READERS
CHOICE GOLD AWARD - for most widely read columnist
2006 NATJA TRAVEL MEDIA AWARD - Culinary Travel
category
2008 Switzerland Tourism Media Award - Valais
Born amongst the vineyards of Wuerttemberg, a wine
growing region bordering the Black Forest, Alex came to Canada as
a young man to continue his long tradition of drinking fine wines.
His family history connected to the grape, can be traced back, with
few interruptions, to the year 1100. Whether it was by making wine
or by growing grapes and toiling the soil, wine was never far away
and to this date it is speculated that there may be more wine than
blood in Alex' veins.
Alex began writing almost forty years ago. As one
of the founder of Out of Doors (formerly Ontario Fisherman
and Hunter) he covered the outdoors extensively and eventually ended
up with his own radio program. Thirty years ago Alex followed in
the family's wine stomping shoes and began his career as a wine
writer. Although he retired two years ago from writing a weekly
wine column, he still covers wine and wine related travel in a number
of publications on a monthly basis.
During the 1990's he switched from wine-related
travel journalism to primarily travel. Today Alex is the regular
travel columnist for a number of domestic and international publications,
although for some reason, he can often be found holding a glass
of wine.
Along with his wife Judy, an accomplished photographer
and member of the Travel Media Association of Canada, he explores
the unusual, the places overlooked by the mainstream media, often
taking his readers into places unknown to most.
Alex and his wife Judy reside in Oakville, Ontario,
Canada.
|