简西丝·罗宾逊

杰西斯·玛丽·罗宾逊OBE、ComMA、MW（英语：Jancis Mary Robinson；1950年4月22日—）是一名英国葡萄酒评论家、记者，获葡萄酒大师头衔。

生平

杰西斯出生于坎布里亚郡卡莱尔，在牛津大学圣安妮学院学习数学和哲学，大学毕业后进入汤姆森旅游集团从事营销工作。

她于1975年12月1日成为《葡萄酒与烈酒》杂志助理编辑，开始写葡萄酒评论，1984年，她成为葡葡萄酒大师。1995年到2010年，她担任英国航空的葡萄酒顾问，负责监督协和式客机酒窖的酒品。

《醇鉴》称其为“世界上最受尊敬的葡萄酒评论家和记者”。她主编了畅销书《牛津葡萄酒指南》，其第一版于1994年出版。此外，休·约翰逊和杰西斯的《世界葡萄酒地图》也享有不错的声誉。

杰西斯拥有开放大学的荣誉博士学位。她曾与罗伯特·派克就2003年份柏菲酒庄的酒的发生争论，但其实二人关系非常融洽。

2018年，杰西斯于纪录片侍酒师3中出场。

头衔

英国大英帝国勋章官佐勋章（2003）

法国农业功勋勋章（2010）

葡萄牙企业家功绩勋章（农业功绩类别，2011）

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 provided advice for the wine cellar of Queen Elizabeth II.

Early life and education

Robinson was born in Carlisle, Cumberland. She attended the village primary school in Kirkandrews-on-Eden followed by Carlisle and County High School for Girls. She studied mathematics and philosophy at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, and worked in marketing for Thomson Holidays.

Career

Robinson started her wine writing career on 1 December 1975 when she became assistant editor for the trade magazine Wine & Spirit. In 1984, she became the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine. From 1995 until she resigned in 2010 she served as British Airways' wine consultant, and supervised the BA Concorde cellar luxury selection.

As a wine writer, she has become one of the world's leading writers of educational and encyclopedic material on wine and was described by Decanter as "the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world". The Oxford Companion to Wine, edited by Robinson, is widely considered to be the most comprehensive wine encyclopedia in the world. The first edition was published in 1994, and took five years to write after she was signed on as editor in 1988. In addition, The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Robinson is one of the world's leading wine atlases.

In 1995, Robinson appeared in a 10-episode wine course on BBC 2 television. This series was later reissued on DVD. A book titled Jancis Robinson's Wine Course was written to accompany the series and has gone through several editions. In 2015 she launched an online wine course, "Mastering Wine – Shortcuts to Success" on udemy. In 2022 she launched "An Understanding of Wine", an exclusive online course for BBC Maestro.

She has an honorary doctorate from the Open University, and was made an OBE in 2003, among numerous other awards for her writing. Her accolades include multiple Glenfiddich Awards and André Simon Memorial Awards, and a selection as the Decanter "1999 Woman of the Year". In 2016, she was made an Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole, was given the German VDP association's highest honour and won her fourth James Beard Award in the US.

Following a difference of opinion with Robert Parker over the 2003 vintage of Château Pavie, the following media coverage frequently described a "war of words" between the two critics. In 2008, Robinson contested that they had an antagonistic relationship.

In 2012, Allen Lane (Penguin) in the UK and Ecco in the US published a 1,200-page book called Wine Grapes co-authored by Robinson with Julia Harding MW and Jose Vouillamoz. The book provides comprehensive details on 1,368 vine varieties and won six major wine book awards.

In 2018, Robinson appeared in the documentary SOMM 3.

In 2021, Recurrent Ventures acquired Jancis Robinson’s website, JancisRobinson.com, for an undisclosed sum. She continues to run the editorial team and contribute her own writing.

Personal life

Robinson is married to the food writer Nicholas Lander, author of The Art of the Restaurateur; they have three children.

Honours

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, United Kingdom (2003)

Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit, France (2010)

Commander of the Order of Entrepreneurial Merit (Category of Agricultural Merit), Portugal (2011)