Tony Aspler has been writing about wine for 45 years. He has authored or contributed for eighteen books on wine and eleven books on food and written eleven novels. He was awarded the Order of Canada (2007) and was the first Canadian to be inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers Hall of Fame. Tony was awarded with the “Queen’s Jubilee Medal” and in 2017, he was awarded Spain’s Officers Cross of the Order of Civil Merit. In February 2001, Tony co-founded a charitable foundation, Grapes for humanity (www.grapesforhumanity.com), which raises money for the victims of landmines and children with disabilities.