Jonathan Pedley
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Pedley is a leading UK authority on wine. Pedley was born in Wolverhampton
, England
, in 1962. As a child he attended the Royal Wolverhampton School
where he was Head Boy in the academic year 1979-80.
Pedley went on to read biochemistry
at Oxford before taking a job with Grants of St James's. He helped re-establish the School of Wine and became a Master of Wine
in 1992.
Other notable activities include TV and video productions with Keith Floyd
, lecturing at Edith Cowan University
and acting as a wine consultant to Carlsberg-Tetley.
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in 1962. As a child he attended the Royal Wolverhampton School
Royal Wolverhampton School
The Royal Wolverhampton School began life as The Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum in 1850. It was founded by John Lees, a local lock-manufacturer and freemason, after a cholera epidemic ravaged the town and left many children orphaned...
where he was Head Boy in the academic year 1979-80.
Pedley went on to read biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
at Oxford before taking a job with Grants of St James's. He helped re-establish the School of Wine and became a Master of Wine
Master of Wine
Master of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
in 1992.
Other notable activities include TV and video productions with Keith Floyd
Keith Floyd
Keith Floyd was a British celebrity chef, television personality and restaurateur, who hosted cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and travel...
, lecturing at Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
and acting as a wine consultant to Carlsberg-Tetley.
Further reading
- Floyd Uncorked, by Keith Floyd and Jonathan Pedley, Harper Collins Publishers 1998