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The winning shot: 'High Stakes' - George Rose.
(Image credit: George Rose)

See the short-listed shots, and the winner, from the 'artistry of wine' category at this year's Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards.

Award-winning wine photography

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The winning shot: ‘High Stakes’ – George Rose.
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See the gallery below for the judges’ shortlist, including shots of a raucous La Paulée de Meursault lunch and behind the scenes at an Académie du Vin black tie party.

Champagne Louis Roederer Artistry of Wine Award 2017 shortlist (winner in gold)

  • Tim Atkin MW | Award-winning wine journalist, photographer
  • Johan Berglund | Photographer specialising in Bordeaux
  • Gretchen Greer | Photographer, wine and travel writer
  • Árpád Pintér | Wine, food and travel photographer
  • George Rose | Photographer specialising in California 
  • Jon Wyland | Photographer specialising in Burgundy

What is the Artistry of Wine competition?

Entries were to be a ‘non-verbal representation of the world of wine’, which can include anything from photography to film, or even original art.

‘Foot treading at Tentenublo’ – Tim Atkin
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‘Foot treading at Tentenublo’ – Tim Atkin

‘Académie du Vin’ – Johan Berglund
(Image credit: Credit Unknown)

‘Académie du Vin’ – Johan Berglund

‘Snow in Saint-Romain’ – Gretchen Greer
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‘Snow in Saint-Romain’ – Gretchen Greer

‘Harvest at the Matra hills, the transportation’ – Árpád Pintér
(Image credit: Credit Unknown)

‘Harvest at the Matra hills, the transportation’ – Árpád Pintér

‘High Stakes’ – George Rose
(Image credit: George Rose)

‘High Stakes’ – George Rose

The winning shot: 'High Stakes' - George Rose.

‘Dominique Lafon pouring at La Paulée de Meursault 2016’ – Jon Wyand
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‘Dominique Lafon pouring at La Paulée de Meursault 2016’ – Jon Wyand

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Laura Seal
Laura Seal
Decanter Magazine, Food, Wine & Travel Writer

Laura Seal is a freelance food, wine and travel writer based in London, but travelling regularly to Spain.

Besides writing travel guides, learning content and news stories for Decanter, she has also contributed to Country Life and US-based Food&Wine Magazine.

After graduating from UCL with an English Literature & Language degree in 2016, she joined Decanter as editorial and digital assistant. In 2017 she was promoted to the role of content creator on the digital team.

She worked with the Decanter design team to produce the much-loved ‘Tasting Notes Decoded’ series, which is published on Decanter.com and serialised in the magazine.

In addition, she compiles the 'A month in wine' feature for Decanter Magazine and formerly worked on MarketWatch.