Simon Reilly

Apr 14, 20183 min read

How low can you go?

This article was originally published in Issue 17 of root + bone magazine, in March 2018. Illustration courtesy of the very talented...

Simon Reilly

Feb 18, 20184 min read

Are wine writers worth reading?

Those who have read Wineloon before may know I have a deeply boring day job that has nothing to do with wine, which leads me to drink...

Simon Reilly

Dec 10, 20173 min read

Keep it in the family

This article was originally published in Issue 16 of Root + Bone magazine. Illustration by Ellis Van Der Does When writing about Sicily...

Simon Reilly

Dec 9, 20175 min read

Wineloon's wines for Christmas - Part 2

If you read last week’s whistle stop tour around Wineloon’s tips to the best value fizz and whites you have probably since been to...

Simon Reilly

Dec 2, 20174 min read

Wineloon's wines for Christmas - Part 1

When does something become annual? I wrote a Wineloon’s wines for Christmas this time last year and I am writing one now. Is this an...

Simon Reilly

Nov 12, 20173 min read

Label Porn

This article was originally published in Issue 15 of Root + Bone I realise that beauty is only skin deep and you’re not supposed to judge...

Simon Reilly

Nov 12, 20178 min read

From retsina to the Roederers

Earlier this year I discovered I had been shortlisted for a "Roederers" award in the emerging writers category. Cue middle aged man doing...

Bodegas Bentomiz - holiday wines from Malaga

Simon Reilly

Jul 26, 20176 min read

Bodegas Bentomiz - holiday wines from Malaga

For me, nothing beats speaking to a wine maker about their wines (and tasting them of course) on their own patch. As a part-time wine...

Simon Reilly

Jun 27, 20175 min read

Like Columbus discovering the New World

I was recently invited to a dinner at the very grand London Edition hotel for a Loire Valley themed night of wine tasting and dinner to...

Simon Reilly

May 27, 20176 min read

If big brother were a barman

This article was originally published on JancisRobinson.com on Wednesday 23rd May, 2017 On a recent trip to Oslo it occurred to me that...

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ABOUT WINELOON

My name is Simon Reilly. I am a wine writer based in South East London. I am passionate about discovering new and exciting wines which offer value for money. I write about the wines I taste and other related wine stuff that I think is interesting, brilliant or annoying.

My aim is to write about wine in a straight forward way that is accessible to everyone.

I have had my writing published in Root+Bone magazine, Root + Vine, Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, Glass of Bubbly and Decanter.

I have been shortlisted for a few awards for my writing; the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards 2017 in the "Emerging Writer" category and the 2017 Millesima Wine Blog Awards in the "Wine Reporter" category.

I also came second in the Born Digital Wine Awards 2017 in the "Best Investigative/Journalistic Wine Story" category.

One of these days I might win one, but as an Aberdeen FC fan, these days I am happy enough with second place. Stand Free.

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