 After
graduating with honours in English & American literature, Susan
spent four years in Italy teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Working for the British Council in Naples, she also ran Teacher
Training courses for Italian teachers. After
returning to England, she joined the wine trade in 1993 where she
became a Product Knowledge trainer for the Thresher Group. After
passing the WSET Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma courses, she
established Vintuition Ltd. She runs courses for both the general
public and trade, including the WSET Intermediate and Advanced
courses. In 2005 she became a Master of Wine and was the winner
of the 2005 Bollinger Tasting Medal. She is a Panel
Chair Judge for the
IWC and judges for the Decanter World Wine Awards. She is also a regular
contributor to Decanter tasting panels. She is a member of the Circle
of Wine Writers and has in the past assisted in the editing of the Hachette Wine
Guide. She has visited most of the wine
regions of the world and has a particular affinity with Italy, Spain,
South Africa and Madeira. She has a particular interest in wines grown from
organically grown grapes . She specialises in
developing tasting skills and believes that wine tasting should be
fun, exhilarating and challenging. |
