Tom Hyland is aChicago-based wine writer, educator and photographer, with 44 years of experience in the wine industry. For the past 25 years, he has been writing professionally about wines from around the world, based on visits to wine regions from Napa Valley to Champagne, and virtually every region in Italy. He has written two books on Italian wines (Beyond Barolo and Brunello, The Wines and Foods of Piemonte) and one book on Champagne (The Essence of Champagne). He also writes for Decanter in England as well as wine-searcher.com. His primary focus is on the wines of Italy and France. He is also a wine educator and was named Wine Photographer of The Year in 2020 (category Places) at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition.