Wink Lorch has worked in the world of wine all her adult life: writing, editing, teaching and presenting tastings. A founder of the Association of Wine Educators and a member of the Circle of Wine Writers, Wink has contributed to books by Jancis Robinson, Tom Stevenson and Oz Clarke and has written for numerous magazines. In 2014 she wrote and selfpublished her first book, Jura Wine, which won the André Simon Best Drink Book award and was shortlisted for a Louis Roederer Wine Writers' award.

In the 1980s Wink visited her first Savoie vineyard after a ski holiday, and now divides her time between London and the French Alps. She has become the go-to authority on Savoie and Bugey wines, widening her interest recently to wines from the rest of the French Alps. As a part-time mountain dweller she is always impressed by how wines are made in such challenging areas. As a wine lover, she finds the indigenous grapes endlessly fascinating.

Wink’s website is winetravelmedia.com

Photo of Wink Lorch and back cover photo of southern Bugey
by Jérôme Genée

Principal photographer Mick Rock of Cephas Picture Library has been photographing the world of wine for over 30 years. Mick joined Wink twice in Savoie to shoot photos for the book, visiting 35 key producers and many more vineyards. Mick’s photography can be viewed at cephas.com