Colin Deane

Freelance Lecturer & Broadcaster

After graduating with a First Class MA Hons degree in English Literature, Colin was appointed Lecturer in Middle English Literature at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. Realising that ‘dry’ academia was not for him, he returned to music, having studied piano for many years.

He worked for English National Opera and, afterwards, as Concert Manager, for Victor Hochhauser Ltd, before changing tack and taking over as Production Manager for the documentary film company, Amaranthos Ltd.

Colin started work in wine, in international relations, for Domaine Carras, at Porto Carras in Greece in 1987, before joining Maggie McNie at the Greek Wine Bureau. He and Maggie later set up their own wine consultancy, Bacchus PR Ltd..

Colin now lectures for, amongst others, SOPEXA, the Sotheby’s Institute and Leighton House and is an experienced radio broadcaster. He has judged for the International Wine Challenge and is a panel judge for the International Wine & Spirit Competition. His wine interests are mainly Old World.

Colin bases his teaching of the joys of wine on the slogan ‘Thinking Drinking’, while never forgetting that wine is a convivial pleasure, to be shared, enjoyed and shared again and again outside of the snapshot/clinical world of professional tasting. Laughter, information and discussion are central. His Old World bias is firmly rooted in the marriage of wine and food, in tradition and the testing of tradition.

Areas of speciality:

Corporate Entertainment

Lectures

Tastings

Charity events: Wine & Opera evenings with Maggie McNie MW