Wine Spectator's Tim Fish Promoted to Senior Editor

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Posted: February 19, 2013

Tim Fish, who joined Wine Spectator as an associate editor in 2001, has been promoted to senior editor.

Fish, 53, is based in Wine Spectator’s Napa, Calif., office. He is the lead taster for California Zinfandel and Merlot, as well as for U.S. sparkling wines. In 2012, he was the lead writer for the Sonoma travel cover story in the June 15 issue and wrote major features on California vintners John Lasseter and the late Jess Jackson. He also assists with news and feature coverage for WineSpectator.com, for which he writes the popular weekly blog Exploring Wine.

Fish earned a degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University. Prior to joining Wine Spectator, he worked for 20 years in newspapers, magazines and Internet ventures. Fish has been a resident of Sonoma County for 24 years.

Member comments 22 comment(s)

Joseph Trdinich — Mars, PA — February 19, 2013 3:59pm ET

Congrats Tim. I really like to read your perspective. We visit and stay in Healdsburg for 7-10 days each October. Maybe we can meet sometime and share a glass or two!

Dan Kosta — Sebastopol, CA — February 19, 2013 4:46pm ET

Congrats Tim! A well deserved promotion. Keep up the good work!

Dave Pramuk — Napa — February 19, 2013 6:31pm ET

Tim,
CongratulaZins!

Dave Pramuk
Biale

Williams Selyem — Healdsburg — February 19, 2013 6:48pm ET

Way to go Tim!

Jeff Cohn — Oakland — February 19, 2013 6:54pm ET

Cogratulations Tim! Hard work does pay off!

Alexandra and Jeff Cohn
JC Cellars

Jeff — Sonoma — February 19, 2013 8:00pm ET

Congratulations Tim.

Jeff
Saxon Brown Wines

Chris Hilliard — Anchorage, AK — February 19, 2013 8:02pm ET

Congratulations Tim! I have very much enjoyed your Zinfandel reports! Keep them coming.

Zinfandel Fanatic!

Chris Hilliard

Robert Gledhill — Newport Coast — February 19, 2013 8:03pm ET

Tim Fish - My sincere congratulations to you. I appreciate all your work and rely on the ratings. Keep up the good work.

Tim Fish — Sonoma County — February 20, 2013 12:47am ET

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Larry Schaffer — Santa Ynez Valley, CA — February 20, 2013 10:47am ET

Congrats, Tim. Hope to see you down here in Santa Barbara County some day soon . . .

Larry Schaffer
tercero wines

Chris Donatiello — Heladsburg, CA — February 20, 2013 11:17am ET

Congratulations Tim!

Sam Folsom — San Francisco, CA — February 20, 2013 11:45am ET

Well deserved, Tim. Congratulations!

Tony Lombardi — Sebastopol, CA — February 20, 2013 4:21pm ET

Right on Tim! Cheers!

Barbara Banke — Geyserville, CA — February 20, 2013 4:41pm ET

Congratulations Tim!

— Rickey Trombetta- Forestville-CA — February 20, 2013 4:49pm ET

Congratulations. Well deserved.

Cheers,

Rickey
Trombetta Family Wines

Tim Fish — Sonoma County — February 20, 2013 4:58pm ET

I appreciate everyone taking the time to comment. Thanks and cheers!

Charene Beltramo — Sonoma, CA — February 20, 2013 7:05pm ET

Congratulations Tim!

Michael Nickel — Memphis, Tennessee — February 21, 2013 12:31am ET

Congratulations. I've always enjoyed your blog and articles for what I thought was just your insights, but having now seen your bio I realize that it's, in part, because we're both graduates of the WKU Dept. of Journalism. Well deserved!

Tim Fish — Sonoma County — February 21, 2013 6:51pm ET

Small world, Michael. Those were good days and I made many friends at WKU who I still keep in contact with. Cheers.

Shauna Rosenblum — Alameda, CA — February 25, 2013 2:59pm ET

I'll drink to that! Cheers!

Mark A Fisher — Dayton, Ohio USA — February 26, 2013 4:28pm ET

And to think you learned everything you needed to know about wine while working in Dayton, Ohio ... congratulations Tim!

Tim Fish — Sonoma County — February 26, 2013 4:51pm ET

Thanks Mark. I hope the wine and food scene is still thriving back home.

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