Hugh Johnson (Author) Hugh Johnson is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First published in 1977, his
Pocket Wine Book remains the world's bestselling annual wine guide. Its winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus valuable vintage news and wine recommendations has been often-imitated but never bettered.
With the publication of his first book,
Wine, Johnson established himself at the age of twenty-seven as the most refreshing and authoritative voice on the subject. During the past four decades he has written books that have become landmarks on the subject, including his classic
The World Atlas of Wine, co-authored with Jancis Robinson, his
Wine Companion, first published in 2003,
The Story of Wine and
Hugh Johnson on Wine.
In his spare time he writes about gardening from his home in London.
Margaret Rand (Author) Margaret Rand has been general editor of
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book for some 15 years and now, with Hugh's retirement, has taken over the hot seat. The book's mix of personal insight and informed recommendations have made it the world's best-selling annual wine book.
Margaret Rand's curiosity about wine started several decades ago and led her to a career of writing about wine and editing wine magazines, with the occasional foray into whisky. Her books include
Grapes & Wines and
101 Wines to Try Before You Die; she also writes regularly for
The World of Fine Wine, timatkin.com and winesearcher.com. When she's not writing about wine she's probably walking, reading, or in the kitchen, cooking.