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exploring taste – Spring/Summer 2016 people – The wine writer

Passion and knowledge. These are the keys to the success of Kerin O’Keefe, one of the world’s most
influential wine critics. Born near Boston, Massachusetts, and having relocated to our country in
the 1990s, Kerin has elected Italian wines as her main area of expertise. She has worked as an

Italian Editor for Wine Enthusiast since 2013 and has authored important books such as Franco
Biondi Santi: The Gentleman of Brunello, Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating
One of Italy’s Greatest Wines and Barolo and Barbaresco: The King and Queen of Italian Wine. In the

following exclusive interview, she reflects on the main turning-points in her career and discusses
current trends in wine export and consumption.

AN INTERVIEW WITH KERIN O’KEEFE
THE WINE

WRITER

Words Photography

JESSICA BORDONI PAOLO TENTI

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