Wine Communicator
The IWSC Wine Communicator Trophy, sponsored by Vinitaly, recognises a veteran wine communicator who has been making an exceptional contribution towards publicising wine to a consumer audience for multiple years.
Entries for our 2026 Wine Communicator Trophy are will open in Summer 2025. Entry is free of charge. The winner will be announced at our 2025 Awards Celebration.
The widely regarded accolade is open to entrants from all over the globe, across the worlds of publishing, journalism, social media, broadcasting and education, and is judged by a panel of communication experts, including previous winners of this accolade, as well as a member of the IWSC team and a representative from Vinitaly.
The winner of the 2025 Wine Communicator Trophy, Andrew Caillard MW, was announced at our Awards Dinner & Industry Celebration at the iconic Roundhouse, in London on 12 November 2024.
Each year, the IWSC looks forward to working closely with the winner of the Wine Communicator Trophy, including the production of features in the IWSC’s consumer publication, Club Oenologique.
Previous winners include Jane Anson, Sarah Heller MW, Elaine Chukan Brown, Madeline Puckette, Tom Cannavan, Joe Fattorini, Joe Wadsack, Tyson Stelzer, Jane Parkinson and Jancis Robinson MW.
Entry criteria
Honoring excellence in effective, and meaningful communication across multi-channels, the Wine Communicator will have spent many years of their professional lives dedicated to communication across:
- Publishing (books, reviews, biographies and/or autobiographies)
- Journalism (specialist press, special feature collections, newspaper, magazine and/or digest articles)
- Broadcasting, radio, television and film (writing, presenting, producing and/or directing)
- Online (social media, blogging and/or website)
- Wine consumer education
Candidates must be/have been:
- Actively involved in communications in the wine industry and across different channels
- Recognised as a role model for trade and/or consumer
- Demonstrate ethics and professionalism in communication
- Recognised as an advocate in the wine industry
- Earned a reputation as being highly credible with a variety of audiences.
The award will focus on your achievements in the past 12 months, while also taking into consideration overall career accomplishments.
Past winners
| 2025 | Andrew Caillard MW |
| 2024 | Anne Krebiehl MW |
| 2023 | Jane Anson |
| 2022 | Sarah Heller MW |
| 2020 | Elaine Chukan Brown |
| 2019 | Madeline Puckette |
| 2018 | Tom Cannavan |
| 2017 | Joe Fattorini |
| 2016 | Joe Wadsack |
| 2015 | Tyson Stelzer |
| 2014 | Jane Parkinson |
About Vinitaly
Vinitaly has supported wine industry producers since 1967, making an active contribution to the growth of the wine system by creating business opportunities in Italy and around the world, as well as promoting occasions for networking between wine-makers and sector professionals.
Vinitaly promotes wine culture 365 days a year through qualified training courses as well as events across the globe. It’s biggest annual event is hosted each April in Verona City and comprises 400 events over 4 days, including theme-based pavilions, B2B meetings, guided tastings, walk-around tastings, focus analysis of the main markets, conferences and gala dinners.