Lettie Teague is an American author and currently a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal.[1] Teague was for several years with Food & Wine, as wine editor of the magazine from 1997 and executive wine editor 2005–2009.
Lettie Teague | |
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| Born | Indiana |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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Biography
editLettie Teague was born in Indiana, and during her childhood lived in various places in Ohio and North Carolina. After studying English at Kenyon College, she held various wine-related jobs in retail, restaurants, wholesale sales, and marketing until becoming a public relations executive specializing in wine.[2] In 1995 she became the food, wine, and books editor at the Hearst travel magazine Diversion, and in 1997 became the wine editor of Food & Wine.[2] She remained with the magazine until American Express Publishing announced a reduction in staff in 2009, and Teague went on to write a blog for eRobertParker.com, online site of Robert Parker, for a brief period. In April 2010, three months after the departure of Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, she was announced as a wine columnist of The Wall Street Journal, along with Jay McInerney and Will Lyons.[3][4]
Teague has speculated on a classification scheme of California wine, and launched a debate concerning Barolo.[5][6][7][8] She has won three James Beard Awards, including the 2003 MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award, the 2005 Best Magazine Columns, and in 2012 Best Food-Related Columns for her work at The Wall Street Journal. She has been used as a wine authority by CNN.[9][10]
Teague has described engaging competitive "guess that wine" blind tasting games with then husband, GQ food critic Alan Richman.[11]
Books
edit- Teague was illustrator and co-author of the 1995 book Fear of Wine: An Introductory Guide to the Grape by Leslie Brenner.
- In 2007 she published a book Educating Peter--How Anybody Can Become An (Almost) Instant Wine Expert. This is a beginner's guide to the essential facts of wine, presented in the form of a chronicle of her efforts to inform and educate her friend, Peter Travers, a film critic for the Rolling Stone.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ What to Eat and Drink, According to Eli Zabar, Wall Street Journal, "Uncorking the City" column, updated April 23, 2015 8:32 p.m. ET. Accessed 2015-04-25, 18:28 UTC.
- ^ a b Swedloff, Alex, The New York Sun (August 16, 2004). "A Woman of the Wine World".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Koblin, John, The New York Observer (March 19, 2010). Journal Brings in Jay McInerney and Lettie Teague as Wine Columnists
- ^ The Wall Street Journal (April 8, 2010). Introducing Jay and Lettie
- ^ Teague, Lettie, Food & Wine (September 2007). Is Barolo Still Italy’s Greatest Wine?
- ^ Asimov, Eric, The New York Times: The Pour (September 11, 2007). Notes on Barolo
- ^ Parzen, Jemermy, dobianchi.com (August 7, 2007). To the Emperor’s Censor: Parole in Libertà!
- ^ Feiring, Alice, alicefeiring.com (August 6, 2007). Squires Gives Feiring the Boot Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CNN.com (March 2, 2003). Interview With Lettie Teague transcript
- ^ CNN.com (March 22, 2007). Wine gadgets for the high-tech connoisseur
- ^ Keating, Matt, The Guardian (June 1, 2005). Nature loses out to nurture, say researchers