The winners of the inaugural awards, left to right: Peter Richards MW, Susie Barrie MW, Nick Ryan, Amanda Barnes, Henna Bakshi, and André Mack. Image courtesy 67 Pall Mall
Australian wine writer Nick Ryan has taken home the award for Best Wine Communicator in the Short-Form Writing category at the Global Wine Communicator Awards held by wine enthusiasts club 67 Pall Mall. Ryan took over Halliday’s weekly column in The Weekend Australian Magazine in April.
Finalists and guests of the awards hailed from all parts of the wine industry, including MWs, sommeliers and communicators from around the world, and were welcomed at a ceremony at Sinfonia Smith Square in Westminster in London, with a live broadcast streamed on 67pallmall.tv and satellite parties held concurrently in Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong.
“Our winners demonstrate the glorious diversity of wine communication, covering a wide range of topics in distinctively different styles,” said Richard Hemming MW, head of wine, Asia, for 67 Pall Mall, and founder of the awards.
“The quality of entries is testament to how communicators reach audiences worldwide, spreading the word about wine. On behalf of the judges, we congratulate not only our worthy winners but all our finalists for the excellence of their work, and we hope the 67 Awards encourages everyone that communicates about wine to continue on their mission!”
The panel of international judges made their final choices from shortlists of up to five in each category. The winners, each collecting a £2,000 (AU $3,900) prize, are as follows:
The 67 Pall Mall Award for Best Wine Communicator in Short-Form Writing 2024
Nick Ryan, Australia
The curious congruity of Krug in a beer glass in a pub (World of Fine Wine)
Steve Smith, Cyclone Gabrielle, and the fabric of New Zealand wine (World of Fine Wine)
The 67 Pall Mall Award for Best Wine Communicator in Audio 2024
Peter Richards & Susie Barrie, UK
Wine Blast with Susie and Peter: Light Strike: Wine’s Not-So-Secret Scandal (podcast)
Wine Blast with Susie and Peter: Orange Wine part 1: The Resurrection (podcast)
The 67 Pall Mall Award for Best Wine Communicator in Short-Form Video 2024
Henna Bakshi, United States
Boot the flute (Instagram reel)
Georgia makes Pet-Nat wines (YouTube)
The 67 Pall Mall Award for Best Wine Communicator in Long-Form Video 2024
André Mack, United States
Sommelier Tastes the Same Champagne at Different Ages (1973-2023) | World of Wine | Bon Appétit (YouTube)
Sommelier Tries a $1,500 Bottle of Red Wine | World Of Wine | Bon Appétit (YouTube)
The Gusbourne Estate Award for Best Wine Communicator in Long-Form Writing 2024
Henna Bakshi, United States
Bollywood Movies Are Having a Wine Renaissance (Vinepair.com)
The Berkmann Award for Best All-Round Wine Communicator 2024 (for work judged across all three disciplines)
Amanda Barnes, Argentina
For work in Decanter, World of Fine Wine, on YouTube and podcasts
Visit 67awards.com to find links to the individual entries from all the finalists and winners.
The judging panel for the inaugural Global Communicator Awards comprised:
- From the US, illustrious writer Elaine Chukan Brown (@hawk_wakawaka) and star influencer Isis Daniel (@themillenialsomm),
- From Hong Kong, founder of Vino-Joy News, Natalie Wang (@natwang3);
- From Australia, veteran wine writer and lecturer Max Allen (@maxallendrinks)
- From the UK, wine celebrity Olly Smith (@ollysmith) and from Germany, prolific YouTuber Konstantin Baum MW (@konstantinbaum_mw).
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