James Halliday (writer)

James Halliday
AM
Born1938 (1938)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Lawyer, winemaker, wine judge, wine writer
Notable workJames Halliday Annual Wine Companion

James Halliday AM (born 1938) is an Australian wine writer and critic, winemaker, and senior wine competition judge.

Since 1979 he has written and co-authored more than 40 books on wine, including contributions to the Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine and The Oxford Companion to Wine.[1] Since 1986 he has published an annual overview of Australian wine which (since 2000) has been entitled James Halliday Annual Wine Companion.

Jancis Robinson has described Halliday as the protégé of Len Evans, and his successor "as Australia’s leading wine writer".[2]

  1. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Wine Books: Jancis Robinson".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Robinson, Jancis, jancisrobinson.com (2 September 2006). "Farewell Len - a true lover of wine". Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)