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'''Neal Martin''' is a [[wine]] [[critic]] and [[author]] based in the [[UK]]. He reviews for ''[[The Wine Advocate]]'' and eRobertParker.com, the bimonthly wine publication and website founded by wine critic, [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wine Advocate & eRobertParker.com Announce Expanded Wine Coverage With More Tasting Notes & In-Depth Reporting|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130403-906162.html?mod=crnews|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Martin authored the award winning “Pomerol<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Neal|title=Pomerol|year=2012|publisher=Wine Journal Publishing|isbn= 978-0957430204|url=http://www.pomerolbook.com}}</ref>,” widely acknowledged to be the definitive book on one of Bordeaux’s least known appellations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gibb|first=Rebecca|title=Book Review: Neal Martin's "Pomerol"|url=http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2013/01/book-review-neal-martin-pomerol-wine|publisher=Wine-Searcher|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> In 2013, it won the inaugural Andre Simon John Avery Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=We welcome you to the André Simon Food and Drink book awards for 2013|url=http://www.andresimon.co.uk/|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>
'''Neal Martin''' is a [[wine]] [[critic]] and [[author]] based in the [[UK]]. He reviews for ''[[The Wine Advocate]]'' and eRobertParker.com, the bimonthly wine publication and website founded by wine critic, [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wine Advocate & eRobertParker.com Announce Expanded Wine Coverage With More Tasting Notes & In-Depth Reporting|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130403-906162.html?mod=crnews|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Martin authored the award winning “Pomerol"<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Neal|title=Pomerol|year=2012|publisher=Wine Journal Publishing|isbn= 978-0957430204|url=http://www.pomerolbook.com}}</ref>, widely acknowledged to be the definitive book on one of Bordeaux’s least known appellations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gibb|first=Rebecca|title=Book Review: Neal Martin's "Pomerol"|url=http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2013/01/book-review-neal-martin-pomerol-wine|publisher=Wine-Searcher|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> In 2013, it won the inaugural Andre Simon John Avery Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=We welcome you to the André Simon Food and Drink book awards for 2013|url=http://www.andresimon.co.uk/|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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After graduation, Martin worked for [[Lloyds of London]] for two years before relocating to [[Tokyo]] in 1994 to work as an English teacher. In 1996, he accepted a position within a Japanese export company working with wine.
After graduation, Martin worked for [[Lloyds of London]] for two years before relocating to [[Tokyo]] in 1994 to work as an English teacher. In 1996, he accepted a position within a Japanese export company working with wine.


When Martin found himself procuring such high-ticket wines as [[Château Latour|Latour]] and [[Chateau Petrus|Petrus]] without knowing much about them, he enrolled in a [[Wine & Spirit Education Trust|WSET]] wine certification course. Four years later, he passed the [http://www.wsetglobal.com/qualifications/level_4_diploma/default.asp WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits], had traveled regularly to European wine regions and visited nearly all the major chateaux in Bordeaux several times; all the time recording tasting notes.
When Martin found himself procuring such high-ticket wines as [[Château Latour|Latour]] and [[Chateau Petrus|Petrus]] without knowing much about them, he enrolled in a [[Wine & Spirit Education Trust|WSET]] [[wine]] certification course. Four years later, he passed the [http://www.wsetglobal.com/qualifications/level_4_diploma/default.asp WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits], had traveled regularly to European wine regions and visited nearly all the major [[chateaux]] in [[Bordeaux]] several times; all the time recording tasting notes.


