Caroline Gilby MW (1992) worked as a wine buyer for 7 years before starting her own business as a consultant and freelance wine writer in 1995. She writes for Decanter, Harpers and The Drinks Business, as well as Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book, The Wine Opus, Oxford Companion to Wine and Wines of the world. She judges regularly at international wine competitions including Decanter’s World Wine Awards and has lectured for the WSET at Diploma level and for OIV’s MSc in Wine Management.

‘One of the most unflinchingly honest wine books I have ever read. She is not afraid to be critical... but at no point do you get a sense of someone trying to expose vulnerabilities for a good storyline. Instead, everything about the book reads a bit like tough love. Gilby has the piercing insight of someone with a scientist's brain and a mother's heart.’ Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com