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These photographs show the passion and vitality within the wine world

From energetic harvest workers to the beauty of the vines themselves, the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year 2024 shortlist represents wine photography at its best

Words by Ciarán Griffiths

Farrell Oxley escapes a tank after pressing grapes
Chris Elfes captures the moment Farrell Oxley climbs out of a winery tank (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)

The Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year 2024 shortlist has been revealed, offering novel insights and angles on the people, places and produce in vineyards and wineries across the globe. Showcasing the effort that goes into wine production from unexpected and often breathtaking perspectives, this year’s entries span everywhere from the Trentino Alto Adige region in Northern Italy to the Western Cape of South Africa.

The images communicate the passion and vitality within the wine industry, as well as some of the emotional moments that occur, from the energetic movement of a vineyard worker throwing his bounty aloft, captured in vivid motion by Suzanne Becker Bronk, to the triumphant emergence of Farrell Oxley from a tank during pressing in Australia, shot by British photographer Chris Elfes.

The shortlist also includes striking vignettes from the vineyards of the world, including a superb shot of a night harvest in Israel, a misty morning in the Alexander Valley and the meeting of vines and city life in Bolzano, Italy.

The images showcase the effort that goes into wine production from unexpected and often breathtaking perspectives

This year’s judging panel for the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year, a category within the Pink Lady Food Photo Awards, includes Pepa Chadwick, ambassador for Viña Errázuriz & Viña Seña, Patrick Grabham, art director at Decanter, and wine writers Joanna Simon and Sophia Longhi.

The winners will be revealed on Tuesday 4 June 2024 at a ceremony in London. The overall winner will take home a prize of £5,000.

An exhibition of all the shortlisted images will premiere at The Mall Galleries, London. The free-to-enter exhibition runs from Wednesday 5 June to Sunday 9 June and forms part of the first-ever Plate! St James’s, a new festival that celebrates food, drink and photography from 5-23 June.

Scroll on for a selection of our favourite shortlisted entries for the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year 2024 award.

People

A worker, after pruning Pinot Noir vines, is captured by Thierry Gaudillère as he removes branches at the Romanée-Conti vineyard in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
A worker, after pruning Pinot Noir vines, is captured by Thierry Gaudillère as he removes branches at the Romanée-Conti vineyard in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Suzanne Becker Bronk snaps a photo of Gabriel Valencia, director of farming at Vérité Wines, taking a moment to look over the Alexander Valley as the fog rolls in (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Suzanne Becker Bronk snaps a photo of Gabriel Valencia, director of farming at Vérité Wines, taking a moment to look over the Alexander Valley as the fog rolls in (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
A Riesling harvest at Trapet, taken by Jerome Genée (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
A Riesling harvest at Trapet, taken by Jerome Genée (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
An exuberant Farrell Oxley climbs out of a large tank after pushing out the red grapes, as captured by Chris Elfes (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
An exuberant Farrell Oxley climbs out of a large tank after pressing red grapes, as captured by Chris Elfes (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)

Places

The trees and vine rows of Oltrepò Pavese, shot by Alessandro Anglisani (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
The trees and vine rows of Oltrepò Pavese, shot by Alessandro Anglisani (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
An atmospheric shot of a winemaker ploughing with a horse at Clos des Mouches in Beaune, by Thierry Gaudillère (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
An atmospheric shot of a winemaker ploughing with a horse at Clos des Mouches in Beaune, by Thierry Gaudillère (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Leslie Scott captures an ariel view of Bolzano, showing the contrast of vineyards and the city (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Leslie Scott captures an ariel view of Bolzano, showing the contrast of vineyards and city (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
The night harvest of Pinot Noir wine grapes for the Graham Beck estate winery, taken by David Silverman (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
The night harvest of Pinot Noir wine grapes for the Graham Beck estate winery, taken by David Silverman (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)

Produce

An energetic harvest worker tosses their heavy bin filled to the brim with grapes into a trailer at Shafer Vineyard, Napa Valley, snapped by Suzanne Becker Bronk (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
An energetic harvest worker tosses their heavy bin filled to the brim with grapes into a trailer at Shafer Vineyard, Napa Valley, snapped by Suzanne Becker Bronk (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
The winding tendrils of a vine, taken in the vineyards of Vacqueyras in the Rhône valley by Guenhaël Kessler (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
The winding tendrils of a vine, taken in the vineyards of Vacqueyras in the Rhône valley by Guenhaël Kessler (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
In a dramatic shot by Nicolas Mancosu, Jordi Renard, winemaker of Maison Vulpin, disappears into the pulp (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
In a dramatic shot by Nicolas Mancosu, Jordi Renard, winemaker of Maison Vulpin, disappears into the pulp (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Juan Miguel Ortuño Martinez captures the angle of anticipation as a corkscrew nears a bottle (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)
Juan Miguel Ortuño Martinez captures the angle of anticipation as a corkscrew nears a bottle (Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year)