Troy Townsin

Troy Townsin, born in 1975, is an author, wine writer and critic, radio personality and wine competition judge.

Townsin has co-authored 4 books on the wines of the Pacific Northwest. He has also run a weekly column since 2005 about the wines of British Columbia as part of the the All Points West show on CBC Radio 1. Townsin is also the author of a series of Canadian children's titles including A Moose in a Maple Tree - The All-Canadian 12 Days of Christmas, Canadian Jingle Bells, and The Night Before a Canadian Christmas.

Music
In 2011 Troy Townsin produced a musical CD featuring all three of his Christmas books in musical form. The CD also features Christmas music by several Canadian artists including Tegan and Sara and hockey star Johnny Bower.

The CD received 2.5 of 3 stars in annual the Sun Media evaluation of Christmas music. This was the highest score given to any Christmas album of 2011.