Fine Wine Experts Compilation

A list with my favourite wine writers and experts

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TweetList

I’ve put together a Twitter list of the wine experts mentioned below. Both lists are always evolving — please make sure to follow and pin it!

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• BordoVerview

• Livex ($)

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General / Everyday wines / Large Magazines

• Hugh Johnson - mainly books Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine and World Atlas of Wine

• Jancis Robinson (jancisrobinson.com) ($) - also books World Atlas of Wine

• Eric Asimov (NYT) ($)

• Sarah Kemp (thewineconversation)

• Lettie Teague (WSJ) ($)

• Nick Jackson MW (Vintage Variation, watch out for his list of food & wine places in wine regions!) - book Beyond Flavour

• Victoria Moore (howtodrink.co.uk) - book The Wine Dictionary

• Jeannie Cho Lee MW (own website)

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Champagne

• Serena Sutcliffe MW - mainly books now Champagne

• Charles Curtis MW (Decanter) ($) - books The Original Grand Crus of Burgundy & Vintage Champagne: 1899 - 2019

• Tom Hewson (Six Atmospheres) (Tim Atkin)

• Essi Avellan MW (own website)

• Tim Hall (scalawine.com)

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Bordeaux

• Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) ($) - books: Wine Revolution

• Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (TWI) ($)

• Chris Kissack (thewinedoctor.com)

• Neal Martin (Vinous) ($)

• Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

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Burgundy

• Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) ($)

• Charles Curtis MW (Decanter) ($) - books The Original Grand Crus of Burgundy & Vintage Champagne: 1899 - 2019

• Neal Martin (Vinous) ($)

• Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

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Rhone

• Matt Walls (Decanter) - book Wines of the Rhône

• John Livingstone-Learmonth (drinkrhone.com)

• Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

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Loire 

• Chris Kissack (thewinedoctor.com)

• Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous) ($)

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Alsace

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South of France  

• Elizabeth Gabay MW (blog) - her focus is rosé.

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Piemonte

• Susan Hulme MW (TWI) ($)

• Kerin O’Keefe (own website)

• Michaela Morris (Decanter) ($)

• Walter Speller (jancisrobinson.com) ($)

• Daniele Cernilli (doctorwine.it) (IT) - books, esp. The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2022

• Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

• Tom Hyland (own website)(wine-searcher)(Decanter)

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Veneto

• Susan Hulme MW (TWI) ($)

• Kerin O’Keefe (own website)

• Daniele Cernilli (doctorwine.it) (IT) - books, esp. The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2022

• Tom Hyland (own website) (wine-searcher)(Decanter)

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Tuscany

• Susan Hulme MW (TWI) ($)

• Michaela Morris (Decanter) ($)

• Kerin O’Keefe (own website)

• Daniele Cernilli (doctorwine.it) (IT) - books, esp. The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2022

• Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

• Tom Hyland (own website) (wine-searcher)(Decanter)

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Rest of Italy

• Kerin O’Keefe (own website)

• Daniele Cernilli (doctorwine.it) (IT) - books, esp. The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2022

• Susan Hulme MW (TWI) ($)

• Tom Hyland (own website) (wine-searcher)(Decanter)

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Spain

• Sarah Jane Evans MW - book The Wines of Northern Spain

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Germany

• Anne Krebiehl MW (Falstaff)

• Paula Redes Sidore (jancisrobinson.com) ($) (Trink Magazine)

• Valerie Kathawala (Trink Magazine)

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Austria

• Paula Redes Sidore (jancisrobinson.com) ($) (Trink Magazine)

• Valerie Kathawala (Trink Magazine)

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UK

• Oz Clarke — book English Wine

• Stephen Skelton MW (englishwine.com)

• Simon Thorpe MW

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China

• Janet Z Wang (The Chinese Wine Renaissance)

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Australia  

• Huon Hooke (therealreview.com)

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New Zealand

• Huon Hooke (therealreview.com)

• Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous) ($)

• Neal Martin (Vinous) ($)

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South Africa

• Greg Sherwood MW (own website)

• Neal Martin (Vinous) ($)

• Jim Clarke - book Wines of South Africa

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Napa (and Sonoma)

• Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (TWI) ($)

• Nova Cadamatre MW (own website)

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