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Julia and Jancis at The Greek Larder

For today's Throwback Thursday I'm shining a spotlight on part of our Where to find us section, always to be found via the About us tab at the bottom of every single page on the site (along with our bios, the story of JancisRobinson.com, what media and visitors say about this site, our code of ethics and some photos). The photo shown here of Julia and me was taken at The Greek Larder in King's Cross when we were discussing the Greek Wine Festival listed below.

This is because we're involved in and/or organising so many events over the next few months in both the UK and US, largely in tandem with the publication on 17 September of a brand new fourth edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine. See lots more about this dramatically revised new edition, including how to order it, here.

SEPTEMBER
5 Sep London
Southbank – Octopus Publishing Food and Drink Festival – I host a wine tasting at 5 pm. More details here.
12 Sep London Spitalfields Market – Mercado Chileno, a chance to taste some of Chile's best wines, pisco and food, and to buy a signed, pre-publication Companion. More details here.
17 Sep London Hedonism – Exclusive launch event for the new edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine.
23 Sep London Vinyl Records, Soho – Bargain New Wave South African Wine Tasting with a chance to buy a signed copy of the Companion. Full details here.

OCTOBER
2-4 Oct London
King's Place – Britain's first Greek Wine Festival. Julia and I will be there. More detail here.
8 Oct London 67 Pall Mall – The Finest Bubble bottle v magnum blind tasting of pairs of six the finest, mature de luxe champagnes. More details here.
13 Oct Washington DC Smithsonian – Wine's Intriguing New Directions, a conversation with Dave McIntyre of the Washington Post followed by a great walk-round tasting of relevant wines. More details here.
14 Oct New York Eataly – Bargain Brunello 2010 Festival and US launch of The Companion with Walter Speller and me in attendance. More details here.
31 Oct London - 1989 and 1990 Loire Chenin Blancs – tasting and lunch at Portland restaurant, London W1. More details here.

NOVEMBER
4 Nov London
Condé Nast College – How to: Academy event with a glass of delicious Palacios Godello.
5 Nov Southwold St Edmund's Hall – Literary Festival opening event 1.30 pm. More details here.
27 Nov London  Tutored wine tasting at Alleyns, Dulwich. 

DECEMBER
6 Dec London
Caravan King's Cross – JancisRobinson.com Barolo 2011 Night.

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