In June 2003, he began writing an independent website, wine-journal.com that quickly acquired over 100,000 readers. In 2006, he was approached by [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]] to join The [[Wine Advocate]] as a reviewer. In 2012, after three years of research, he published his first book, ''Pomerol''. Comprising three main parts and over 600 pages, one aspect deals with the history of the commune, another contains winery profiles organised alphabetically, and a final considers every Pomerol cru ever made – as many as 400. Martin decided to publish the book himself because, he said, “I’m stubborn and didn’t want to compromise – I felt there were parts an editor would take out.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmitt|first=Patrick|title=NEAL MARTIN PROMISES NEW PERSPECTIVE ON POMEROL|url=http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/11/neal-martin-promises-new-perspective-on-pomerol/|accessdate=21 October 2013|newspaper=the drinks business|date=12 November 2012}}</ref>
In June 2003, he began writing an independent website, wine-journal.com that quickly acquired over 100,000 readers. In 2006, he was approached by [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]] to join The [[Wine Advocate]] as a reviewer. In 2012, after three years of research, he published his first book, ''Pomerol''. Comprising three main parts and over 600 pages, one aspect deals with the history of the commune, another contains winery profiles organised alphabetically, and a final considers every [[Pomerol]] [[Cru (wine)|cru]] ever made – as many as 400. Martin decided to [[Self-publishing|publish]] the book himself because, he said, “I’m stubborn and didn’t want to compromise – I felt there were parts an editor would take out.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmitt|first=Patrick|title=NEAL MARTIN PROMISES NEW PERSPECTIVE ON POMEROL|url=http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/11/neal-martin-promises-new-perspective-on-pomerol/|accessdate=21 October 2013|newspaper=the drinks business|date=12 November 2012}}</ref>




=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===


*Andre Simon John Avery Award for book, ''Pomerol''
*Andre Simon John Avery Award for book, ''Pomerol''<ref>{{cite web|title=We welcome you to the André Simon Food and Drink book awards for 2013|url=http://www.andresimon.co.uk/|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>


=== Works ===
=== Works ===

Revision as of 16:27, 21 October 2013

Neal Martin
BornFebruary 12, 1971 (1971-02-12) (age 53)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
EducationWarwick University
Websitewww.erobertparker.com

Neal Martin is a wine critic and author based in the UK. He reviews for The Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com, the bimonthly wine publication and website founded by wine critic, Robert Parker.[1] In 2012, Martin authored the award winning “Pomerol"[2], widely acknowledged to be the definitive book on one of Bordeaux’s least known appellations.[3] In 2013, it won the inaugural Andre Simon John Avery Award.[4]

Early life

Born the eldest of four sons on 12th February 1971, in coastal Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, Martin attended grammar at Westcliff High School for Boys and continued on to Warwick University in 1989 where he obtained a degree in Management Science.

Career

After graduation, Martin worked for Lloyds of London for two years before relocating to Tokyo in 1994 to work as an English teacher. In 1996, he accepted a position within a Japanese export company working with wine.

When Martin found himself procuring such high-ticket wines as Latour and Petrus without knowing much about them, he enrolled in a WSET wine certification course. Four years later, he passed the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits, had traveled regularly to European wine regions and visited nearly all the major chateaux in Bordeaux several times; all the time recording tasting notes.

In June 2003, he began writing an independent website, wine-journal.com that quickly acquired over 100,000 readers. In 2006, he was approached by Robert Parker to join The Wine Advocate as a reviewer. In 2012, after three years of research, he published his first book, Pomerol. Comprising three main parts and over 600 pages, one aspect deals with the history of the commune, another contains winery profiles organised alphabetically, and a final considers every Pomerol cru ever made – as many as 400. Martin decided to publish the book himself because, he said, “I’m stubborn and didn’t want to compromise – I felt there were parts an editor would take out.”[5]


Awards

  • Andre Simon John Avery Award for book, Pomerol[6]

Works

  • Pomerol (2012), Wine Journal Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-0957430204 [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Wine Advocate & eRobertParker.com Announce Expanded Wine Coverage With More Tasting Notes & In-Depth Reporting". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ Martin, Neal (2012). Pomerol. Wine Journal Publishing. ISBN 978-0957430204.
  3. ^ Gibb, Rebecca. "Book Review: Neal Martin's "Pomerol"". Wine-Searcher. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ "We welcome you to the André Simon Food and Drink book awards for 2013". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ^ Schmitt, Patrick (12 November 2012). "NEAL MARTIN PROMISES NEW PERSPECTIVE ON POMEROL". the drinks business. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ^ "We welcome you to the André Simon Food and Drink book awards for 2013". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ^ Martin, Neal (2012). Pomerol. Wine Journal Publishing. ISBN 978-0957430204.

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