Rudolf Knoll (wine critic)
Rudolf Knoll (* 1947 in Munich ) is a German wine critic , journalist and book author.
Life
Rudolf Knoll learned the trade of publishing clerk . As a journalist, he began his career as an editor for a daily newspaper and as a sports reporter. From 1980 to 1984 he was editor-in-chief of the magazine Weinfreund , then until 2009 he was the chief editor of the wine magazine Vinum for Germany and Austria. Since 2014 he has been one of the three German editors-in-chief of the magazine. Knoll has written more than 40 books about wine and was a member of the Gault-Millau tasting team until 2015 .
In 1993 he was awarded the Steinfeder Prize for wine journalism from the Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus . In 2004 the Association of German Predicate and Quality Wineries (VDP) awarded him the special prize for journalism VDP Trophy “Origin Germany” for his services to German wine . In 2007 he received the Staufer Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg for his services to German red wine.
Knoll lives and works in Schwandorf .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Knoll in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Rudolf Knoll at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint - Entry Rudolf Knoll . In: Vinum . (Retrieved January 19, 2011.)
- ^ VDP laureates on the website of the Association of German Predicate and Quality Wineries. (Retrieved January 19, 2011.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knoll, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wine expert |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |