Australia's premier wine journalist

Campbell Mattinson was born in Melbourne in 1968, and was an accomplished and highly-awarded writer across a variety of media before deciding to concentrate more exclusively on the world of vine and decanter.

He began his writing career with a journalism cadetship at age 19, quickly becoming an editor at 21. He has been instrumental in setting up multiple wine press publications, both in print and online.

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A wine communicator without peer

He was named Young Australian Writer of the Year in 1995, as well as picking up a gong for Best Australian Sports Writing the following year. His 2006 debut book "Wine Hunter: The Man Who Changed Australian Wine" about seminal Australian winemaker Maurice O'Shea, received praise from all corners of the Australian wine industry including a personal endorsement from wine guru James Halliday. He is also the only person to have won the Australian Wine Communicator Award's top honour twice!

A prolific contributor to the Australian wine press, Mattinson has now penned four full-length books as well as a slew of articles and reviews for publications such as the "Sunday Magazine" and James Halliday's annual "Wine Companion". Currently Campbell is the Chief Wine Writer at "Wine Companion Magazine" and he's also the founder of the leading wine website "The Wine Front" and WinefrontNZ with frequent collaborators and Gary Walsh and Mike Bennie.

Campbell Mattinson writes for The Wine Front, WinefrontNZ, Wine Companion Magazine and is a key reviewer for James Halliday's Wine Companion Book.

For more information and to subscribe to The Wine Front, visit www.winefront.com.au.

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