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Jancis Robinson

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born

April 22, 1950 in Cumbria, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.jancisrobinson.com/

genre

Cooking, Food & Wine

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Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, MW is a British wine critic, journalist and editor of wine literature. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website jancisrobinson.com. She also provides advice for Queen Elizabeth II's wine cellar.

Robinson studied mathematics and philosophy at Oxford University and worked for a travel company after leaving university. Robinson started her wine writing career on December 1, 1975 when she became assistant editor for the trade magazine Wine & Spirit. In 1984 she became the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine. She also served as British Airways's wine consultant.

As a wine writer, she has become one of the world's leading writers of educational...more

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Books by Jancis Robinson

Average rating: 4.21 · 356 ratings · 40 reviews · 32 distinct works

	The Oxford Companion to Wine 4.46 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine by Jancis Robinson, Jan Baldwin (Photographer) 3.89 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tasting Pleasure: Confessions of a Wine Lover 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Vines,grapes and Wines 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Jancis Robinson's Wine Course 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Jancis Robinson's Concise Wine Companion 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Jancis Robinson's Wine Tasting Workbook 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	My rating:
	How to handle your drink: a user's guide 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1989	My rating:
	Vintage Timecharts: The Pedigree and Performance of Fine Wine to the Year 2000 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating: