Georges J. M. Meekers (born 1965 in
Sint-Truiden,
Belgium) is a
wine writer and educator based in Malta.
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 academy specialising in online wine tuition Wine Campus; he is also head of sales at the winery
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History
Emmanuel Delicata is Malta
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, and is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers (UK).
Awards
His publication 'Wines of Malta – the essential guide' was awarded 'Best Wine Guide' at the
Gourmand World Cookbook Award
A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. ''Gourmand'' originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively; this usage is now rare. ...
in London, 2008.
[See: Gourmand World Awards, Year Book 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, ''
External links
Georges Meekers' official wine writer site
See also
*
List of wine personalities
Notes
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1965 births
Living people
Wine critics
Vrije Universiteit Brussel alumni