23 May 2009

A Glass With: Jancis Robinson OBE MW


This weeks 'A Glass with' is with the queen of wine Jancis Robinson. She dues not just advice the Queen on her wine cellar but writes weekly for the FT and other publications. She written the infinite wine encyclopedia The Oxford Companion to Wine. She has joined up with Hugh Johnson in the war of the critics against the wine scorer Robert Parker. She also co-writing the infinite wine Atlas The World Atlas of Wine with Hugh Johnson. Jancis has now taken her knowledge to the net by becoming one of the first to explore what can be done on the web with the excellent jancisrobinson.com a must for any wine lover.


This is what she had to say to GoJ:


Tell us what are you up to?
See www.twitter.com/JancisRobinson!

Why wine?

Because it tastes so delicious – and is quite magical in that it can provide such a wide range of sensations and flavours yet depends on a single fruit.

How did you get involved in the wine world?

Long story. Had a seminal glass of Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 1959. Spent a year in Provence. Got taken on as asst editor of a wine trade magazine to replace the first editor of Decanter. Did the Wine & Spirit Ediucation Trust courses at speed.

Who your wine hero?

Hugh Johnson and Gerald Asher for literacy. Robert Mondavi for openness. Edmund Penning-Rowsell for humility.

How much do you think you can pick up a decent bottle for?

Occasionally less than £5 or $10 but you have to look very hard.

How do you think Internet effects the wine world?

Vastly, mainly by giving consumers much greater power, thereby keeping us writers much more on our toes. No bad thing!

What is your desert island wine?

Madeira because it is refreshing if the desert island is hot, warming if it’s cold, and an open bottle can be eked out over months.

1 comment:

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