Natasha Hughes is a Master of Wine. She graduated in 2014, winning several prizes, including the Mondavi Award for the best overall marks in the theory papers and the Outstanding Achievement Award. She began her journalistic career in wine working as the deputy editor of Decanter's website in 2001, and has since established herself as a respected freelance writer, with articles published by magazines such as Decanter, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, Club Oenologique and Square Meal, as well as websites including jancisrobinson.com and timatkin.com. Natasha is a regular contributor to books published by the Academy du Vin Library (including a chapter on Beaujolais for On Burgundy) and, for many years, contributed the Alsace, Loire and Beaujolais sections to Oz Clarke's annual guide.