Ella Lister is the creator of Wine Lister. She works as a wine writer, fine wine market analyst and consultant. She graduated with a degree in French and Italian from Oxford University. Her career began as an investment banker at Lazard in London. She began wine writing in 2009, initially for The World of Fine Wine, and then for the Financial Times and Decanter. She has consulted to private clients on their wine collections, and for four years was Fine Wine Octavian’s Strategy Consultant. Wine Lister was born from Ella’s desire “to see a more comprehensive, logical and progressive wine rating system.” Her favourite wines are French and Italian.