Trainee: Schroder & Schyler and Louis Eschenauer (Bordeaux 1964) then Bouchard Aine & Fils (Beaune 1965 & 1969). Stowells of Chelsea (London (1966-68); Weingut Louis Guntrum (Nierstein/Rhein 1968). From 1970-77 Wine Buyer and Buying Director Andre Simon Wines (London). Co-founder (1978), MD (1980-91) and Buying Consultant (since 1991) Haynes, Hanson & Clark, London SW1. Author of Burgundy (Faber & Faber, 2nd ed 1995). Judge at Canberra, Perth, Auckland, Rutherglen, Sydney, Beijing-Yanqing shows. Currently Buying Consultant Haynes, Hanson & Clark, London. Previously, Senior Consultant, Christie's Intl. Wine Department 2000-2016, and Hospices de Beaune Auction, 2005-2016. Now also consultant : The Fine Wine Experience Hong Kong, since 2017.

Primary area(s) of work: Trade

Industry sector(s): Consultant, Wine buying

Wine region expertise: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, France, Loire