Etoile, Jura © Wink Lorch
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I have been a member of the Circle of Wine Writers for many years. Credits include articles for wine magazines in both the UK and the USA, such as World of Fine Wine, Decanter, Harpers Wine & Spirit and Sommelier Journal, and regular contributions to many books especially on the wines of Jura and Savoie.
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The following are my Writing Speciality areas:
- Jura and/or Savoie
- Mountain wines or High Altitude wines
- Wine Tourism in France and worldwide
- Wine Basics – Wine education
- Wines of South America
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“Just wanted to thank you, Wink, for all the invaluable help you have given with our forthcoming massive book about grape varieties (Sept 2012). We are very lucky to have you as an informant – and I hope Jura and Savoie truly appreciate all you do for them too!” Jancis Robinson, August 2011.
Here are a selection of Published Examples of my Writing:
Wines of Jura in Sommelier Journal
Jura’s Yellow Fever in Decanter
Uruguay – South America’s ‘Other’ Wine Country on Wine-Pages
Wine Days out in the French Alps – my award-winning wine tourism feature
A Capital Approach to Wine Tourism on Palate Press
Wink’s chapters on Jura and Savoie that appeared in Tom Stevenson’s Wine Report 2004 – 2009 inclusive may be downloaded free of charge.
Books to which I have contributed include:
Opus Vino/The Wine Opus
Tom Stevenson’s Wine Report (2004-2009)
1001 Wines You Must Try before you Die
The Oxford Companion to Wine
Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials
William’s Sonoma The Wine Guide
The Global Encycopedia of Wine
I also update the Jura and Savoie sections of the annual Oz Clarke’s Pocket Guide, and have helped update the Jancis Robinson/Hugh Johnson World Atlas of Wine.
Magazines for which I’ve written include:
Decanter
Sommelier Journal
Harpers Wine & Spirit Journal
World of Fine Wine
VinCE (Hungary)
On the Web you will find me among other places on:
Wine-Pages
Wandering Educators
and of course …. on Wine Travel Guides and Wine Travel Guides Blog
I also write regularly for the Association of Wine Educators and Circle of Wine Writers journals.
I’ve also worked for specialist wine book publishers making sure some of the best wine books in the business are in good shape, more details on my Wine Editing and Translations page.
