Claire Fontaine
Editor-in-Chief · Geneva
Claire Fontaine leads Wine & Vintage from Geneva, setting the publication's editorial standards and commissioning its long-form reporting. She covers the intersection of fine wine, markets and collecting.
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Contributors
Eighteen editors and correspondents across Europe, the Americas and Asia, reporting on wine and on time.
Théodore Marchand
Bordeaux Correspondent · Bordeaux
Théodore Marchand reports from Bordeaux on the classified growths, the en primeur campaigns and the business of La Place. His beat is the Left and Right Banks, in the chai and in the market.
Elise Berger
Champagne & Burgundy Correspondent · Reims
Elise Berger covers Champagne's houses and growers from Reims and Burgundy's vintages from the Côte d'Or. Her beat is sparkling wine and Pinot Noir country, from grandes marques to récoltant-manipulants.
Giulia Ferraro
Italy Correspondent · Florence
Giulia Ferraro covers Italy from Florence, with Tuscan estates, Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico at the center of her reporting. Her beat spans the peninsula's classic regions and their modern reinventions.
Matteo Rossi
Piedmont Correspondent · Alba
Matteo Rossi reports from Alba on Barolo, Barbaresco and the Langhe. His beat is Nebbiolo in all its forms, from the region's historic crus to its new generation of growers.
Henri Dubois
Rhône & Loire Correspondent · Lyon
Henri Dubois covers the Rhône Valley and the Loire from Lyon. His beat runs from Côte-Rôtie and Châteauneuf-du-Pape to Sancerre and Vouvray, with Syrah and Chenin Blanc as his compass points.
Margaux Lefèvre
Southern France Correspondent · Montpellier
Margaux Lefèvre reports from Montpellier on the Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence and the South-West. Her beat is France's Mediterranean vineyards and the producers redefining them.
Jonas Weber
Germany & Austria Correspondent · Mainz
Jonas Weber covers Germany and Austria from Mainz. His beat is Riesling country, from the Mosel's steep slate slopes to the Wachau's terraced vineyards, plus the VDP's auctions and classifications.
Sofia Almeida
Iberia Correspondent · Porto
Sofia Almeida reports from Porto on the Iberian Peninsula. Her beat spans the Douro Valley and Port, Rioja, Ribera del Duero and the new wave of Spanish and Portuguese table wines.
Nathaniel Cole
Napa Valley & Americas Correspondent · Napa
Nathaniel Cole covers Napa Valley and the Americas from Napa. His beat is California's wine country, from the valley floor to the mountain appellations, plus the wider New World regions shaping the fine wine map.
Sofia Delgado
South America Correspondent · Mendoza
Sofia Delgado reports from Mendoza on South America's wine regions. Her beat is Malbec and beyond: high-altitude Argentine vineyards, Chile's coastal valleys and the continent's emerging fine wine scene.
Kenji Tanaka
Asia Correspondent · Tokyo
Kenji Tanaka covers Asia's wine world from Tokyo. His beat is the region's collectors, auctions and emerging wine regions, from Japan's own vineyards to the markets moving fine wine prices.
James Ashworth
Fine Wine Market Editor · London
James Ashworth edits the publication's market coverage from London. His beat is the fine wine market itself: indices, merchant pricing, en primeur economics and the data behind the headlines.
Amelia Hart
Collecting & Auctions Editor · London
Amelia Hart covers collecting and auctions from London. Her beat is provenance, mature vintages, single-owner cellars and the saleroom, for readers building and maintaining serious collections.
Oliver Bennett
Cellar & Service Columnist · London
Oliver Bennett writes the publication's cellar and service column from London. His beat is the objects of wine culture: glassware, decanters, cellar equipment and the craft of serving wine well.
Chloé Rousseau
Vineyard & Climate Correspondent · Dijon
Chloé Rousseau reports from Dijon on vineyards and climate. Her beat is viticulture under pressure: warming vintages, farming choices, grape varieties and the science reshaping how wine is grown.
Lucía Fernández
Wine Culture Editor · Madrid
Lucía Fernández edits the publication's culture coverage from Madrid. Her beat is wine in relation to food, art, architecture, travel and history, with wine always at the center.
Eleanor Vance
Essays & Long Reads Editor · Paris
Eleanor Vance edits essays and long reads from Paris. Her beat is the long form: profiles, histories and narratives that need space, reported patiently and written to last.