Julian, assistant editor, began interning at JancisRobinson.com in 2022, and has managed our annual wine writing competition ever since. His passion for wine was sparked by a bottle of Tesco Nero d’Avola while a first-year at the University of St Andrews. Since then, in addition to reading endlessly about wine, he has worked in wine retail and wine service. He is currently working on a Master’s in Medieval History at Oxford, where he is also a member of the Oxford blind-tasting team. He remains particularly interested in Sicilian wine and is also an ardent lover of rosé.