Chandra Kurt

Chandra Kurt (* 1968 in Colombo ) is one of the most famous Swiss wine writers and wine critics . She has authored over a dozen wine books, including the bestseller “Weinseller” and the prose work “Wine Tales - Stories between Tagliatelle and Soutane ”.

Kurt's love for wine began in Italy , where her grandparents lived in Emilia-Romagna . The wine connoisseur is also on the editorial team of Hugh Johnson's “Little Johnson” and Jancis Robinson's “Oxford Lexicon”, as well as a member of the London associations “Circle of Wine Writers” and “Society of Authors”. Chandra Kurt commutes between Zurich , Reggio nell'Emilia and London , where she works as a wine consultant in addition to her writing .

Awards

• Golden pruning shears 2006
• Lanson Book Award for "Chandra's Wine Tips", 2006
• "WineTales" the prize for the best wine book of 2006 (awarded by the Italian Sommelier Association)

Works

• Chandras Weinbasic, a practical wine guide , Werd, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-85932-360-1 .
• Chandra's wine cellar, a practical wine guide , Werd, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-85932-417-9 .
• Chandra's grape harvest , Werd, Zurich 2003.
• Sex Sells - Why To Undress For Ads . Orell Füssli, March 2004, ISBN 3-280-05082-0
• Wine Tales (Orell Füssli) (2004)
• Drink Pink (Orell Füssli) (2005)
• I racconti del vino (Aliberti Editore) (2005)
• Chandra's Wine Tips (2006)
• Weinseller (11th edition) (2008)
• Wein speaks German (co-author) (Scherz) (2007)
• Whiskey & Food by Chandra Kurt (orell füssli) (2007)
• Cotta's Culinary Almanac No. 16 (co-author) (Klett-Cotta) (2008)

Web links

• Literature by and about Chandra Kurt in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website