Claire Hu is an award-winning wine and food journalist who lives between Joburg and Cape Town. A holder of the prestigious Wine and Spirit Diploma, she has worked on British wine magazines including as managing editor of Harpers Wine & Spirit magazine, the leading publication for the international drinks trade, and she has also held senior positions on Wine & Spirit  and The Grocer.

She writes for publications including The Mail & Guardian, Business Day, writes columns for wine.co.za and eatout.co.za and also runs her own editorial and wine consultancy business.

She has been a hack for too many years than she cares to mention, working for national newspapers including The Guardian and London Evening Standard. She has visited and written about many of the world’s wine regions including those in South Africa, France, Germany, Spain, California, Austria and Australia. It was a tough job, but someone had to do it!

She has international judging experience and is enjoying touring the Western Cape, writing about the wines and characters behind them, as well as unusual travel assignments such as cruising up the Chobe river. She can be reached on clairehu@hotmail.com.

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