Meet the experts

Decanter’s authors

FIONA BECKETT

is a Decanter contributing editor. Publishing at matchingfoodandwine.com, she is a leading expert on food and drink matching, wine columnist for The Guardian and author of 25 books on food, wine and beer

ANDREW JEFFORD

is a contributing editor to Decanter magazine, and a Co-Chair overseeing all judging at the DWWA. His journalism and books have won many awards, and he lives with his family near Montpellier in France

CHARLES CURTIS MW

is a widely published journalist, author and fine-wine advisor based in New York. Formerly head of wine for Christie’s in the US and Asia, he started out as a chef and trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris

HUGH JOHNSON

has written a dozen wine books over 60 years, including The World Atlas of Wine and his annual Pocket Wine Book. He also writes on gardening (tradsdiary.com), and received Decanter's Hall of Fame Award in 1995

LAURA FOSTER

is a widely published freelance journalist and writer with a particular focus on spirits and cocktails. She was formerly deputy editor of UK on-trade drinks title Imbibe and bar & drinks editor for Square Meal

MALU LAMBERT

writes for numerous South African titles, is a taster for Platter’s Guide and sits on various judging panels. She was named Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer Wine Writers’ Awards 2019

ELIZABETH GABAY MW

is a specialist in rosé and the wines of Provence. She is author of Rosé, Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (Infinite Ideas, 2018), and co-author of new e-guide Buyer’s Guide to the Rosés of Southern France

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