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Anne Krebiehl

(She/Her)
London
Covers:  Champagne, English Wine, Pinot Noir, the wines of Germany, Austria, Alsace
Doesn't Cover: Prosecco
Freelance wine writer-cook-gardener-traveller-swimmer-#fizz #PinotNoir-Editor Germany/Austria/Alsace/Grower Champagne @VinousMedia Author 'The Wines of Germany'

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Anne Krebiehl’s Biography

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Anne Krebiehl MW, German-born but London-based, is a widely published freelance wine writer. In 2023, she became editor for Germany, Alsace, Austria and Grower Champagne for Vinousmedia.com, as of 2024, she also reviews English wines for Vinous.
In 2021, she launched Falstaff International and was its editor-in-chief until its merger with another title in 2022.
Prior to that she was contributing editor for Austria, Alsace, Burgundy and England for US Wine Enthusiast. She publishes widely, lectu…

What was your first job as a journalist?

freelance reporting

Have you ever used a typewriter?

When I was a kid there still were some around!

How is social media changing news?

A two-edged sword of compelling new voices on one hand and misinformed, unsubstantiated swill on the other.

IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year 2024

2024 - Wine Communication

The IWSC Wine Communicator Trophy, sponsored by Vinitaly, recognises a veteran wine communicator who has been making an exceptional contribution towards publicising wine to a consumer audience for multiple years.

Bacchus Prize

2024 - Wine Communication

The international Bacchus Prize for outstanding services to Austrian wine was awarded for the first time at this year’s VieVinum. It went to the Master of Wine Anne Krebiehl and the renowned sommelier Gerhard Retter. As Chris Yorke emphasised in his speech, Krebiehl and Retter have played a major role in raising international awareness of Austrian wine for many years.

Dame Chevalier of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne

2022 - Wine Communication

The Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne is the official guild representing the entire wine-growing Champagne - winegrowers, wine-trading houses and cooperatives - in France and abroad. Its mission is to promote the variety, versatility, taste and other unique characteristics that make Champagne wines synonymous with success and celebration everywhere. The Ordre des Coteaux organizes Chapters, tastings and other activities, spreading the message of the Comité Champagne worldwide through a network of committed supporters who are drawn from all parts of the world – professional restaurateurs and sommeliers, famous connoisseurs, people in show business, politics and the media.

Winner - Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards Wine Book of the Year 2020

2020 - Wine Communication

ABOUT THE LOUIS ROEDERER INTERNATIONAL WINE WRITERS’ AWARDS The Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards were founded in 2004 to celebrate all those who put down in words or images the magic of the wine world in order to educate and entertain. As part of Champagne Louis Roederer’s ongoing commitment to pursuing excellence, the Awards encourage journalists, authors, bloggers, artists and photographers from all over the world to be judged by some of the greatest names in the wine trade today, hoping to be named the winner of their respective category. The competition attracts entries from the world over – from Switzerland to Spain, Chile to China – all communicating through their preferred medium about topics and opinions as varied as the entrants themselves. With no entry cost, the Awards attract candidates ranging from established trade communicators alongside new aspiring talent, all of whom are judged as peers by our highly skilled team of judges. Winners of each category will be awarded a magnum (or larger) from their sponsor of their respective category, a generous financial gift, as well as the greatest accolade in the world of wine communication – the title of a Louis Roederer Wine Writer of the Year Award.

Steinfederpreis

2019 - Wine Communication

The Steinfeder Prize for Wine Journalism has been awarded internationally by the Wachau Vintners' Association Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus since 1986. The prize is awarded annually to an Austrian or internationally active publicist chosen by the association's board of directors. The prize is named after the grass species Steinfeder, which grows in the vineyards of the Wachau and also gave its name to a quality category of Wachau wines.