Who is Jancis Robinson MW

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 addition, The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson is one of the leading wine atlases.

In 1995, Jancis Robinson appeared in a 10-episode wine course on BBC 2 television. This series has later been reissued on DVD. A book titled Jancis Robinson's Wine Course was written to accompany the series and has gone through several editions.

She has an honorary doctorate from the Open University, and was made an OBE in 2003, among numerous other awards for her writing. Her accolades include multiple Glenfiddich Awards and André Simon Memorial Awards, and Decanter's "1999 (Wo)Man of the Year".

Following a difference of opinion with Robert Parker over the 2003 vintage of Château Pavie, the media coverage frequently described a "war of words" between the two critics. Less dramatic than the predominant press view, Robinson and Parker have a cordial relationship.

Jancis Robinson is married to the food writer Nick Lander; they have three children called Julia, William and Rose.

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"Perhaps the most talented of the world's wine writers with a seemingly infinite ability to fashion informative, accurate books that are essential reading."-- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

"By a long measure the best wine writer in the world."-- Paul Levy, The Wall Street Journal

"The woman who makes the wine world gulp when she speaks...as unpretentious as Beaujolais Nouveau."-- Jerry Shriver, USA Today

"I have watched her slowly tighten her grip on the wine world with awe...Don't be fooled by her twinkling television persona; her serious purpose is to open the wine world to all comers, at all levels. In the process she has become a household name -- for good."-- Hugh Johnson

"Perhaps the best wine writer in the world!"