Jancis Mary Robinson (born in Cumbria on April 22 1950) is a British wine writer and journalist.

She started her wine career writing for the trade magazine Wine & Spirit in 1971. In 1984 she became the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine.

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.

Jancis Robinson is married to the food writer Nick Lander; they have three children.

Publications

External links

• Jancis Robinson's website

British journalists | 1950 births | Living people | British television presenters | Wine critics | Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Jancis Robinson