Huon Hooke

Huon Hooke is a leading independent wine writer, based in Sydney, who makes his living entirely out of writing, judging and educating about wine. A journalist first and wine professional second, he has tertiary qualifications in both fields and has been writing on wine since 1983. He currently writes for the Sydney Morning Herald 'Good Living' section, Good Weekend magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, The World of Fine Wine, Decanter, Tom Stevenson's annual Wine Report and other publications on an occasional basis. He has published 15 books on wine. He's been a show judge for 21 years and judges about ten competitions a year in Australia and overseas.

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The winner of the Australia's Wine List of the Year Award will receive:

• Two return airline tickets to Europe
• A specially engraved champagne cooler
• Additional publicity in Australian lifestyle magazines, major newspapers, liquor trade publications, food and wine guides and on-line

The 2008 Wine List of the Year award winners have been announced. Click here to download the full list of winners.