''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
About us
/ref> ''The World of Fine Wine'' won the 2009 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Wine Magazine in the World.rasalas.f
The Gourmand Awards, Paris, July 1, 2009
/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 Neil Beckett 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 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 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 M ...

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 Th ...

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 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,

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 Meille ...

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 T ...

Ann C. Noble Ann C. Noble is a Sensory analysis, sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis. During her time at the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, Noble invented the "Aroma Wheel" which is credited with enha ...

, Oz Clarke,

Tom Cannavan Tom Cannavan is a Scottish author and a wine journalist. He is considered a pioneer presence on internet of the British wine writing establishment. Biography In his youth Tom had a foretaste of fame as lead vocalist and guitarist in the budding b ...

, Jamie Goode, Anthony Rose,

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

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 t ...

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 David Schildknecht is an American wine critic, a full-time member of "Vinous", and previous member of '' The Wine Advocate'', contributor to recent editions of Robert Parker's ''Wine Buyer’s Guide''. An authority on the wine of Germany and Aus ...

, Francois Mauss, Peter Liem,

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 ...

, Anthony Hanson MW, and Jeannie Cho Lee 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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