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Name: Huon Hooke


Who do they work for:

Leading Australian wine writer & critic, Principal Wine Writer at TheRealReview.com & Sydney Morning Herald. Tasting notes at HuonHooke.com.


A bit about them:

Huon Hooke is a leading independent wine writer, who makes his living entirely out of writing, judging, lecturing and educating about wine. A journalist first and wine professional second, he has tertiary qualifications in both fields and has worked in wineries and in wine retailing. He's been writing about wine since 1983. He is best known for his weekly columns in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Living section, and regular articles and tasting notes in Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, for which he is contributing editor, a tasting panel member and a columnist.

He writes for many wine publications including Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, judges about ten wine competitions a year in Australia and overseas, and is involved in judging or contributing to many other wine activities, including chairing the biennial Vin de Champagne Awards and various other competitions, also working as a panellist for SIPNOT (Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting), a member of the judging panel for the annual Winemaker of the Year Award and various others.

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Awards:

World Food Media Awards Gold Ladle (first place) for the Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide; 8 wine writing awards including Wine Communicator of the Year for 2008.

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