Matthew Jukes
Matthew Jukes is a wine writer based in the United Kingdom. He publishes several annual wine reports including the 100 Best Australian Wines, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Burgundy En Primeur Report and, from 2017, a Piemonte Report.
Career history
After 3 years on a weekly radio slot for the BBC, Channel 4 approached Jukes to host 'Wine Hunt'.He has created a line of non-alcoholic drinks: 'Jukes Cordialities'.
Awards
In January 2012, Jukes was awarded the Honorary Australian of the Year Award by the Australia Day Foundation. It recognises a non-Australian resident of the UK who displays "Australian characteristics" or has contributed significantly to Australia.In May 2011, Off Licence News voted Jukes the most influential wine writer in the UK.
His book, Taste Food & Wine, co-written with Tyson Stelzer, won the Australian Food Media Award for Best Food and Writing.
In 2002, Jukes won the International [Wine and Spirit Competition|International Wine and Spirit Competition’s] Trophy for Wine Communicator of the Year.