 Colin
was born and grew up in a Cathedral close, above a (defunct) mediaeval vineyard
and yards from a brewery so once his flirtation with philosophy, theology and
the priesthood was over, there was only one direction…
His
career in alcohol began with shaking cocktails in the seventies, before a few
years as a sommelier. In the eighties he returned to Bar Management, in
Guernsey, while studying for the WSET Diploma. At this stage his relationship
with the demon drink was such that he was spending more money on books about it
than on wine itself.
He
worked for Oddbins across the North of England and Scotland for many years,
before coming to London as the Fine Wine Manager for the City. In this role he
started to do many more tastings and found that he enjoyed them very much.
In
the meantime he had been lucky to get places on study tours to Chile, Australia,
Portugal, Italy and most of the French wine producing areas.
In
2002 Colin formed his own company to concentrate on Tastings, presenting, and
teaching Wine courses for the Wine Education Service and for the Bishopsgate
Institute.
Colin
has a relaxed and witty presentational style. He wants people who attend his
events and courses to rediscover their sense of taste and smell and to learn
some of the joys of the complex but simple subject of wine – the most
wonderful agricultural product on the planet. |
