About Sarah Jane English
Sarah
Jane English, author of four books
on wine and food—VIN VIGNETTES, Stories of Famous French
Wines; The Wines of Texas (now in its fourth edition); Top Chefs in
Texas and Top Chefs in New Orleans--and more than 900 predominantly
magazine and some newspaper articles, is the foremost wine
writer/speaker in the Southwest. She wrote the foreword for
YESTERDAY AND TODAY, The Best of Chuck-wagon Cooking published by the
Texas Beef industry Council; the chapter on wine and food pairing for
WILD ABOUT TEXAS, A Bouquet of Recipes, Wildflowers and Wines
published by the Cypress Woodlands Junior Forum and the introduction
for THE UNOFFICIAL TEXAS WINE SOCIETY COOKBOOK by Wendt Publisher.
Her short story, “Links,” has been included in a collection of
fiction, Tilted Planet Tales, edited by Robin Carvey. Her
latest book, Sharing
is Unnatural and Other Amusing Notions , is a
collection of humorous essays she has written about things that
amuse, amaze, confuse and confound her.
The free-lance writer and author writes wine features for THE
PEAK—first and business-class magazine for Air France, Lufthansa,
Cathay Pacific and for the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and
Singapore Diplomatic Corps. She also writes travel, food, wine,
and other features for THE PEAK. English is the wine and food
editor for COUNTRY LIFESTYLE. Her articles appear in THE WINE
NEWS, THE WINE SPECTATOR, WINE ENTHUSIAST, EATING WELL, TEXAS
HIGHWAYS, FOOD ARTS, MARKETWATCH, WINE AND SPIRITS, TOURING &
TASTING, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, AUSTIN HOME AND LIVING, and
others. The former wine columnist for the Austin-American
Statesman writes the monthly Sarah
Jane English Wine and Food Newsletter on her web
site: www.sarahjanewineandfood.com.
English also is the former Wine Chairman for the Annual KLRU-TV PBS
Auction and teaches the Sarah Jane English Wine Symposium.
Bubbly and effervescent, like a bottle of
champagne, Sarah Jane manages to parlay her love of fine food and
wine into a globe trotting career as a food and wine writer.
She has stomped grapes in France, California and Texas and has dined
at the tables of some of this country’s most talented chefs.
She was a regional judge for the James Beards Foundation for seven
years
best chefs.
Sarah Jane receives accolades from the most prestigious wine
organizations in America and France, and has tasted more good wine
than she can possibly count.
A fifth-generation Texan, which by birthright means a natural
storyteller, she shares information and her enchanting experiences in
her five books. The author conducts seminars, presents speaking
engagements, teaches wine courses, and judges wine and food
competitions. She is a free-lance writer who appears on
television and radio talk shows to speak about the wine
and food industry. The author is an accomplished historian and
lecturer.
The former editor of
ALCALDE, Alumni Magazine for the University of Texas, has an
entertaining and delightful personality—something akin to Designing
Women meets Steel Magnolias—and recounts her exciting travels and
experiences with fun-loving practical philosophy.
A native of Dallas, English is a fifth generation member of an
historic Texas family. She attended Hockaday School and
Highland Park High School in Dallas and graduated from the University
of Texas at Austin with B.A. and M.A. degrees
English is a member of various food and wine associations:
International Association of Culinary Professionals, the first
wine-writer recipient of “Who’s Who in Food and Wine in Texas,”
charter member of the Texas Wine Ambassadors, Academy of Wine
Communications, College of the Oaks, Confrerie Flamme d’Or,
Confrerie des Chevalier du Tastevin deBourgogne, Les Dames
d’Escoffier, Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, International Who’s
Who in Wine, former officer of Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs
and others.