'This blogger' elected chair of the Circle of Wine Writers

Stuart Walton (retiring Circle chair), Steven Spurrier (CWW president), 

Jim (new CWW Chair) 

'This blogger' was honoured and delighted to be elected chair of the Circle of Wine Writers. Min will be a two-year term of office. This marks a first for the Circle electing the first Chair who is a regular blogger. It emphasises both that the CWW does evolve and that it certainly welcomes membership applications from regular bloggers as well as from people who communicate about wine in more 'traditional' media.  

I am lucky to take over from Stuart Walton, who has been Chair for the last four years.  

2010 Young Wine Writer of the Year: more photos

The winner Anne McHale

More photos from the presentation last night at Australia House, London.

John McDonnell (Wine Australia) and Anne McHale receiving her engraved decanter (above and below)

Steven Spurrier (president of the Circle of Wine Writers), Anne and John

Fiona Holman (Pavilion Books) and the pianist

Steven Spurrier and Andrea Warren

 Stuart Walton (chair of the Circle) and Andrea Warren (Circle's administrator)

 

Steven  Morris (photographer)

 

John McDonnell and Adrian Webster (publisher)

Some of the guests