Janet Z. Wang

Janet spent her formative years in China before immigrating to the UK as a teenager. From her education in Chinese history and classics since an early age, she noted that wine's social effects on humanity were profound and continuous. After graduating from the University of Cambridge – where she received a constructive introduction to wine, served at formal hall dinners – Janet pursued a career in commodities trading in London, and her education and love for wine continued as her work and social life crossed paths with wine producers, merchants and educators. Learning from wine professionals as well as drawing from her own cross-cultural perspectives ignited an interest in bringing Eastern and Western audiences closer through the language of wine.

Janet is the author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance (Ebury Press, Penguin Randomhouse) and contributor to Decanter China. She has also consulted on wine related start-up ideas.

Website: Winepeek.com Twitter: @JZWinepeek