finalists 2012
Category 1
The Artistry of Wine Award 2012
Colin Hampden-White
Charles O’Rear
Mick Rock
Olivier Roux
Jon Wyand
Category 2
Emerging Wine Writer of the Year 2012
Evan Dawson | contributions to palatepress.com
Ella Lister | contributions to finewinemag.com
Fred Minnick | contributions to tastingpanelmag.com
Lucy Shaw | contributions to thedrinksbusiness.com
Erika Szymanski | contributions to palatepress.com
Category 3
online Wine Columnist / Blogger of the Year 2012
Joss Fowler | Various from www.vinolent.net
Richard Hemming | Various from www.jancisrobinson.com
Andrew Jefford | Various from www.decanter.com
Chris Kissack | Various from www.thewinedoctor.com
Category 4
International Wine Website of the Year 2012
Tim Atkin M.W. | www.timatkin.com
David Honig | www.palatepress.com
Peter Liem | www.champagneguide.net
Patrick Schmitt, Editor | www.thedrinksbusiness.com
Category 5
International Wine Publication of the Year 2012
Decanter Magazine, Guy Woodward, Editor
Tidings, Aldo Parise, Editor-in-Chief
The World of Fine Wine, Sara Morley, Publisher, Dr Neil Beckett, Editor
Category 6
Regional Wine Writer of the Year 2012
Christine Austin | Articles from the Yorkshire Post
Tom Bruce-Gardyne | Articles from The Glasgow Herald
Heather Dougherty | Articles from The Surrey Advertiser
Rose Murray Brown M.W. | Articles from The Scotsman
Category 7
International Wine Book of the Year 2012
Voodoo Vintners,
Oregon’s Astonishing Biodynamic Winegrowers
| Katherine Cole
Summer in a Glass | Evan Dawson
Dying on the Vine. How Phylloxera transformed wine | George Gale
Seasons of a Finger Lake Winery | John C Harstock
Category 8
International Wine Columnist of the Year 2012
Tim Atkin M.W. | Columns from The Times and Off-Licence News
Michael Fridjhon | Columns from Business Day, South Africa
Andrew Jefford | Columns from The World of Fine Wine
Francis Percival | Columns from The World of Fine Wine
Olly Smith | Columns from The Mail on Sunday
Category 9
International Wine Feature Writer of the Year 2012
Stephen Brook | Articles from Decanter
Alice Feiring | Articles from The World of Fine Wine
Joanna Gibson | Articles from WineStyle, Classic Wine, Good Taste, Wines of South Africa
Francis Percival | Articles from The World of Fine Wine
Gabriel Savage | Articles from The Drinks Business
John Stimpfig | Articles from the Financial Times How to Spend It