Campbell Mattinson
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Campbell Mattinson 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. He is the SUNDAY Magazine wine columnist in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Mattinson was born in the Melbourne
suburb of Williamstown
and grew up in Melbourne's western suburbs. He worked for stockbroking firm Sharelink/Charles Schwab in Birmingham
, England
, as a dishwasher in an Indian restaurant (Kohinoor, Williamstown), and as a proof reader of telephone directories (Yellow Pages, Burwood, Victoria) - but since starting a journalism cadetship in 1987 he's worked in journalism, publications and writing, mostly as a freelancer, ever since. He has been the writer and editor of the Internet wine site The Wine Front since 2002 and is a wine columnist for both SUNDAY Magazine and Gourmet Traveller Wine in Australia. He's an infrequent contributor to US Wine & Spirits Magazine and has won sports writing awards and short story awards in Australia, and more recently awards for his wine writing. (see below)
Mattinson's biography of one of the pioneers of the Australian wine industry, Maurice O'Shea, titled "Wine Hunter" was described by wine writer James Halliday as "One of the most remarkable wine books to come my way" in his weekly column in the Weekend Australian newspaper. 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. The book was less popular - albeit largely ignored - outside of the wine press.
His Big Red Wine Book was published by Hardie Grant Books in May 2008. A second edition was released in June 2009.
Mattinson lives on the Ovens River at Porepunkah
in Victoria's north-east mountain district with his wife, author Thalia Kalkipsakis http://www.thaliakalkipsakis.com and two children.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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. He is the SUNDAY Magazine wine columnist in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Mattinson was born in the Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
suburb of Williamstown
Williamstown, Victoria
Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....
and grew up in Melbourne's western suburbs. He worked for stockbroking firm Sharelink/Charles Schwab in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, as a dishwasher in an Indian restaurant (Kohinoor, Williamstown), and as a proof reader of telephone directories (Yellow Pages, Burwood, Victoria) - but since starting a journalism cadetship in 1987 he's worked in journalism, publications and writing, mostly as a freelancer, ever since. He has been the writer and editor of the Internet wine site The Wine Front since 2002 and is a wine columnist for both SUNDAY Magazine and Gourmet Traveller Wine in Australia. He's an infrequent contributor to US Wine & Spirits Magazine and has won sports writing awards and short story awards in Australia, and more recently awards for his wine writing. (see below)
Mattinson's biography of one of the pioneers of the Australian wine industry, Maurice O'Shea, titled "Wine Hunter" was described by wine writer James Halliday as "One of the most remarkable wine books to come my way" in his weekly column in the Weekend Australian newspaper. 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. The book was less popular - albeit largely ignored - outside of the wine press.
His Big Red Wine Book was published by Hardie Grant Books in May 2008. A second edition was released in June 2009.
Mattinson lives on the Ovens River at Porepunkah
Porepunkah, Victoria
Porepunkah is a town in north east Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Great Alpine Road, at the foot of Mount Buffalo north east of the state capital, Melbourne and north west of Bright. Part of Alpine Shire Local government area and situated on the banks of the Ovens River, near the...
in Victoria's north-east mountain district with his wife, author Thalia Kalkipsakis http://www.thaliakalkipsakis.com and two children.
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 Books)
- The Big Red Wine Book, (2008, Hardie Grant Books)
- The Big Red Wine Book, (2009/10, Hardie Grant Books)
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 Year