Oz Clarke is one of the world’s leading wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his ex

Oz Clarke is one of the world's leading wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach. His passion for the subject dates from his student days at Oxford University, where he won tasting competitions at a precociously early age.
Since then his tasting skills have won him an international reputation and he is acknowledged as having one of the finest palates of anyone writing about wine today. He brings a refreshingly unorthodox wit and directness to the subject and has won all the major wine writing awards both in the UK and the USA, including the Glenfiddich (three times), André Simon, Wine Guild (three times), James Beard, virtual campus tours Julia Child, World Food Media and Lanson (five times) awards.
In 1999 he won the Lanson Special Millennium Award for his outstanding contribution to wine communication and education. In 2006 he won the prestigious International Wine Spirit Competition International Drinks Communicator of the Year Award and most recently in September 2009 Oz won the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Award for International virtual campus tours Wine Book of the Year for his book on Bordeaux.
Oz's current best selling books include his two annuals ( Pocket Wine Book  and  250 Best Wines Wine Buying Guide ),  Let me tell you about wine ,  Bordeaux ,  Wine Atlas  and  Grapes Wines  (with Margaret Rand).
Next year s immersive wine cruises will take place during the wine harvest season (September and October 2013). The 12-night immersive wine cruises start at £1,195 per person and include calls in Paris (La Havre, France), Bordeaux (Le Verdon, France), Bilbao (Spain), virtual campus tours Vigo (Spain) and Porto (Leixoes, Portugal) to sample local wines.