters.org | Meg Maker

    Circle Chair Meg Maker questions the role of the reader in wine writing, and in doing so, reflects on the purpose of the writing itself. I recently published a long memoiristic essay about a press trip I had taken in Northern Italy. A fellow wine journalist posted a comment asking, "Who's the reader?"It's a valid question. Whenever we sit down to write an article, we should consider our reader, and some ways that means we act as both writer and editor.

  • 1 month ago | circleofwinewriters.org | Amanda Barnes

  • 2 months ago | circleofwinewriters.org | Amanda Barnes

    Jeroen Bronkhorst is founder of Wijnstudio, a WSET wine school with venues all over the Netherlands. He is a Certified Madeira Wine Educator, Certified Sherry Educator, Certified Port Educator, Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto, and an Ambassador for the German VDP. In the past, Jeroen was the owner and chef of a restaurant, awarded twice for 'Best National Wine List'. Having both a chef- and wine education, he develops learning materials about wine, and wine and food pairing.

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