Wine Educator, Communicator, & Entertainer
Italy. Argentina. 1920s German expressionist cinema. These are a few of my favourite things. Only 2 of them are relevant here. Italy and Argentina are two countries that have had a huge impact upon my lives personal and professional. Their cultures, food, and ways of life have become a key part of both my identity … Continue reading Italian Heart, Argentine Soul – The Wines Of BIRA
Many people labour under the false impression that working in wine involves lots of fancy lunches and dinners, and the hedonistic consumption of expensive and rare bottles in boisterous company. My most recent post, about a wine lunch with my friends Peter and Margaret didn’t do much to dispel this image. Nor will this post. … Continue reading It’s Not The Money Or The Hours
“Let’s get together and open a couple of bottles over lunch.” This is an innocent enough statement. Yet experience has taught me otherwise. You don’t need to be a wine trade professional to understand that the word ‘couple’ means many and the word ‘lunch’ means ‘meal consumed in the middle of the day’. This is … Continue reading Of Innocence And Experience
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