On the evening of the 18th September, Louis Roederer and sponsors Marchis Mazzei, Pio Cesare, Ramos Pinto, Domaines Ott* and Domaine Faiveley welcomed their guests to the stunning Royal Academy of Arts to announce the winners of the 2019 competition.

I was also so glad to catch up with so many talented wine ladies!

Congratulations to all winners, so well deserved!
CHAMPAGNE LOUIS ROEDERER ARTISTRY OF WINE AWARD 2019
Presented by: Michel Janneau, Champagne Louis Roederer
Leif Carlsson
Kristian Gehradte
Michel Joly
Ryan Opaz
Jon Wyand
MONTBLANC EMERGING WINE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2019
Presented by: Simon Weir, Montblanc
Kevin Day
Hannah Fuellenkemper
Malu Lambert
Sara Underdown
Peter Weltman
RAMOS PINTO ONLINE COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR 2019
Presented by: Ana Rato, Ramos Pinto
Tim Atkin MW
Margaret Rand
Matt Walls
Kelli White
Simon Woolf
PIO CESARE CONSUMER WINE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2019
Presented by: Federica Boffa, Pio Cesare
Nina Caplan
Rachel Fellows
Karen MacNeil
MAZZEI INTERNATIONAL WINE COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019
Presented by: Effi Tsournava, Brand Manager for Marchesi Mazzei
Nina Caplan
Andrea Frost
Cathy Huyghe
Alder Yarrow
DOMAINE FAIVELEY INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019
Presented by: Christine Allen, Brand Manager for Domaine Faivelely and Marketing Director of MMD
Rebecca Gibb MW
Rajat Parr/Jordan Mackay
Terry Theise
Janet Wang
Simon Woolf, ‘Amber Revolution’
DOMAINES OTT * INTERNATIONAL FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR 2019
Presented by: Kate Lofthouse, Brand Manager for Domaines Ott*
Rebecca Gibb MW
Neal Martin
Esther Mobley
Kelli White
Simon Woolf
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD 2019
Terry Theise – What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking (book)
I was also so incredibly happy to receive Karen MacNeil’s trophy and Pio Cesare Award! Karen is a source of incredible inspiration!

Such a fantastic event that was excellently organised by Alex Tilling, Louis Roederer’s Brand Manager in the U.K.
Check out MMD’s Instagram Highlight #LRIWWA to watch the awards!