Debra Meiburg

In 2008, Meiburg was awarded the Master of Wine qualification by the Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom. Generally regarded in the wine industry as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge,{{cite encyclopedia |editor=Robinson, Jancis |encyclopedia=Oxford Companion to Wine |edition=Third |title=Masters of Wine |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-860990-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/430 430] |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc }}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/07/dining/noses-seek-wine-geekdom-s-biggest-prize.html|title=Noses Seek Wine Geekdom's Biggest Prize|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 April 2004 |accessdate=2016-05-06|last1=Perkins |first1=Sam }}{{cite web|last=Fletcher |first=Janet |url=https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/THE-ULTIMATE-TEST-Notoriously-difficult-and-2551151.php |title=THE ULTIMATE TEST / Notoriously difficult and outrageously expensive to earn, the Master of Wine title is the wine professional's grail - SFGate |website=Articles.sfgate.com |date=2006-09-22 |access-date=2016-05-06}} Meiburg was awarded the title following her dissertation, "Wine Education and Training in Hong Kong and China: What Are the Wine Knowledge and Education Needs of the Wine Trade?"

Meiburg also has a master's degree in Hospitality and Service Management, and is a Certified Wine Educator, per the Society of Wine Educators. She holds a Certificate of Advanced Wine Sensory Assessment from the Australian Wine Research Institute, and a Higher Certificate with Distinction from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, UK.

• 7th of Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Wine by The Drinks Business{{cite web|url=http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/12/top-50-most-powerful-women-in-wine-10-1/5/ |title=Top 50 most powerful women in wine: 10-1 |website=Thedrinksbusiness.com |date=2012-12-19 |accessdate=2016-05-06}}

• Il Premio Internazionale (Vinitaly International Award 2012) {{cite web|url=http://www.vinitaly.com/areaStampa/comunicati/id/4082 |title=Vinitaly |accessdate=April 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219180932/http://www.vinitaly.com/areaStampa/comunicati/id/4082 |archivedate=December 19, 2013 }}

• Decanter's list of seven names to watch in 2013 {{cite web|url=http://www.decanter.com/people-and-places/wine-articles/527040/power-list |title=Wine News |website=Decanter.com |date= 26 May 2011|accessdate=2016-05-06}}

• China Power List by WINE Magazine 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.wine-magazine.cn/spip.php?page=article&id_rubrique=7&id_article=1063 |title=2012年度金樽奖揭晓 |accessdate=2012-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130117040956/http://www.wine-magazine.cn/spip.php?page=article&id_rubrique=7&id_article=1063 |archivedate=2013-01-17 }}

• Wine Business International - Most Influential Wine Journalist in Hong Kong Who’s Who in Hong Kong, Wine Business International, March 2007

• Entrepreneur of the Year, South China Morning Post and AmCham, Women of Influence Awards 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.amcham.org.hk/events/signature-events/women-of-influence |title=Women of Influence Conference - AmCham HK |website=Amcham.org.hk |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235650/http://www.amcham.org.hk/events/signature-events/women-of-influence |url-status=dead }}

• Gente Dame d'Honneur de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de Pomerol

• Best of the Best International Speakers' Award Young Presidents' Organization

• Prestige Woman of Power 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/people/women-of-power/debra-meiburg/}}

• Chevalier, l'Ordre du Merite Agricole{{cite web |url=http://hongkong.consulfrance.org/Mme-Debra-Meiburg-nommee-Chevalier-dans-l-Ordre-du-Merite-Agricole}}

Debra Meiburg was a Professor of Wine at the School of Hospitality and Service Management, Rochester Institute of Technology.{{cite web |url=http://www.top100wines.com/judges/judgesDetail-new.asp?Section=judges&ID=340 |title=Sydney International Wine Competition |website=Top100wines.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06 |archive-date=2017-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145126/http://www.top100wines.com/judges/judgesDetail-new.asp?Section=judges&ID=340 |url-status=dead }} Her current wine education positions in Hong Kong include External Examiner of the Professional Diploma in Wine Assessment and Service at the Open University of Hong Kong (traditional Chinese: 香港公開大學) and Assistant Training Consultant, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) (traditional Chinese: 香港專業教育學院). Meiburg is a Certified Wine Educator, of the Society of Wine Educators.{{cite web|url=http://www.societyofwineeducators.org |title=Society of Wine Educators |publisher=Society of Wine Educators |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06}}

Meiburg is the author of Debra Meiburg's Guide to the Hong Kong Wine Trade, Debra Meiburg's Guide to the Shanghai Wine Trade, Debra Meiburg's Guide to the Singapore Wine Trade and the award winning Tasting Wine with Debra.{{cite web|url=http://grandepassione.com/blog/2008/06/a_neat_little_wine_book_by_deb.html |title=A neat little wine book by debra meiburg | Grande Passione - wine... It's all about pleasure! |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122210/http://grandepassione.com/blog/2008/06/a_neat_little_wine_book_by_deb.html |archivedate=July 11, 2011 }} She is the creator of Grape Cues, a wine industry study card series.

