A Life Through Wine: Jancis Robinson
The Food Programme
BBC
4.4 • 976 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2013
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Jancis Robinson remembers the specific bottle of wine which ignited her passion for both drinking wine and writing about it. She began reviewing for the University paper 40 years ago and has grown to become a world renowned author and critic on the subject.
Sheila Dillon explores some of the big trends that have taken place during her career, from the growth of English wines, to the rise of supermarkets as the wine sellers to the nation.
She talks about those who influenced her in the early years of tasting and writing and what she makes of other reviewers like Robert Parker who can decide the fate of a wine around the world.
Produced in Bristol by Dan Saladino.
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| 1:02.3 | light nose lovely noise, isn't it? Light nose. The popping of a cork, an intake of air, a slush around the mouth, |
| 1:08.8 | the soundtrack in a way of a life. Jansis Robinson's soundtrack now for four decades. In the early |
| 1:16.0 | 1970s she started to write about food and wine at university. Today she's one of |
| 1:21.2 | a handful of people who really can claim to influence wine tastes all around the globe. |
| 1:27.0 | At the heart of her success is a rare ability to taste and attention to detail and hard work. And as she's demonstrated in |
| 1:35.8 | countless newspaper columns, books, television and radio programs, she's made |
| 1:40.6 | what's intimidating and bewildering to many accessible and fun. |
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