Andrew Jefford is a highly respected wine writer, author and broadcaster. He also covers food, whisky, travel and perfume. He spent 15 months as a senior research fellow at Adelaide University between 2009 and 2010. He lives with his family near Pic St Loup in the Languedoc. Jefford was first a Decanter World Wine Awards judge in 2004. 

Australia-bound: Andrew wrote “From January 25th 2009, I’ll be based in Australia for at least a year, via a Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Adelaide and as Winewriter in Residence to the Australia Wine 2030 Project. Follow my progress via the blog (as well as via a new, monthly column for Decanter magazine beginning later in 2009).” (Circle Update March 2009).

Books

Andrew Jefford, The New France (Mitchell Beazley, 2002).

Andrew Jefford, The New France (Mitchell Beazley, 2006 revised edition).

Andrew Jefford, The Wines of Germany (Deutsches Weininstitut Gmbh, Mainz, 1993 & 1994).

Articles

Andrew Jefford, ‘New International Syrah Society founded in Rome’, World of Fine Wine 1 2004 p12.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2001 and 2003’, World of Fine Wine 11 2006 p24-25.

Andrew Jefford, ‘When appellations go wrong’, Wine&Spirit, November 2006, p53.

Andrew Jefford, ‘The Quest for Fine Wine’, World of Fine Wine 10 2006.

Andrew Jefford, ‘One bottle’, World of Fine Wine 16 2007, p212.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Reason and unreason in Bordeaux’, World of Fine Wine 17 2007 p210.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Pirate Wine: Bandol and broad-mindedness’, World of Fine Wine 18 2007, p212.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Circle Tasting of Clos de Tart (10th Dec 2007 at the WSET) ‘, Circle Update Feb/March 2008, p16-18.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2005’, World of Fine Wine 19 2008 p50-51.

Andrew Jefford, ‘France’s last trump’, World of Fine Wine 22 2008, p78-87.

Andrew Jefford, ‘96 of one and 12 of the other’, World of Fine Wine 22 2008 p202.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: From Steiner to Márquez’, www.decanter.com 9 May 2011, retrieved 10th May 2011.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Le Soula, magic in the mountains’, World of Fine Wine 32 2011 p116-121.

Andrew Jefford, ‘The ballad of the Rosenkavalier’, World of Fine Wine 32 2011 p188.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Languedoc-Roussillon-the erratic powerhouse of French wine,’ World of Fine Wine 33 2011, p166-67.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: The Existential Winegrower’, www.decanter.com 23 Dec 2012.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: The Crazed Giant’, www.decanter.com 08 Jul 2013.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: “It’s Our Year!”’, www.decanter.com 25 Nov 2013.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: the Sancerre Gauntlet’, www.decanter.com 02 Dec 2013.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: Measuring Up’, www.decanter.com 24 Feb 2014. 

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: Grey’s Anatomy,’ www.decanter.com 07 April 2014. 

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: Farewell Jef,’ www.decanter.com 12 May 2014. 

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: Some Useless Notes’, www.decanter.com 23rd Feb 2015.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: I wouldn’t have known’, www.decanter.com 04 May 2015.

Andrew Jefford, ‘Jefford on Monday: Secret lessons,’ www.decanter.com 18 May 2015.