Decanter.com columnist Andrew Jefford is a monkey, and Gérard Basset OBE MW MS is a rooster - the symbol of the new Chinese year. Use our graphic and chart to see which wine world celebrity shares your Chinese zodiac sign.
To celebrate Chinese new year 2017, Decanter.com and sister site DecanterChina.com have joined forces to re-produce a graphic on where well-known writers, critics, producers and sommeliers sit in the Chinese zodiac.
See the full Chinese zodiac graphic here
As of this weekend, we’re heading into the year of the rooster in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Gérard Basset OBE MW MS, co-chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards, is a rooster and so is Lu Yang, sommelier and DecanterChina columnist.
It’s easy to see your animal sign in the Chinese zodiac. Just follow the chart below and find your birth year.
Then, look at our graphic to see who shares your sign in the wine world.
Rat | 1900 | 1912 | 1924 | 1936 | 1948 | 1960 | 1972 | 1984 | 1996 | 2008 | 2020 |
Ox | 1901 | 1913 | 1925 | 1937 | 1949 | 1961 | 1973 | 1985 | 1997 | 2009 | 2021 |
Tiger | 1902 | 1914 | 1926 | 1938 | 1950 | 1962 | 1974 | 1986 | 1998 | 2010 | 2022 |
Rabbit | 1903 | 1915 | 1927 | 1939 | 1951 | 1963 | 1975 | 1987 | 1999 | 2011 | 2023 |
Dragon | 1904 | 1916 | 1928 | 1940 | 1952 | 1964 | 1976 | 1988 | 2000 | 2012 | 2024 |
Snake | 1905 | 1917 | 1929 | 1941 | 1953 | 1965 | 1977 | 1989 | 2001 | 2013 | 2025 |
Horse | 1906 | 1918 | 1930 | 1942 | 1954 | 1966 | 1978 | 1990 | 2002 | 2014 | 2026 |
Sheep | 1907 | 1919 | 1931 | 1943 | 1955 | 1967 | 1979 | 1991 | 2003 | 2015 | 2027 |
Monkey | 1908 | 1920 | 1932 | 1944 | 1956 | 1968 | 1980 | 1992 | 2004 | 2016 | 2028 |
Rooster | 1909 | 1921 | 1933 | 1945 | 1957 | 1969 | 1981 | 1993 | 2005 | 2017 | 2029 |
Dog | 1910 | 1922 | 1934 | 1946 | 1958 | 1970 | 1982 | 1994 | 2006 | 2018 | 2030 |
Boar | 1911 | 1923 | 1935 | 1947 | 1959 | 1971 | 1983 | 1995 | 2007 | 2019 | 2031 |
Data source: www.whats-your-sign.com
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