Burton Anderson is one of the foremost authorities on Italian wines and the author of Vino and several other Italian wine and food books.

Gerald D. Boyd writes for the San Francisco Chronicle and often contributes to QRW.

Michael Broadbent, Master of Wine is author of Michael Broadbent's Wine Vintages.

Clive Coates, Master of Wine has been a contributing editor to the QRW for the last two decades, and is the author of the Encyclopaedia of the Wines and Domaines of France. He now resides in France.

Peter Cobb lives in Portugal and worked for decades in the Port industry. He is now retired and writes regularly for this magazine.

Jeff Frees is a Colorado-based writer whose European wine stories appear often in QRW.

Jacqueline Friedrich resides in France, and writes about wine for many international newspapers, and is the author of several major books on wine.

Rosemary George, Master of Wine, writes from London and has authored several books on wine and is an expert on French country wines.

Patrick Grubb, Master of Wine, has contributed articles on port and madeira to QRW for two decades. He resides in Oxford, England.

Edward Guiliano is President of New York Institute of Technology and a writer for this and other international publications.

Mireille Guiliano began writing for QRW 20 years ago. She is the author of the bestselling books French Women Don’t Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure and French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure.

Richard Carleton Hacker is the author of several cigar books. He appears in every issue of the magazine and writes about cigars for Robb Report and other publications.

Eleanor and Ray Heald, QRW Contributing Editors, are well-known international wine writers from Michigan, whose articles appear in every issue of the magazine.

Richard Paul Hinkle, residing in California, has authored many books on wines and literature. He writes regularly for QRW.

Yvonne Michie Horn is one of California's leading travel and wine writers.

Tom Hyland, a Chicago-based author and wine educator, writes the bimonthly e-zine, Guide to Italian Wines.

Tom Maresca is the author of Mastering Wine (Grove Press, 1992).

Ed McCarthy is co-author, along with Mary Ewing-Mulligan M.W., of Wine for Dummies and several other wine books in this series, including Champagne for Dummies.

Jan Read is an authority on Spanish wine and Ports. He resides in Scotland.

Randy Sheahan is a much published wine writer who has edited this magazine since its inception in 1977.

Alan Spencer is a translator and wine writer in Bordeaux who covers the wine scene there for QRW.

Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine is the head of Sotheby's International Wine Department in London, and the author of several wine books. Her articles appear often in QRW.

Elisabeth Townsend writes about food, wine, and travel for The Boston Globe, as well as other newspapers and magazines.

Larry Walker is a much published freelance wine, food, and travel writer based in northern California, who appears regularly in QRW.

Photographers:

Jim Scherer has been a professional food photographer for over 25 years. A Yale graduate with a degree in Fine Art, Jim got his first taste of food photography during a cookbook shoot with Julia Child. He went on to photograph two more books with her, and his studio is now devoted to custom food photography for advertising, corporate communications and editorial publications. He lives in Boston with his wife Elena, and his interests include music, science, art and bicycling.

Design, Layout and Production:

LMY Studio, Inc. specializes in design, layout and press-ready production for publications and marketing collaterals. The studio has been recognized by the Gallery of Superb Printing Black Tie Awards and the Gold Ink Awards for its design work. Principal Lily Yamamoto has guided the company for over twenty years.