Janet Z. Wang

Janet is the author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance (Penguin Randomhouse, shortlisted for Louis Roederer Wine Book of the Year 2019 and overall winner of 2020 Gourmand Awards World Wine category).  She is a wine pundit for Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and has spoken about Chinese wine on the BBC and for TEDxSOHO. She runs wine events for corporate and social occasions, beverage sector investors, universities (Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, SOAS), China-related forums and high-profile private members clubs such as 67 Pall Mall, to introduce wines and wine culture to experts and novices alike.  She is an internationally acclaimed specialist and consultant on Chinese wine, senior judge at Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards, member of the Circle of Wine Writers and Association of Wine Educators.

Janet began her wine writing career in 2012. Prior to this, she graduated from the University of Cambridge in Computer Science and was an investment banker in London for ten years. She also combines her knowledge in wine, finance and technology to advise on private wine portfolios.

• A Taste of China Episode 2: Fine Wine, Hand-Grabbed Mutton, and the Flavors of Ningxia

• Website: https://winepeek.com/