Wine Educator, Communicator, & Entertainer
Ahead of Welsh Wine Week I was very lucky to grab some time with Sara Hobday, founder and director of Vin Van Cymru. VVC is a fabulous wine shop and tasting room in Cardiff. After discovering wine in Spain, Sara pursued this new passion when she returned to Wales and quickly achieved her WSET Levels … Continue reading Sara Hobday – Vin Van Cymru
Mark Williams floating in reds and colours on his way to yet another ranking title. 70,000 Welsh voices singing I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For in unison (and in the correct key). The poetry of Dylan Thomas. These are the things that spring to mind when I think of Wales. I don’t immediately … Continue reading Wales: A Whole New World
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
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand…” Perhaps is something similar to seeing the potential in a single grape berry. When a grower or maker looks at a site they’re doing more than just analysing soil types, incline and exposure, and thinking about rootstocks…they’re seeing the possibilities of what nature can give them … Continue reading Black Chalk: Auguries Of Innocence
I won’t lie. I’ve been the first to make the ‘Retsina? There’s no resin not to drink it’ gag. The main reason I’ve made this joke in the past is it’s such an easy piece of word play and I’m not capable of coming with anything more original, clever, or indeed funny. This joke however … Continue reading Friday I’m In Love
The Brand New All Angels 2015 Classic Cuvée Last night (Tuesday 25/10/22), I had the absolute honour and privilege not just to attend the launch of All Angels 2015 Classic Cuvée, but to give a speech based around the wine. I’ve written and spoken before about how my career consists of people taking chances on … Continue reading 3, 2, 1, Launch! All Angels 2015 Classic Cuvée
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