Independent wine educator; consultant to The Oxford Wine Company; creator of Academie du Vin @ 67 Pall Mall; director of Christie's Wine Education; lecturer at Leith's School of Food & Wine: Master of Wine since 1995. Guest lecturer for corporate events; specialist speaker for champagne houses, UK Champagne Ambassador 2012, and acknowledged reference on the interaction of food & wine

Specialties: Wine and Food; Champagne; English Sparkling Wines; South Africa

Primary area(s) of work: Communication

Industry sector(s): Educator, Consultant, Wine judge, Wine tourism

Wine styles: Sparkling wine, Champagne, English sparkling wines, Madeira

Wine region expertise: South Africa, Western Cape, UK, Alto Adige

Market expertise: United Kingdom, Italy, Africa

Specialisms: Events, Food and wine pairing, Wine tourism, Wine judging