Oz Clarke

Oz Clarke is one of the world’s leading wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach. His tasting skills have won him an international following and he is acknowledged as having one of the finest palates of anyone writing about wine today. He brings a refreshingly unorthodox wit and directness to the subject and has won all the major wine writing awards both in the UK and the USA many times over. Oz is well known for presenting the long running BBC series Food and Drink between 1982 and 2002. He presented three series’ with James May 2006-2009, and two series’ with Hugh Dennis 2009 – 2011. For their series and accompanying book Oz and James were awarded International Wine Challenge Personality of the Year Award, the TRIC TV Arts/Documentary Programme of the Year Award, and Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best Wine Literature. Oz has made numerous guest TV appearances including on James May’s Toy Stories, The O