- Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson (born 1968) is an
Australia n writer and critic who has specialised in wine since 2000. He began a journalism cadetship in 1987 and has worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and freelance writer ever since.Mattinson was born in the
Melbourne suburb of Williamstown and has spent the vast bulk of his time living in Melbourne's western suburbs. He worked for a stockbroker inBirmingham ,England , as a dishwasher in an Indian restaurant, and as a proof reader of telephone directories. He has been the writer and editor of the Internet wine site and newsletter "The Wine Front" since May 2002. He contributes articles to "The Bulletin " and "Gourmet Traveller Wine" in Australia, and has published widely through food and wine magazines since 2000. He has won sports writing awards and short story awards in Australia, and more recently awards for his wine writing.Fact|date=August 2008Mattinson has recently released a biography of one of the pioneers of the Australian wine industry, Maurice O'Shea, called "Wine Hunter". Wine writer James Halliday described it as "One of the most remarkable wine books to come my way" in his weekly column in the Weekend Australian newspaper.Fact|date=August 2008 Australian wine critic Max Allen wrote that "this is the best book on wine to be published in Australia for many, many years" in The Australian Magazine.Fact|date=August 2008 Australian wine writer Jeni Port wrote "Wine Hunter is a breakthrough wine book: an astonishing, cerebral, emotional entanglement of fact and dramatisation, of tender detail and beautiful, expressive words. Has there ever been a wine book written quite this way? Campbell Mattinson delivers a masterpiece brimming with intimate details." in The Age's Epicure supplementFact|date=August 2008
Mattinson now lives in Porepunkah in Victoria's north-east mountain district with his wife, author Thalia Kalkipsakis [http://www.thaliakalkipsakis.com]
Books and Media
* "Wine Hunter: The Man Who Changed Australian Wine", (2006) ISBN 9780733621253
* "Why the French hate us: The Fight to Save Australian Wine", (2007, Hardie Grant)
* "The Big Red Wine Book", (2008, Hardie Grant)Awards
* 2006 - Winner NSW Wine Press Club "Wine Communicator Award"
* 2005 - R/U NSW Wine Press Club "Wine Communicator Award"
* 2004 - Winner NSW Wine Press Club "Wine Communicator Award"
* 2005 - Finalist World Food Media Awards
* 2003 - Finalist World Food Media Awards
* 1996 - Winner Best Australian Sports Writing Award
* 1995 - Winner Independent Monthly Young Writer of the YearExternal links
* [http://www.winefront.com.au The Wine Front]
* [http://www.whythefrenchhateus.com Why The French Hate Us]
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