Who are they?
There are 33 wine drinkers,
45 producers,
31 sellers,
45 opinion formers
and
47 often unsung ‘pillars’ without whom the industry would not survive in its current form - ranging from the machine harvesting contractor to the bottler.
The Wine People
Where are they?
All over the world - sometimes in specific countries but often nowhere specific. They represent the wine world as a whole.
Are they based on real people?
No - apart from three - they have all been created by Robert Joseph, using what he has learned from thousands of conversations and interviews.
Why 200?
100 wasn’t enough and 250 seemed to be too many to fit in a single book, though there are certainly at least 50 more that could have been included