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?