Wine & Spirits Article of the Year 2007 This award seeks to recognise
a journalist or a group of journalists based in any
of the five participating countries (Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand) who has / have written
an outstanding article which reflects and promotes the
quality, variety and depth of wines and wine trends
around the world in the majority of its editorial content.
The submitted article must be published in any English
print or electronic medium (magazines, newspapers)
for the first time in any of the above participating
countries between 2 November 2005 and 1 November 2006.
Award
Recipient
“GILT-Y Pleasures”
Audrey Simon,
The Edge (Singapore)
Written
like a travelogue, Audrey Simon chronicles her travels to
the home of champagne in France. Peppering her article with
her brand of humor and a tinge of child-like wonder at the
world of wine making, Simon introduces the intricacies of
wine making to readers with her unique writing style. Also,
with the liberal amounts of information on the architecture
of the wineries, readers gain an all-rounded description of
the place where world class champagnes are born.
Finalists
SNIFF, SIP and SWIRL
Simon Tan,
The Edge (Singapore)
A
serious wine writer does not have to write in-depth articles
about wine and wine trends in order to be recognised. Nominated
for this year’s AOE Wine and Spirits Article of the
year, Simon Tan’s article on the 2006 Tower Club wine
judging takes the reader through the process of wine tasting
and simplifies it even for the wine novice. This means that
the layman out there need not have ten years of wine tasting
experience to comprehend what Tan tries to bring across.
RIESLING
rising
Audrey Simon,
The Edge (Singapore)
It
requires a special talent to become a wine-writer who is able
to describe accurately the various layers of tastes present
in a particular vintage. To change one’s perception
of wine based on her article requires something beyond talent.
With her knack for knowing what readers want, Simon manages
to distill complicated wine facts into interesting bits of
information that the reader can relate to.
BYO
OK, KL?
Sharon Tan,
Flavours (Malaysia)
Going
beyond the tastes and quality of wines, Sharon Tan looks at
the wider implication of the BYO, or Bring You Own culture
in Malaysia. She presents the different facets to bringing
one’s own bottle of wine to a restaurant, from the corkage
paid to the pairing disasters that could result from a mismatch.
Furthermore, Tan’s well-researched article even introduces
basic BYO etiquette and corkage prices for various restaurants.
Already a famed food and wine writer, Tan always produces
articles that are on the pulse of the gourmet community.
Home
of the Irish
Andrew Marshall,
The Peak (Hong Kong)
An
up and coming journalist based in Hong Kong, Andrew Marshall
has displayed his wealth of knowledge pertaining to the wines
and spirits in his writing, especially with regards to his
article published in The Peak – “Home of the Irish”.
His writing reflects a precise and sensitive aspect of this
topic, evoking a sense of human touch in his descriptions,
sharing a writer’s innate passion of the wines with
his audience. In addition, he has also proven to be one who
can bring out the unique characteristics of the wines he is
writing about in a most interesting manner.
Chateau
Crus
Leena Ng,
Wine & Dine (Singapore)
Leena
Ng has an insightful analysis of her area of expertise that
brings her audience closer to her writing. Her understanding
of wine varieties and history has given depth to her articles,
and her flair for writing has made her works an asset to the
food and beverage industry. Communicating her ideas and opinions
in this field in a most forthright manner, Ng has contributed
much to the industry with her literary works.
