Rebecca is a specialist in the wines of New Zealand and the Loire, author of acclaimed book Vintage Crime: A short history of wine fraud, and the founder of wine and spirits puzzle business Puzzle CRU. She became a Master of Wine in 2015 and was named the Madame Bollinger medal winner and won the Outstanding Achievement Award. Her Research Paper focused on the causes of the 1911 Champagne riots, which created the spark for Vintage Crime . Outside of wine, Rebecca likes mountain biking, playing the cello, and penguins.

Primary area(s) of work: Communication

Industry sector(s): Marketing, PR, Business owner, Journalism, Author, Educator, Wine judge

Wine styles: Sparkling wine, Champagne, Cava

Wine region expertise: Auckland, Canterbury (NZ), Central Otago, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand, Loire

Market expertise: New Zealand, United Kingdom, Scandinavia

Specialisms: Marketing wine, History of wine, Wine judging