Jancis Robinson
Jancis Robinson | |
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 Jancis Robinson at a Financial Times Charity Wine Dinner in 2010. | |
| Born | Jancis Mary Robinson 22 April 1950 Cumbria, England |
| Occupation | Wine critic |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject | Wine |
| Notable awards | Order of the British Empire |
| Website | |
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Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website JancisRobinson.com, updated daily. She provided advice for the wine cellar of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
Early life and education
Robinson was born in
Career
Robinson started her
As a wine writer, she has become one of the world's leading writers of educational and encyclopedic material on wine and was described by
In 1995, Robinson appeared in a 10-episode wine course on
She has an honorary doctorate from the
Following a difference of opinion with
In 2012, Allen Lane (Penguin) in the UK and Ecco in the US published a 1,200-page book called Wine Grapes co-authored by Robinson with Julia Harding MW and Jose Vouillamoz which won every major wine book award. The book provides comprehensive details on 1,368 vine varieties and won six major wine book awards.[11]
In 2018, Jancis appeared in the film SOMM 3 to taste some of the world's finest wines and discuss the Judgment of Paris (wine) with some of the world's most respected wine figures including the late Steven Spurrier (wine merchant).[12][13]
Robinson is married to the food writer
Honours
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, United Kingdom (2003)
Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit, France (2010)[14][15]
Commander of the Order of Entrepreneurial Merit (Category of Agricultural Merit), Portugal (2011)[16]
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Bibliography
- Robinson, Jancis (1986). Vines, Grapes and Wines. Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5.
- Robinson, Jancis (1997). Confessions of a Wine Lover (UK); Tasting Pleasure (U.S.). Penguin/Viking. ISBN 978-0-14-023529-6.
- Robinson, Jancis (2003). Jancis Robinson's Wine Course (2nd ed.). Abbeville Press Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7892-0791-3.
- Robinson, Jancis (2008). How to Taste Wine (UK); How to Taste (U.S.). Conran Octopus/Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-84091-520-4.
- Robinson, Jancis; Harding, Julia; Vouillamoz, José (2012). ISBN 978-1-84614-446-2.
- Johnson, Hugh; Robinson, Jancis (2013). ISBN 978-1-84533-301-0.
- Robinson, Jancis; Murphy, Linda (2013). ISBN 978-1-84533-528-1.
- Robinson, Jancis, ed. (2015). ISBN 978-0-19-870538-3.
- Robinson, Jancis (2016). The 24-Hour Wine Expert. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-98181-9.
See also
- List of wine personalities
References
- ^ a b c d e www.jancisrobinson.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080214050732/http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20070106_1. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Robinson, Jancis. "Jancis Robinson – the long version". JancisRobinson.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Jancis Robinson – the long version". jancisrobinson.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Hall, Lisa Shara, Wine Business Monthly (3 March 2002). "Wine Flies".
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Asimov, Eric, The New York Times (1 November 2006). "A Master of Wine Takes a Fresh Look". The New York Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jancis Robinson | Gremolata 103". gremolata.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Jancis Robinson's Wine Course – Complete Collection 2 Disc Set PAL ALL REGIONS: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Styles, Oliver, Decanter (14 April 2004). "Parker and Robinson in war of words". Decanter.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Voss, Roger (27 May 2004). "Robinson, Parker have a row over Bordeaux". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Robinson, Jancis (31 March 2008). "Parker and Robinson in clinch". Jancisrobinson.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ "The most complete guide to vine varieties and their wines ever". Wine Grapes. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Third Somm film has all-star cast, says director". 27 March 2018.
- ^ Lander, Jess (24 September 2018). "Somm 3 film review: How it compares to the first two". Decanter. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Jancis Robinson – the long version". Jancis Robinson. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Jancis Robinson". Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
