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Keith Stewart short listed for International Wine Book of the Year!
Random House is thrilled to announce that Chancers and Visionaries by Keith Stewart has been short listed for the International Wine Book of the Year in the very prestigious 2011 Louis Roederer Wine Writers Awards (LRIWWA).
The judging panel was highly impressed by Keith’s entry. ‘In 2011 we saw an increase of 31% in the numbers entering this particular category. The quality was very high and the judges had a job on their hands choosing the best works to put forward. Only 5 books made it onto the Short List this year.’ Says James Samson, Brand Manager of Champagne Louis Roederer.
The Winner will be announced at the LRIWWA ceremony at the Savoy hotel in London on Monday 19th September 2011.
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|  | Honoured by highly esteemed wine and culinary organizations, the LRIWWA has an incredibly distinguished judging panel which this year consists of:
Charles Metcalfe, Chairman of the Judges
Author of numerous books including the Award-winning Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal, Wine Writer, Presenter, Co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, and blogger thewinesinger.blog.co.uk
Jancis Robinson, M.W., O.B.E.
World-renowned wine authority, writer of innumerable books including The Oxford Companion to Wine and The World Atlas of Wine, weekly columnist of the Financial Times and editor of award-winning website www.jancisrobinson.com
Simon Loftus, O.B.E.
Former Chairman and current non-executive Director of Adnams Brewery, where he transformed a small wine department into an award winning UK wine merchant and led the dramatic growth of the Adnams beer brand. Author of three books and editor of a series of six Guides to the Wines of France. Writer of numerous articles on wine, food, travel and social history. Trustee of several Arts Foundations.
Dr Neil Beckett
Neil Beckett is editor of The World of Fine Wine, an award-winning quarterly review on which he works with Hugh Johnson and Andrew Jefford. He is also general editor of the award-winning Finest Wines series of wine guides. He has won prizes for his writing on wine and is one of the two UK tasters on the Grand Jury Européen. www.finewinemag.com
Michael Edwards
Former chief inspector of Egon Ronay’s restaurant guide, freelance writer, Champagne & Burgundy correspondent for The World of Fine Wine, contributor to the Drinks Business amongst others and author of award-winning books Champagne Companion and The Finest Wines of Champagne and blogger edwards-onwine.
Simon Woods
Five-time editor of the annual Which? Wine Guide, editor of his award-winning web-site www.simonwoods.com and award-winning author of titles including I don’t know much about wine but I know what I like and Vine to Bottle he also contributes to a wide variety of magazines, including Decanter, Square Meal, Harpers Wine & Spirit and Spectator Scoff.
Click here for more information (please note: links to louisroedererwritersawards.com).
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