Diane Teitelbaum has more than 20 years in the wine business as a consultant to hotels, restaurants and collectors; a wine educator for colleges and the industry; an appraiser and a writer. She is an international level professional wine judge, has been elected to Who’s Who in Food & Wine in Texas, and is past president of Les Dames d’Escoffier. She writes regular columns for the Dallas Morning News, the San Francisco Chronicle and magazines. She is a contributor to the most recent edition of Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine.