Steven Spurrier, Consultant Editor for Decanter, joined the Wine Scholar Guild for a chat on his new Academie du Vin Library, named for France’s first private wine school that he opened in Paris in 1973. Through this venture he’s reviving classic pieces of wine literature from the past, bring them into the present for future enjoyment. In this interview he offers perspective on the cultural aspect of wine writing and the relationship of writing to not only learning about - but the enjoyment of - wine. The Academie du Vin Library will also be commissioning some new works by contemporary wine writers.

Summary: Wine writing has changed over time moving away from personal accounts and story-telling to production statistics and technical descriptions of techniques and practices. Join Steven Spurrier, consultant editor for Decanter and mastermind behind the Judgement of Paris, as he speaks to wine writing, both past and present, and unveils his new “