Meet the Decanter experts
TIM ATKIN MW
is a Decanter contributing editor and awarded wine journalist, author, broadcaster, judge and photographer. He publishes timatkin.com, where his Argentina 2022 Special Report is available now (£20)
MICHAELA MORRIS
is a wine writer, judge, educator and speaker. Based in Vancouver, she teaches about Italian wine across Canada and abroad. She is also a VIA Italian Wine Expert, and travels and works frequently in Italy
AMANDA BARNES
is a writer and presenter specialising in South American wine and travel. A DWWA judge, she is author of the award-winning South America Wine Guide (£35 southamerica wineguide.com)
CLIVE PURSEHOUSE
is culture editor for Peloton magazine, covering cycling, travel, wine and cuisine. Having relocated to the US west coast, he has written about top Oregon and Washington State wine producers since 2007
KATIE KELLY BELL
is a wine, food and travel writer and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. As well as writing for Condé Nast Traveler, Forbes and Robb Report, she coauthored The Everything Travel Guide to Ireland (Adams Media, 2010)
DARREN SMITH
is a wine writer, journalist and nomadic winemaker. He made his first wine in 2018 and launched his label, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, in 2020 – for more information visit tfwath.com
KAREN MACNEIL
is the multiple awardwinning author of The Wine Bible (revised third edition due out in October 2022, $39.99 karenmacneil.com), as well as creator and editor of digital newsletter WineSpeed
MATT WALLS
is a contributing editor to Decanter and the DWWA Regional Chair for the Rhône. His latest book, Wines of the Rhône (£35 Infinite Ideas), an essential reference guide, was published in January 2021