- Location
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Country
UK (excl N Ireland)
- Telephone
01332 824429
- Mobile
07891 823560
- Available for
Corporate events, Club/Society tastings, Private tastings, WSET courses, Wine tours
- Other wine work
Wine Writing
- Specialities
California
- Qualifications
WSET Diploma, WSET accredited tutor
- Experience
My wine career began in the late 1980’s. I’d just finished a geography degree and was wondering what line of work to pursue, when I attended a course at Pru Leith’s catering school in London. After my first wine class I was immediately hooked – I knew that I wanted to work with wine; perhaps I’d open a wine bar? I continued with wine and catering courses, but after a spell of working in Bordeaux I was also drawn to vineyard life.
Along the way many other opportunities have opened up and at present I’m teaching WSET courses, running wine tours, hosting private/corporate wine events and writing a monthly wine column for Derbyshire Life & Countryside – still no wine bar, or vineyard, but then who knows what the future holds?