She is a columnist for the South China Morning Post and was a contributing editor to the Asian Tatler magazine group.{{cite web |url=http://www.asiatatler.com/hk/top_stories.php?id=4263 |title=Luxury Lifestyle in Hong Kong | Hong Kong Tatler |website=Asiatatler.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Other publications Meiburg has contributed to include WINE Magazine (Guangzhou, China), Jetsetter Magazine, Journal of American Wine Society, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and Rochester Magazine.

Meiburg is producer and host of Taste the Wine, a wine travel television show. She is also creator and host of the weekly online video interview series Meet the Winemaker,{{cite web |url=http://www.winebuzz.hk/master-of-wine-debra-meiburgs-meet-the-winemaker-video-series |title=Master of Wine Debra Meiburg's "Meet the Winemaker" Video Series |website=Winebuzz.hk |date=2010-03-05 |accessdate=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316175540/http://www.winebuzz.hk/master-of-wine-debra-meiburgs-meet-the-winemaker-video-series/ |archive-date=2016-03-16 |url-status=dead }} launched in December 2009. Taped in Hong Kong, Meiburg interviews winemakers, winery owners and other key figures in the wine world. Episodes have featured wine personalities including Ernst Loosen, Sam Neill, Emmanuel Cruse (Grand Maitre of the Commanderie de Bordeaux), Philippe Magrez (son of French wine magnet Bernard Magrez). Meet the Winemaker is hosted on YouTube on the Meet the Winemaker channel.{{cite web|last=Tasmania |first=Brand |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/DebraMasterofWine |title=Debra Meiburg MW |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06}} Meiburg is also host of a series of short wine education videos broadcast in approximately 20,000 taxis in China and Hong Kong, and is presenter in numerous wine documentaries, such as The New Wines of Greece.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5915895/|title=Debra Meiburg|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2016-05-06}}

Meiburg is a Certified Wine Judge by the American Wine Society. International competitions she has judged include the Sydney International Wine Competition, Argentina Wine Awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/8586-panel-of-mws-to-judge-argentina-wine-awards-.html |title=Panel of MWS to judge Argentina Wine Awards |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002105513/http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/8586-panel-of-mws-to-judge-argentina-wine-awards-.html |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }} McLaren Vale Wineshow,{{cite web|url=http://www.mclarenvale.info/index.cfm?objectid%3D3644575D-E7F2-2F96-361690F23D33F7BB |title=Welcome to McLaren Vale - Grenache in the Vale and Asia |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915231357/https://www.mclarenvale.info/index.cfm?objectid=3644575D-E7F2-2F96-361690F23D33F7BB |archivedate=September 15, 2009 }} Royal Melbourne Wine Awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.winecompanion.com.au/article/158/Royal%20Melbourne%20Wine%20Show%20announces%20winners |title=Royal Melbourne Wine Show announces winners - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205080444/http://winecompanion.com.au/article/158/Royal%20Melbourne%20Wine%20Show%20announces%20winners |archivedate=December 5, 2010 }} Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition,{{cite web|url=http://www.harvestfair.org/docs/ProWine.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726141358/http://www.harvestfair.org/docs/ProWine.pdf |archivedate=July 26, 2011 }} SOPEXA: Everyday Bordeaux,Wine Style, 2010 Issue 004 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition,{{cite web |url=http://www.asiasbestwinesandspirits.com/judges1/19 |title=Debra E Meiburg MW (Judging Panel Chair) | HKIWSC |website=Asiasbestwinesandspirits.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918093048/http://www.asiasbestwinesandspirits.com/judges1/19 |archive-date=2012-09-18 |url-status=dead }} International Wine & Spirit Competition, Wines of Chile Awards,{{cite web |url=http://www.winesofchile.org/news-press/awards/9th-awoca-press-release/ |title=Wines of Chile » 9th AWoCA Press Release |accessdate=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130416034150/http://www.winesofchile.org/news-press/awards/9th-awoca-press-release/ |archivedate=2013-04-16 }} Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia,{{cite web|url=http://www.wineshowwa.com.au/pdf/2010_Results_Book.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=April 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320214829/http://www.wineshowwa.com.au/pdf/2010_Results_Book.pdf |archivedate=March 20, 2012 }} Finger Lakes International Wine Competition,{{cite web|url=http://www.fliwc.com/results/2001results.asp |title=Finger Lakes International Wine Competition |website=Fliwc.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-06}} WinPac Hong Kong,{{cite web|url=http://www.wine-business-international.com/161-bWVtb2lyX2lkPTE0Nw--en-print_vorlage.html |title=Wine Business International |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718061155/http://www.wine-business-international.com/161-bWVtb2lyX2lkPTE0Nw--en-print_vorlage.html |archivedate=July 18, 2011 }} International Eastern Wine Competition,{{cite web|url=http://www.vwm-online.com/wine_competitions/intl_eastern/index.asp |title=Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine - Wine Competitions - International Eastern Wine Competition - About the Competition |accessdate=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421204400/http://www.vwm-online.com/wine_competitions/intl_eastern/index.asp |archivedate=April 21, 2010 }} Decanter Hungary, International Wine Challenge and the New York State Fair.

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• [http://debramasterofwine.com/ Debra Meiburg official site]

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