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”’Matthew Jukes”’ is a [[wine writer]] based in the United Kingdom. He publishes several annual wine reports, including the 100 Best Australian Wines (first published in 2004), the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Burgundy En Primeur Report, and the 2025/26 edition of The Piemonte Report, the eleventh of its kind, was published in September 2025. The fifth edition of the Finest Fifty Wines, which highlights the best wines not mentioned in the other four reports, was published in late 2024. Matthew is the co-founder and CEO of Jukes Cordialities, the eponymous alcohol-free drinks collection, first launched in 2020. Jukes Cordialities won ten medals from ten entries (including two Trophies) at the World Alcohol-Free Awards 2025, which led to Jukes being awarded Alcohol-Free Drinks Producer of the Year. In October 2025, Jukes launched Believe by Jukes, a new drink to complement the existing Classic range of cordialities and ready-to-pour drinks.

”’Matthew Jukes”’ is a [[wine writer]] in the United Kingdom. He publishes annual wine reports including the 100 Best Australian Wines ( in ), the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Burgundy En Primeur Report and, the first in , .

==Career history==

==Career history==

Jukes started his career in the wine industry in 1987 working at the Barnes Wine Shop, London SW13. From there, Jukes moved into buying for Bibendum Restaurant & Oyster Bar, London SW3, winning awards for his wine list, and then into radio when [[journalism]] started to become his focus. After 3&nbsp;years on a weekly radio slot for the [[BBC]], [[Channel 4]] approached Jukes to host ‘Wine Hunt’.<ref name=”ukgameshows”>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Wine_Hunt|title=Wine Hunt – UKGameshows|publisher=ukgameshows.com|accessdate=14 January 2014}}</ref> Jukes then went on to write ‘The Wine Book’ which was later serialised by the ”[[Daily Mail]]”.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Jukes started his career in the wine industry in 1987 working at the Barnes Wine Shop, London SW13. From there, Jukes moved into buying for Bibendum Restaurant & Oyster Bar, London SW3, winning awards for his wine list, and then into radio when [[journalism]] started to become his focus. After 3&nbsp;years on a weekly radio slot for the [[BBC]], [[Channel 4]] approached Jukes to host ‘Wine Hunt’.<ref name=”ukgameshows”>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Wine_Hunt|title=Wine Hunt – UKGameshows|publisher=ukgameshows.com|accessdate=14 January 2014}}</ref> Jukes then went on to write ‘The Wine Book’ which was later serialised by the ”[[Daily Mail]]”.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

He has created a line of [[Non-alcoholic drink|non-alcoholic drinks]]: ‘Jukes Cordialities’.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 December 2024|first1=Victoria|last1=Moore|title=The best non-alcoholic drink for Christmas – created by a wine snob|work=Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/wine/best-non-alcoholic-drink-for-christmas|accessdate=2024-12-30}}</ref>

Jukes became the Daily Mail Weekend Magazine’s weekly wine correspondent from 1999 to 2022.  He has also written a weekly wine column for MoneyWeek UK since 2006.  Jukes has written a monthly wine column for English wine specialist publication Vineyard Magazine since its inception in 2018.   Jukes went on to publish a further 13 books, and in 2008, he moved into exclusively publishing online for members of his website.

==Awards==

==Awards==

Latest revision as of 12:11, 17 October 2025

British journalist

Matthew Jukes is a wine writer in the United Kingdom. He publishes a number of annual wine reports including the 100 Best Australian Wines (the thirteenth 100 Best List was launched in May 2016), the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Burgundy En Primeur Report and, released for the first time in early 2017, his Piemonte Report.

Jukes started his career in the wine industry in 1987 working with wine consultant James Rogers at the Barnes Wine Shop, London SW13. From there, Jukes moved into buying for Bibendum Restaurant & Oyster Bar, London SW3, winning awards for his wine list, and then into radio when journalism started to become his focus. After 3 years on a weekly radio slot for the BBC, Channel 4 approached Jukes to host ‘Wine Hunt’.[1] Jukes then went on to write ‘The Wine Book’ which was later serialised by the Daily Mail.[citation needed]

He has created a line of non-alcoholic drinks: ‘Jukes Cordialities’.[2]

In January 2012, Jukes was awarded the Honorary Australian of the Year Award by the Australia Day Foundation. It recognises a non-Australian resident of the UK who displays “Australian characteristics” or has contributed significantly to Australia.[3]

In May 2011, Off Licence News voted Matthew the most influential wine writer in the UK.[4]

His book, Taste Food & Wine, co-written with Tyson Stelzer, won the Australian Food Media Award for Best Food and Writing.[5]

In 2002, Jukes won the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s Trophy for Wine Communicator of the Year.[6]

  • Quintessentially’s 100 Most Iconic Wine Estates[7]
  • The Wine Book: Change the way you think about wines of the world (2 editions)[8]
  • Wine – everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask (2 editions)[8]
  • The Wine List – The Top 250 wines of the year (6 editions)[9]
  • Taste Food & Wine, in conjunction with Tyson Stelzer, Australia (3 editions)[5]

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