Campbell Mattinson (born 1968) is an Australian writer and critic who has specialised in wine since 2000. He began a journalism cadetship in 1987 and has worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and freelance writer ever since. He is the SUNDAY Magazine wine columnist in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Mattinson was born in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown and grew up in Melbourne's western suburbs. He worked for stockbroking firm Sharelink/Charles Schwab in Birmingham, England, as a dishwasher in an Indian restaurant (Kohinoor, Williamstown), and as a proof reader of telephone directories (Yellow Pages, Burwood, Victoria) - but since starting a journalism cadetship in 1987 he's worked in journalism, publications and writing, mostly as a freelancer, ever since. He has been the writer and editor of the Internet wine site The Wine Front since 2002 and is a wine columnist for both SUNDAY Magazine and Gourmet Traveller Wine in Australia. He's an infrequent contributor to US Wine & Spirits Magazine and has won sports writing awards and short story awards in Australia, and more recently awards for his wine writing. (see below)
Mattinson's biography of one of the pioneers of the Australian wine industry, Maurice O'Shea, titled "Wine Hunter" was described by wine writer James Halliday as "One of the most remarkable wine books to come my way" in his weekly column in the Weekend Australian newspaper.[1] Australian wine critic Max Allen wrote that "this is the best book on wine to be published in Australia for many, many years" in The Australian Magazine.[2] The book was less popular - albeit largely ignored - outside of the wine press.
His Big Red Wine Book was published by Hardie Grant Books in May 2008. A second edition was released in June 2009.
Mattinson lives on the Ovens River at Porepunkah in Victoria's north-east mountain district with his wife, author Thalia Kalkipsakis [2] and two children.
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