Born 1960, Nottingham. Educated at Lenzie Academy, Glasgow. Having graduated with an honours degree in agricultural economics from Reading university Clive worked in a number of farming positions in Britain. After working on an English vineyard in the late 1980’s Clive decided that wine would be his passion and career. He worked for a number of UK wine retailers and began studying with the WSET. Having passed the Master of Wine exam in 1999 Clive created Press Wine Services. The company is a retail business based in Canterbury which offers not only wines but a range of services including wine education, tasting and corporate events, curating wine collections for private clients and consultancy services.