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Famous Sommeliers & Wine Critics
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Name↕ | Nationality↕ | Born↕ | Role↕ | Known For↕ |
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Robert Parker | American | 1,947 | Critic, founder of The Wine Advocate | 100-point rating scale, championed Bordeaux 1982 vintage, made and broke wineries |
Jancis Robinson | British | 1,950 | Critic, Master of Wine, FT columnist | Oxford Companion to Wine, 20-point scale, wine advisor to Queen Elizabeth II |
Karen MacNeil | American | 1,954 | Educator, author | The Wine Bible (1 million+ copies), founded Rudd Center wine studies |
Hugh Johnson | British | 1,939 | Author, critic | World Atlas of Wine, Pocket Wine Book (annual since 1977) |
James Suckling | American | 1,958 | Critic, former Wine Spectator | JamesSuckling.com, prolific Italian and Bordeaux reviews |
Antonio Galloni | American | 1,969 | Critic, founder of Vinous | Left Wine Advocate to launch Vinous, Italian wine expertise |
Eric Asimov | American | 1,957 | NYT Chief Wine Critic | Accessible wine writing, champion of Riesling and natural wine |
Kevin Zraly | American | 1,951 | Educator, founded Windows on the World Wine School | Complete Wine Course book (4 million+ sold) |
Aldo Sohm | Austrian | 1,971 | Chef Sommelier, Le Bernardin NYC | Best Sommelier in the World 2008 (ASI) |
Raj Parr | Indian-American | 1,971 | Sommelier, winemaker, author | Michael Mina Group wine director, In Pursuit of Balance movement |
Gerard Basset | French-British | 1,957 | Master Sommelier, Master of Wine, OBE | Won every major sommelier title, Best Sommelier in the World 2010 |
Paolo Basso | Italian-Swiss | 1,966 | Sommelier | Best Sommelier in the World 2013 (ASI) |
Andrea Robinson | American | 1,963 | Master Sommelier, author | Fourth woman to pass MS exam, Great Wine Made Simple |
Rajat Parr | Indian-American | 1,971 | Winemaker, sommelier | Sandhi Wines, Domaine de la Cote, natural balance advocate |
Tim Atkin | British | 1,962 | Master of Wine, critic | South Africa and South America reports, Decanter contributor |
Pascaline Lepeltier | French-American | 1,981 | Master Sommelier, MOF | First woman Meilleur Ouvrier de France Sommelier, natural wine advocate |
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