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Anja discovered her passion for wine whilst working at the iconic Hotel Bareiss in Baiersbronn / Black Forest, Germany. Following stints at Hotel Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg, Gordon Ramsay’s Maze and Zuma in London, Anja became Head Sommelier at the Ledbury restaurant. During that time, the 2 Michelin-starred restaurant gained many awards, for example… View Article
Camilla Bowler joined the wine trade in 2006 after a degree in English and French. She spent 10 years in fine wine buying, first at Bibendum and later at Fine + Rare Wines. Her experience includes sourcing for both the on trade and the private client sector as well as organizing tasting and events. She… View Article
Jeremy Wilkinson started his working life as an academic teaching chemistry at the Universities of Cambridge and the Edinburgh (getting the wine bug in Cambridge). He then spent almost two decades in R&D and management with a major multinational. He finally took a career left turn by working for a wine merchant and then a… View Article
James Tidwell, Master Sommelier, is a writer, speaker, educator, and wine event producer. He is co-founder of the world’s leading wine education conference, TEXSOM, and producer of one of the country’s leading wine competitions, the TEXSOM International Wine Awards. He is a writer and editor, a member of the editorial committee of the Classic Wine… View Article
Jane Parkinson is an award-winning wine writer, a wine expert for BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen Live and will be releasing her debut book, Wine & Food, this autumn. She’s the Wine Editor of Restaurant, Wine Expert for Stylist, Wine Reviewer for the website and app 60 Second Reviews as well as a member of The Wine… View Article
Natasha Hughes is a freelance wine and food writer, consultant and educator. She has written for publications as diverse as Decanter, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, Delicious and Observer Food Monthly, as well as websites such as www.wine-pages.com and www.timatkin.com. She was wine columnist for Woman’s Own and Traveller Magazine, and was a section editor for… View Article
Gerard Basset MS MW OBE was born and raised in France. Having qualified as a chef, he moved to England in the mid-1980s, embarking on a successful career as a sommelier. His achievements range from winning, on several occasions, the Best Sommelier in the UK title, as well as Best International Sommelier for French Wines… View Article
Kazumi Suzuki’s love for wine blossomed during her time at Berry Brothers & Rudd, and it has been growing ever since. Being away from her home country has also made her well aware of the distinctive, exquisite beauty of Japan’s national drink Sake and, of course, Japanese wine. She holds the WSET Level 4 Diploma… View Article
Ella Lister left investment banking in 2008 to forge a career in wine, as a writer, fine wine market analyst, and consultant, but her favourite pastime long predates the move: seeking out the best restaurants around the world and voraciously sampling their menus and wine lists. Ella is Auctions & Secondary Markets Correspondent for The… View Article
Luciana Girotto was a sommelier for more than 25 years, serving in Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy and the UK. She is currently a wine consultant and Italian wine broker. Luciana has been part of the tasting committee for different DOCs and DOCGs in Italy, a judge for several international wine awards, and helped to develop… View Article
