The English journalist Julia Harding studied modern languages (French and German) at Cambridge and then worked as an editor for many years. In 2001, she successfully completed training at the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) with a diploma. Afterwards she worked for the British supermarket chain "Waitrose" in the wine department. Since 2005, she has been Jancis Robinson's assistant; the editor of the "Oxford Companion to Wine". For this work, she was responsible for updating all entries relating to oenology and viticulture for the third edition. She passed the examinations for the award of Master of Wine in record time and was awarded the MW in 2004. In this context, she received the "Robert Mondavi Award" for the best theory paper.
The author team Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and Dr José Vouillamoz published the work "Wine Grapes - a complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties" in 2012. Harding was responsible for the statistical figures on grape varieties and for identifying the most important producers for each grape variety. Awards earned in the course of her work include Masters of Wine Noval Award for Excellence in Communication (2007), Chairman's Award, Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards (2009), Every major wine book prize for Wine Grapes (2012) and Shortlisted, Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards, Online Communicator (2014).
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