Joanna Simon is a British

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known for her column in ''

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'' for 22 years from 1987 to 2009, where she was also a cookery writer from 2004 to 2009. She is founding editor of ''Waitrose Drinks'' magazine and writes for ''The World of Fine Wine'' and ''Decanter''. She is a wine taster for international competitions and presented BBC Radio 4's series ''The Bottle Uncorked''. She has previously been wine and food editor of ''House & Garden'' and editor of both ''Wine'' and ''

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'' magazines. Simon's books include ''Discovering Wine'', ''Wine With Food'', ''The Sunday Times Book of Wine'', ''Wine: An Introduction'' and ''Harrods Book of Fine Wine''. In September 2008 Simon was one of five UK wine writers, along with Tim Atkin MW, Anthony Rose,

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Olly Smith Olly Smith (born 18 September 1974) is a British TV presenter, wine expert, columnist and author. Education and career Having discovered a love for singing, at eight years of age, he became a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, which saw ...

, to launch an online

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magazine for the UK called The Wine Gang. As a lecturer, she has urged

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makers to "'lighten up' on alcohol levels and the use of oak". She is married to the art historian and critic

Robin Simon Robert "Robin" Simon (born 12 July 1956) is a British guitarist who was a member of Ultravox, Magazine and Visage. Biography Early career Simon began playing guitar in a Halifax-based band, Kandahar, in the early to mid-1970s. He also met an ...

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Joanna Simon profile
taste-in.com ;Footnotes

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The Wine Gang
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