''The World of Fine Wine'', abbreviated ''WFW'', is a British quarterly publication for a wealthy audience of

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enthusiasts and collectors. Originally published by Quarto Magazines Ltd, and now published by Progressive Media International, the first issue was released in June 2004. It has been described as "an up-market ''

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'', with longer, more in-depth features, more credible tastings and less advertising". Hugh Johnson describes ''The World of Fine Wine'' as "not a consumer magazine, but the first cultural journal of the wine world".''The World of Fine Wine'', finewinemag.co
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for Best Wine Magazine in the World.rasalas.f
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/ref> and in September 2010 and 2012 the journal won the Louis Roederer Award for International Wine Publication of the Year. In July 2015 the magazine digitized its past issues.

Contributors

The editorial team consists of

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as editor with Andrew Jefford as contributing editor, David Williams as deputy editor, and Hugh Johnson as editorial advisor. Among the content contributors are

Michael Broadbent John Michael Broadbent, MW (2 May 1927 – 17 March 2020) was a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine. He was an authority on wine tasting and old wines. Career Broadbent was born in Yorkshire. He was ed ...

MW,

Jancis Robinson Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the ''Financial Times'', and writes for her website JancisRobinson.com, updated daily. She ...

MW,

David Peppercorn David Peppercorn (born 1931) is a British Master of Wine, French wine importer and author, known for his books about the wines of Bordeaux and long experience in his field, having collected tasting notes since the late 1950s. He is married to fel ...

MW,

Serena Sutcliffe Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, (born 1945), is the head of Sotheby's international wine department, as well as a prominent writer on wine. She is married to fellow Master of Wine David Peppercorn. Joining the wine trade in 1971, she passed the ...

MW,

Clive Coates Clive Coates (21 October 1941 – 26 July 2022) was a British wine writer and Master of Wine, best known for his books about the wines of Burgundy.winepros.com.au. Biography Born in Wimbledon, London on 21 October 1941, Coates worked for T ...

MW,

Nicolas Belfrage Nicolas Belfrage MW (19 July 1940 – 17 September 2022) was a British Master of Wine, a wine writer and considered one of the foremost experts on Italian wine. Life and career Belfrage was born in Los Angeles in 1940, the son of British socia ...

MW,

Jasper Morris Jasper Morris (born 27 December 1957) is a British Master of Wine since 1985. An expert on the wine of Burgundy, with a strong interest in other pinot-producing countries such as New Zealand, he has taken a strong interest in the nascent wine ...

MW, James Halliday,

Tim Atkin Tim Atkin is a British Master of Wine, and a wine journalist, broadcaster and commentator. He is also a judge of several international wine competitions and a photographer. Career Atkin writes for a number of publications, including: a monthly co ...

MW,

Tom Stevenson Tom Stevenson (born 1951) is a British wine writer and critic. Described by his colleagues as one of today's most prolific wine authors, Stevenson is regarded as the world's leading authority on Champagne.christies.coChristie’s Champagne Ma ...

Michel Bettane Michel Bettane is a leading French wine critic, and for twenty years, a writer for the French consumer wine publication '' La Revue du vin de France''. He left ''La Revue'' in 2004 to work for the rivaling wine publication ''Le Classement des Meill ...

Franco Ziliani # Franco Ziliani (Francesco Ziliani, born 09/23/1956 in Milan, died in 2021) is an Italian journalist, blogger and wine critic, with a specialty in Italian wines since 1985. He has contributed to several periodicals including ''Decanter'', ''A Tav ...

, Ann C. Noble,

Oz Clarke Robert Owen Clarke (born 1949), known as Oz Clarke, is a British wine writer, actor, television presenter and broadcaster. Early life Clarke's parents were a chest physician and a nursing sister. He is of Irish descent and was brought up Roman ...

, Tom Cannavan,

Jamie Goode Jamie Goode is a British author with a PhD in plant biology, and a wine columnist of ''The Sunday Express''. Goode also contributes to wine publications such as '' Harpers'', '' The World of Fine Wine'', ''Decanter'', ''GrapesTALK'' and ''Sommelier ...

, Anthony Rose,

Mike Steinberger Michael Steinberger is an American author and journalist, who served as the wine columnist of the internet magazine ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' from 2002 to 2011.Colman, Tyler, drvino.com (August 25, 2011)The budgetary ax cuts Slate’s wine colu ...

Antonio Galloni Antonio Galloni is an American wine critic. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Vinous for which he is also the lead critic covering the wines of Bordeaux, California, Italy, and Champagne. From 2006 to 2013, Galloni was a wine ...

Allen Meadows Allen Meadows is an American wine critic and publisher of the Burghound.com quarterly newsletter and website. He was a financial executive and private wine collector until a profile published in ''Wine Spectator'' in 1997 led him to decide to follo ...

, David Schildknecht, Francois Mauss,

Peter Liem Peter Liem is an American wine critic, a senior correspondent for ''Wine & Spirits'', and since 2009 the author and publisher of the online subscription guide to wines and producers of Champagne, ''ChampagneGuide.net'', and has co-authored a book ...

Roger Scruton Sir Roger Vernon Scruton (; 27 February 194412 January 2020) was an English philosopher and writer who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views. Editor from 1982 t ...

Anthony Hanson Anthony Hanson is a British Master of Wine and a senior consultant to Christie's International Wine Department, as well as an expert on Burgundy, an international wine judge and author. His book ''Burgundy'' was first published in 1982, and since ...

MW, and

Jeannie Cho Lee Jeannie Cho Lee (born 1968) is a Hong Kong-based, Korean-American wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and Master of Wine, the first ethnic Asian to achieve this accreditation.Pilling, David, ''Financial Times'' (March 05, 2 ...

MW. In September 2010 ''The World of Fine Wine'' launched a weekly online

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updated every Friday, to be written by regular contributors Andrew Jefford, Peter Liem, Margaret Rand, and Bruce Schoenfeld, as well as other guest contributors.

References

External links

''The World of Fine Wine'' official site
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