- Born
- Birth nameJancis Mary Robinson
- Jancis Robinson was born on April 22, 1950 in Cumbria, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Food & Drink (1982), Drop the Dead Donkey (1990) and Biography (1987).
- Born in Cumbria, she developed a taste for wine whilst studying at St. Anne's College, Oxford University and has subsequently became the world's "wittiest wine writer" (Robert M. Parker) and arguably its most important.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Broadcasting and Journalism.
- Writer and Broadcaster on Wine in Hampstead, London, England.
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