Kerin O'Keefe

Kerin O'Keefe is Italian Editor for Wine Enthusiast. She reviews wines and writes articles on the growing areas, wines and producers for kerinokeefe.com.

According to the New York Times: "She is a critic in the best sense of the word, not shy with her opinions, which she offers without polemics or bluster."

O'Keefe was Italian Editor for Wine Enthusiast from May 2013 until June 2022. From 2002 to 2013 she wrote regularly on Italian wine for Decanter and from 2004 for The World of Fine Wine. She was also Contributing Editor for The Wine News from 2003 to 2009.

O'Keefe is the author of Franco Biondi Santi - the Gentleman of Brunello, a recipient of a Gourmand Wine Books Award. She also won the Premio Consorzio Brunello di Montalcino in 2008 for her cover article "Brunello de-con-structed" which appeared in the Oct-Nov 2007 issue of US magazine Wine News.

Her latest two books are Brunello di Montalcino - Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy's Greatest Wines (University of California Press, 2012) and Barolo and Barbaresco - The King and Queen of Italian Wine (University of California Press, 2014).