19 April 2017 Our shortlist is published today.
8 April 2017 Nearly six months after the inception of our wine writing competition, we are delighted to announce that it is reaching its grand finale. We will continue to publish the best entries from a total of 180 – sometimes both and sometimes only the better one of the articles submitted by 53 different competitors – until Thursday 6 April. All of them will eventually be listed in the table below, so keep checking back for the latest additions.
Between Friday 7 April and Thursday 13 April, you will have a chance to vote on your favourites. Then, over the Easter weekend, Team JR will assemble a shortlist, to be announced on Wednesday 19 April.
The overall winner will be announced live at our Sherry Night in London on Sunday 23 April. At the time of writing, there are just over a dozen tickets still available for this event.
We would like to thank everyone who entered the competition. It was delightful but overwhelming to receive such a large number of high-quality articles. It is very heartening to see such enthusiasm and dedication to wine from all corners of the planet.
THE JANCISROBINSON.COM WINE WRITING COMPETITION LONGLIST
| Date | Name and link | Brief description |
| 1 Nov 2016 | WWC 1 – Adam Cianciara | Confessions of a Polish wine geek |
| 7 Nov 2016 | WWC 2 – Elizabeth Farrell | A scientific look at resveratrol and Pinot Noir clones |
| 15 Nov 2016 | WWC 3 – Ian Renwick | A wine merchant learns about plants and retailing |
| 21 Nov 2016 | WWC 4 – Dr Matthew Horkey | A wine traveller examines Montenegro and Mexico |
| 23 Nov 2016 | WWC 5 – Pierazzo da Feltre | Real Prosecco and real Venice from a real Venetian |
| 6 Dec 2016 | WWC 6 – Rev Robert Stanier | A reverent paean to the Mosel |
| 12 Dec 2016 | WWC 7 – Kamal Farmer | Wine, wi-fi, WET and bag-in-box |
| 13 Dec 2016 | WWC 8 – Zekun Shuai | A young Chinese view on Nebbiolo in Mexico and Lafite in China |
| 20 Dec 2016 | WWC 9 – Tom Munro | Lesser-known Bordeaux via Sydney and Norfolk |
| 26 Dec 2016 | WWC 10 – Andrew Licudi | Palo Cortado, and the evolution of wine |
| 27 Dec 2016 | WWC 11 – Caro Feely | Heartfelt defences of organics and biodynamics |
| 28 Dec 2016 | WWC 12 – Olga Antoniadou | Personal profiles of Aivalis in Nemea and Paul Blanck in Alsace |
| 29 Dec 2016 | WWC 13 – Jon Wyand | Two tales of backstreet Burgundy |
| 9 Jan 2017 | WWC 14 – Christian Lowe | A vinous awakening in New Zealand, and the magic of Yquem |
| 10 Jan 2017 | WWC 15 – James Flewellen | A scholarly take on smell, and cool-climate wines from Orange, NSW |
| 16 Jan 2017 | WWC 16 – Charlie Hodd | How wine suppliers win restaurant listings |
| 17 Jan 2017 | WWC 17 – Caroline Gilby MW | In-depth considerations of natural wine and taste |
| 18 Jan 2017 | WWC 18 – Seyma Bas | A native view of Turkish wine under pressure |
| 25 Jan 2017 | WWC 19 – Jacky Blisson | An ancestral tale of the wine trade, and the meaning of purity |
| 30 Jan 2017 | WWC 20 – Jonathan Bates | Punk, changing tastes, and cool-climate Chile |
| 1 Feb 2017 | WWC 21 – Simon Woolf | Considering naturalness in wine, and the future of wine criticism |
| 6 Feb 2017 | WWC 22 – Luc Giezenaar | Dutch Cabernet Sauvignon – really? |
| 13 Feb 2017 | WWC 23 – James Dowdeswell | A comic's look at pints, Churchill, and house wine |
| 14 Feb 2017 | WWC 24 – Paula Sidore | In defence of orange wine and feinherb |
| 15 Feb 2017 | WWC 25 – Martin Day | Enthusiastic write-ups of Charles Melton and modern South Africa |
| 16 Feb 2017 | WWC 26 – Thibaut Scholasch | The science of harvest dates and flavour |
| 17 Feb 2017 | WWC 27 – Jean-Louis Eveque | Rediscovering sheer pleasure in wine, and The Communard |
| 20 Feb 2017 | WWC 28 – Peter Thomas | Daft gadgetry and wine fakery |
| 21 Feb 2017 | WWC 29 – Hrishi Poola | Corsica and Mencía gleefully discovered |
| 22 Feb 2017 | WWC 30 – Richard Ashton | The pleasure and pain of local Portuguese red |
| 27 Feb 2017 | WWC 31 – Kathy Merchant | A fond remembrance of Margrit Mondavi |
| 28 Feb 2017 | WWC 32 – Edan Barulfan | Israeli wine law interrogated |
| 1 Mar 2017 | WWC 33 – Joss Fowler | Fine wine sales tricks, and Tasting notes dissected |
| 2 Mar 2017 | WWC 34 – Mark Chien | In praise of emerging wine regions |
| 6 Mar 2017 | WWC 35 – Kirsten Valentine | Wine for patriots, and Cherries and manure |
| 7 Mar 2017 | WWC 36 – Miriam Reynolds | The wonder of wine, and The wine mind |
| 9 Mar 2017 | WWC 37 – Miquel Hudin | Catalan Cabernet considered |
| 13 Mar 2017 | WWC 38 – Lucy Mathews Heegaard | Of passion, place and pioneers, and The invisible middle of the US wine world |
| 14 Mar 2017 | WWC 39 – Daniel Ercsey | Investigating fortified Tokaji and 'CEE' – central and eastern Europe |
| 15 Mar 2017 | WWC 40 – Eric Brooks | A eulogy for wine collecting, and farm-to-fork culture in America |
| 16 Mar 2017 | WWC 41 – Malgorzata Partyka | Examining both language and tasting, and Moldova and Romania |
| 20 Mar 2017 | WWC 42 – Matt Shaw | Profiling an Australian artisan, and defending sommeliers |
| 21 Mar 2017 | WWC 43 – Jen Causton | Matching wine with vegetarian and vegan food, and undiscovered Spain |
| 22 Mar 2017 | WWC 44 – Maureen Bailey | Texan terroir and Meritage versus Pinot Noir |
| 23 Mar 2017 | WWC 45 – Cecilia Muldoon | The science of smell and SO2 |
| 27 Mar 2017 | WWC 46 – Brinton Resto | A legal perspective on tradition, typicality and Italy |
| 28 Mar 2017 | WWC 47 – James Wise | Being happy, being right and finding pleasure |
| 29 Mar 2017 | WWC 48 – Andrew McKinna | On connoisseurship and vino da meditazione |
| 30 Mar 2017 | WWC 49 – Rachel von Sturmer | Consulting with Dionysus, and the threat of birds |
| 3 Apr 2017 | WWC 50 – James Thomas | A poetic look at language and Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| 4 Apr 2017 | WWC 51 – Sophie Thorpe | Profiling Ridge and Broc in California |
| 5 Apr 2017 | WWC 52 – Geoffrey Moss | On Canada, and Parker |
| 6 Apr 2017 | WWC 53 – Jennifer Cossey-Hendrickson | The Médoc Marathon, and in praise of Chinato |
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