About the authors
Author Robin Goldstein is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Fearless Critic series. He has authored four books of restaurant reviews and has written for more than 30 Fodor’s travel guides, from Italy to Thailand, Argentina to Hong Kong. Robin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Yale Law School. He has a certificate in cooking from the French Culinary Institute in New York and a WSET advanced wine and spirits certificate.
Managing Editor Alexis Herschkowitsch is a co-author of two Fearless Critic restaurant guides. She has also written for the Fodor’s travel guides to Mexico, Central America, and Thailand. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and has a WSET advanced wine and spirits certificate. Alexis co-authored the wine reviews in the book.
Contributing writers: Johan Almenberg, co-author of Appendix 2, is an economist at the Stockholm School of Economics. His research focuses on how social norms and psychological biases affect economic outcomes. Anna Dreber Almenberg, co-author of Appendix 2, is an economist at the Stockholm School of Economics and the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University. Her work investigates cooperation and the effects of hormones on economic decisions. Nat Davis, author of the “The trials of pouring,” is the sommelier of Uchi restaurant in Austin, Texas. Brian DiMarco, author of “Five wine myths on trial,” is the owner and president of Barter House Imports, a rare and fine wines importer based in New York City. Jay Emerson, co-author of Appendix 1, is Assistant Professor of Statistics at Yale University. Julian Faulkner, author of “The trials of a young winemaker,” runs Le Grand Cros winery and Jules Wines in the south of France. Jake Katz, co-author of Appendix 1, is a statistician who has worked with Lehman Brothers and Strategic Value Partners. Justin Nowell, director and producer of the Wine Trials video, is a New York-based filmmaker whose work has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival.