Black and white portrait of wine expert Campbell Mattinson with a beard, wearing a cap, looking contemplative with his hand resting on his chin against a dark background.

Campbell Mattinson

Australian Wine Critic / Wine Travel Journalist / Photographer

Campbell Mattinson has been giving his honest, independent views on all matters wine-related for over 25 years, and is well-established as a wine reviewer that you can trust.

Campbell Mattinson is the former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

Campbell shares his discoveries and insights on his blog, on his review page, on The Winefront and on his Instagram account.

Campbell is the author of the following wine books:

Campbell has won the following journalism awards:

  • 1995  Independent Monthly Young Writer of the Year Award

  • 1996 Best Australian Sports Writing Award

  • 2004 Wine Press Club Wine Communicator Award

  • 2005 R/U Wine Press Club Wine Communicator Award

  • 2006 Wine Press Club Wine Communicator Award (The Wine Hunter).

  • 2013 Wine Press Club Best Feature Article

  • 2016 Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards Chairman’s Award