Oz Clarke

Oz Clarke in November 2011

Robert Owen "Oz" Clarke (* 1949 , England ) is a British actor , wine critic , author , TV and radio presenter .

Career

Oz began his career as a wine critic early on as a student as captain of the Oxford University wine tasting team . He then worked as an actor and singer, before turning increasingly to the subject of wine from 1984 onwards.

In 1995 Oz developed the Microsoft Wine Guide on CD-ROM , which contained ratings of almost 6000 wines with corresponding maps. This Microsoft Wine Guide has received several awards. He also appeared regularly as a presenter for the BBC .

At the end of 2006, the BBC broadcast the season Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure , in which OZ traveled through France as a wine expert with James May . At the end of 2007, the second season was broadcast from the California wine region. A third season, Oz and James Drink to Britain , filmed in the UK , came out in 2009.

Filmography (selection)

• 1978 Superman
• 1980 Superman II - Alone against everyone
• 1982 The command
• 1984 Much Ado About Nothing (TV production)
• 1997 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
• 2007 Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure: Series 1 (TV Series)
• 2007 Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure: Series 2 (TV Series)
• 2009 Oz and James Drink to Britain (TV Series)

bibliography

• The Essential Wine Book (1988) ISBN 978-0-670-80731-4
• Oz Clarke's Wine Guide [formerly Webster's Wine Guide] (published annually since the late 1980s, retitled Oz Clarke 250 Best Wines Wine Buying Guide, 2008 – present) 2011 edition: ISBN 978-1-86205-896-5
• Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Book (annually since 1993) Pavilion Books (2007 – present) 2011 edition: ISBN 978-1-86205-895-8
• Oz Clarke's New Classic Wines, Simon & Schuster (1991) ISBN 978-0-671-69620-7
• Oz Clarke's New Encyclopedia of French Wines, Simon & Schuster (1991) ISBN 978-0-671-72456-6
• Oz Clarke's Australian Wine Companion, Little, Brown & Co (2004) ISBN 978-0-316-72874-4
• Clarke and Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide, Little, Brown & Co (1998 and 2001) ISBN 978-0-316-64753-3
• Oz Clarke's Encyclopedia of Wine, Little, Brown & Co (1999 and 2003) ISBN 978-0-316-85157-2
• Oz Clarke's Introducing Wine, Little, Brown & Co (2000 and 2003) ISBN 978-0-316-85450-4
• Oz Clarke's Wine Atlas, Little, Brown & Co / Pavilion Books (1995, 2002 and 2007) ISBN 978-1-86205-782-1
• Vinopolis World Wine Guide, Little, Brown & Co (1999) ISBN 978-0-316-85200-5
• Z Cards: Wine & Food Matcher, Wine Vintages. Wine Tasting, Wine Finder (2001)
• Oz Clarke's Grapes and Wines: A Guide to Varieties and Flavors, by Oz Clarke & Margaret Rand (2001, 2003, 2008) ISBN 978-1-86205-835-4
• Sainsbury's Book of Wine, Sainsbury's (1987) ISBN 978-1-870604-00-0
• Sainsbury's Regional Wine Guides Series, Sainsbury's (1988)
• Sainsbury's Pocket Wine Guide, Sainsbury's (1993)
• Oz Clarke's Wine Companion to ... - Bordeaux, Tuscany, Burgundy, California (1997)
• Microsoft Wine Guide (1995-2002, CD-ROM)
• Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, with Julie Arkell, BBC Books (2006) ISBN 978-0-563-53900-1
• Oz Clarke Bordeaux, Pavilion Books (2006) ISBN 978-1-86205-830-9
• Oz Clarke: Pocket Wine Book 2008 Pavilion Books (2007) ISBN 978-1-86205-780-7
• Oz and James Drink to Britain, with James May, Pavilion Books (2009) ISBN 978-1-86205-846-0
• Oz Clarke: Pocket Wine Book 2010 Pavilion Books (2009) ISBN 978-1-86205-863-7
• Oz Clarke: 250 Best Wines 2010 Pavilion Books (2009) ISBN 978-1-86205-866-8
• Oz Clarke: 250 Best Wines 2011 Pavilion Books (2010) ISBN 978-1-86205-896-5
• Oz Clarke: 250 Best Wines 2012 Pavilion Books (2011) ISBN 978-1-86205-920-7
• Oz Clarke: Pocket Wine Book 2014 Pavilion Books (2013) ISBN 978-1-90910861-5
• Oz Clarke: Grapes & Wines with Margaret Rand, Pavilion Books (2014) ISBN 978-1-90910-862-2
• Oz Clarke: The History of Wine in 100 Bottles, Pavilion Books (2015) ISBN 978-1-90981-549-0
• Oz Clarke Wine AZ (2015) ISBN 978-1-91049-655-8

Awards (selection)

• Youngest British Wine Taster of the Year, 1973
• England Wine Tasters winning team, 1980 captain
• World Wine Tasting Championship winner, 1982
• Le Prix Lanson 1997 ( Wine Guide CD-ROM)
• Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Special Millennium Award 1999
• Jacob's Creek Silver Ladle 1999 ( Wine Guide CD-ROM)
• Le Prix Lanson Wine Book of the Year 2002 (Grapes & Wines)
• International Wine Challenge Personality of the Year Award 2009 (Oz Clarke and James May )
• Officier de l ' Ordre du Mérite agricole 2010

Web links

• Oz Clarke Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BBC Food Chefs Oz Clarke
2. ↑ Useful Chefs - Oz Clarke
3. ^ Oz Clarke official website
4. ↑ http://vinsextraordinaires.com/oz-clarke-fine-wine-experience.html
5. ↑ Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure Series 1 - Episode guide , June 17, 2019, BBC TWO
6. ↑ Series 1 - Episode guide , June 17, 2019, BBC TWO
7. ↑ Oz and James Drink to Britain , accessed June 17, 2019, BBC TWO