Lettie Teague

Lettie Teague was born in Indiana, and during her childhood lived in various places in Ohio and North Carolina.

After studying English at Kenyon College, she held various wine-related jobs in retail, restaurants, wholesale sales, and marketing until becoming a public relations executive specializing in wine.

[2] She remained with the magazine until American Express Publishing announced a reduction in staff in 2009, and Teague went on to write a blog for eRobertParker.com, online site of Robert Parker, for a brief period.

In April 2010, three months after the departure of Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, she was announced as a wine columnist of The Wall Street Journal, along with Jay McInerney and Will Lyons.

[9][10] Teague has described engaging competitive "guess that wine" blind tasting games with then husband, GQ food critic Alan Richman.