Jancis Mary Robinson (born in Cumbria on April 22, 1950) is a British wine writer and journalist. Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ...

She studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Oxford University and worked for a travel company after leaving university. She started her wine career writing for the trade magazine Wine & Spirit in 1975. In 1984 she became the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Master of Wine is an internationally recognised qualification (MW) conferred by The Institute of Masters of Wine, founded in 1955 and based in the United Kingdom. ...

She has an honorary doctorate from the Open University, and was made an OBE in 2003, among many other awards for her writing. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website www.jancisrobinson.com. Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ...

Jancis Robinson is married to the food writer Nick Lander; they have three children called Julia, William and Rose. She has unfortunately developed liver cirrhosis secondary to overconsumption of ethanol and is now campaigning for a new liver.

Publications

• Robinson, Jancis. Confessions of a Wine Lover. ISBN 0-14-023529-9. 
• in Robinson, Jancis (ed.): The Oxford Companion to Wine. ISBN 0-19-866236-X. 
• Johnson, Hugh; Robinson, Jancis. The World Atlas of Wine, 5th edition. 
• Robinson, Jancis. Vines, Grapes and Wines. ISBN 1-85732-999-6. 
• Robinson, Jancis. Jancis Robinson's Wine Course. ISBN 0-563-37098-X. 

Hugh Johnson (born 1939) is a British writer and expert on wine. ...

See also

• List of wine personalities

The following is a list of personalities that have made a contribution to the wine industry. ...

External links

• Jancis Robinson's website