Alison Napjus
Alison Napjus tastes wines from areas throughout Italy for Wine Spectator; she is also the lead taster of wines from Spain, France’s Champagne region, and from South Africa. She joined Wine Spectator in 2000 as an assistant tasting coordinator, rising to become a taster in 2006; she was later promoted to senior editor in December 2012 and tasting director in 2015.
Napjus graduated from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and worked at a number of restaurants. Today she shares time between homes in New York City and Tampa, FL and she enjoys cooking and traveling, particularly to her favorite country: Italy.