A long time avid consumer of wine, I passed the WSET Diploma whilst still a Technical Director designing computer cables. When that career ended in 2002, I had to decide on a new direction, joining Oddbins and then in 2003 Berry Bros & Rudd, who supported me through the MW process. I specialised in wine education and also buying from some of the more esoteric regions of the wine world before retiring in 2015 to set up a wine consultancy in Bournemouth and continue my involvement in wine education.

Industry sector(s): Educator, Wine buying, Wine judge

Wine styles: Dry wines, Fortified wines, Sherry, Still red, Still white, Still wines

Wine region expertise: Australia, Bordeaux, Loire, South Australia, Victoria

Market expertise: United Kingdom

Specialisms: Wine judging