My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	writer
Location	London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Introduction	After reading law for the bar at Grays Inn, I followed my real love for wine and food as a wine broker for leading estates of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne in the 1970s. For 40 years I was also an associate of Egon Ronay as food critic & reporter. Freelance writer since 1990 specialising in Champagne. Author of The Finest Wines of Champagne; (Roederer international book award 2010 ";The sort of solid, scholarly book that ages well ;i- reviews online USA ). Champagne correspondent The World of Fine Wine, Drinks Business. Shortlisted Roederer Features Writer of Year 2016
Interests	Music,walking, politics (One Nation Tory)
Favorite movies	Some like it hot, Sideways, La Grande Bouffe. Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Favorite music	Mahler, Richard Strauss, Cole Porter, Fats Waller, Billie Holliday
Favorite books	anything by Evelyn Waugh, Scott Fitzgerald, Muriel Spark