Christina Pickard
Wine Writer
About
Christina is a wine writer, presenter and educator. She has been telling wine tales for over a decade, first from her former home in London, England, then from her second former home in Perth, Australia, and now in her current home in New York's Hudson Valley. Christina has written for publications around the globe including Decanter, Gourmet Traveller Wine, James Halliday's Wine Companion, Afar and Food & Wine. She is a Contributing Editor at Wine Enthusiast magazine where she tastes and reviews nearly 1500 wines from Australia and New Zealand per year. Christina scribbles stories about both countries for the magazine, as well covering a broad range of drinks-related topics.
In September 2019, Christina was awarded an "Honorary Australian Woman in Wine" at the Australian Women in Wine Awards.
Articles
Examples of Christina's work:
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An Ancient Indigenous Drink is Revived, Illuminating Australian History, Wine Enthusiast
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An Eco-Friendly Wine Tour of New Zealand's South Island, Wine Enthusiast
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The Complete Guide to Australian Wine by Style, Wine Enthusiast
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Working the Snowy Vermont Vineyards of La Garagista Winery, Food & Wine
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What it's Actually Like to Road Trip Across Australia, Afar Magazine
Multimedia
As a presenter and educator, Christina has appeared semi-regularly on UK television and at numerous food and wine events across Europe, Australia and the U.S. Christina co-hosted one of wine's earliest podcasts, The Crush: Wine Talk Unfiltered, for over three years. Throughout her Australia years, she founded and ran educational yet irreverent wine classes under her brand, School of Wine. Christina has been a part of the team behind London's Real Wine Fair since its beginnings in 2012. You can listen to Christina interview guests on many episodes of the Wine Enthusiast podcast.