Georges Meekers
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Georges J. M. Meekers is a wine
writer and educator.
His writing career began in the 1990s, when he wrote a wine column for Malta Today
. He continues to contribute to The Times of Malta and several international wine trade magazines, such as Harpers Magazine, with vintage reports on Malta and other upcoming wine regions. He is also the author of the first reference book on the Maltese wine industry.
Outside Malta, Meekers is perhaps best known for his role as founder of the Wine Campus
; he is also head of sales at Emmanuel Delicata Winemaker
, and is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers.
in London, 2008.
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
writer and educator.
His writing career began in the 1990s, when he wrote a wine column for Malta Today
Malta Today
MaltaToday is a twice-weekly English language newspaper published in Malta. Its first edition was published on 19 November, 1999, and started out as a Friday newspaper. Currently it is published on Wednesdays and Sundays.-History:...
. He continues to contribute to The Times of Malta and several international wine trade magazines, such as Harpers Magazine, with vintage reports on Malta and other upcoming wine regions. He is also the author of the first reference book on the Maltese wine industry.
Outside Malta, Meekers is perhaps best known for his role as founder of the Wine Campus
Wine Campus
Wine Campus is an independent wine school based in Malta but open to students from around the world.- History :Wine Campus was founded in the 1990s by wine writer and educator Georges Meekers....
; he is also head of sales at Emmanuel Delicata Winemaker
Emmanuel Delicata Winemaker
Emmanuel Delicata is a Malta based wine producer. They have worked to keep two indigenous grape varieties, Gellewza and Girgentina, from extinction. Delicata was the first to organize a national wine festival every year in the capital Valletta since 2002...
, and is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers.
Awards
His publication 'Wines of Malta – the essential guide' was awarded 'Best Wine Guide' at the Gourmand World Cookbook AwardGourmand World Cookbook Award
The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau.In 2008, books from 102 countries participated in the competition...
in London, 2008.
Selected bibliography
- Georges Meekers, Wines of Malta – The Essential Guide, 2007
- Georges Meekers, Georges Meekers' Cleanskin - A Vinous Expose, 2011
- Georges Meekers, Wines of Malta, The Definitive Guide to the New Heritage Wines of Malta and Gozo, 2011 |e-book|