Peter Saunders has been writing about wine since the days when Cold Duck took over from Barossa Pearl in the 1970s. A lot of today's wine drinkers were not born at that stage but in the years that have passed, the industry and the market have changed considerably.

Peter has judged wine around the world and has also taught wine education and appreciation courses internationally. His book Wine Label Language was awarded the Gourmand of Europe prize as 'Best Wine Education Book in the English Language' in 2005. On top of this he has published 25 editions of A Guide to New Zealand Wine, growing in size from 56 pages in 1976 to 480 pages in 2007 (25th edition).

Peter has worked in the hospitality industry in a wide variety of roles, from wine manager at a premium hotel through to consultant-based roles for major importers and distributors, he sees wine in many lights and chooses accordingly.