About the Author

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Caroline Gilby MW (1992) worked as a wine buyer for 7 years before starting her own business as a consultant and freelance wine writer in 1995. She writes for Decanter, Harpers and The Drinks Business, as well as Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, The Wine Opus, Oxford Companion to Wine and Wines of the world. She judges regularly at international wine competitions including Decanter's World Wine Awards and has lectured for the WSET at Diploma level and for OIV's MSc in Wine Management.