James Halliday (writer)

James Halliday AM (born 1938) is an Australian wine writer and critic, winemaker, and senior wine competition judge.

James Halliday

AM
Born1938 (1938)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Lawyer, winemaker, wine judge, wine writer
Notable workJames Halliday Annual Wine Companion

Since 1979 he has written and co-authored more than 40 books on wine, including contributions to the Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine and The Oxford Companion to Wine. Since 1986 he has published an annual overview of Australian wine which (since 2000) has been entitled James Halliday Annual Wine Companion.

Jancis Robinson has described Halliday as the protégé of Len Evans, and his successor "as Australia’s leading wine writer".

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