Co-founder of @TheBuyer11 https://xitter.cf/t.co/rsXYD1Qatb for on-trade & drinks industry decision makers. Loves LFC & Laurel & Hardy https://xitter.cf/t.co/LIfugDZroG

London, UK
Joined November 2009
To help showcase the diversity of Provence wines @TheBuyer11 teamed up @VinsprovenceUK to recruit a mix of wine buyers, merchants & educators around Manchester to take part in our a Restaurant Tour & see how Provence rosé fared against different cuisines the-buyer.net/debates/manche…
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John Casella is the 67-year-old sage of Australian wine – when he launched Yellowtail in the US it sold over 12 million bottles in the first year alone. Since then he's bought Peter Lehmann wines and Morris of Rutherglen. Here he is in conversation. the-buyer.net/people/produce…
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John Casella is the 67-year-old sage of Australian wine – since he launched Yellowtail (12m bottles in 1st year US sales) he's bought Peter Lehmann wines and Morris of Rutherglen. Here he is in conversation about brand building and boosting wine sales. the-buyer.net/people/produce…
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If you ask keen wine drinkers to name a serious Greek wine region Crete rarely gets a mention even though its 1 of the oldest winemaking regions in the world. Following a recent trip Andrew Lofthouse makes the case for having some Crete wines on your list. the-buyer.net/people/produce…
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It was a group date night in London as 6 producers looking to work in the UK from Bordeaux’s Premier Côtes de Bordeaux met UK wine buyers & importers over dinner to show their wines & share their stories. Abbie Bennington was there to report for The Buyer. the-buyer.net/debates/bordea…
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A group of top sommeliers have won a competition to go on a Wine Australia trip to discover the country for themselves and visit its main wine regions.As they get ready to fly The Buyer asks them why they want to get out of the trip the-buyer.net/people/sommeli…
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Sherry is great to be quaffed by itself. But a Solera Spritz – fino or manzanilla with tonic, grapefruit and ice – shows how easily it can be the standout star in a mixed drink. We look at this simple serve to cocktails involving state-of-the-art wizardry. the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/s…
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AYALA’s focus is on Chardonnay-driven champagnes and its prestige cuvée Blanc de Blancs. It was bought by Bollinger in 2005 but the two houses retain different market positionings and wine styles. We went to the launch of the new A/19 to discover more. the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/c…
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Norway’s @NikolaiSvorte has been crowned #ASIBestSommelieroftheWorld. @mrvinosaurus was there for @TheBuyer11 to take in the whole experience. He talks to the 29-year-old winner as well as the UK’s entrant, Maria Boumpa, who came 8th in the semi-finals the-buyer.net/people/sommeli…
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Levantarse a las cuatro de la mañana. Salir de casa siendo de noche. Llegar al mismo autobús de siempre y sentarte en el mismo sitio. Charlar del viaje a Austria con los que fueron y los que no. Mirar como amanece desde el autobús ya de camino a Londres. Parar en una estación de servicio y ver a los del Ipswich de camino al norte yendo a Manchester mientras nosotros vamos al sur y empatizar plenamente con su día. Acercarte a Londres mientras las carreteras se amplían y el tráfico aumenta. Comerte un sándwich y poco más. Llegar al estadio y ver a policías y stewards ya preparados antes del partido. Buscar el mismo pub al que has ido las últimas dos-tres temporadas y saber en qué barra te sirven más rápido por pura experiencia. Ver las alineaciones en el móvil 75 minutos antes del partido y alegrarte porque vuelven Isak y Szoboszlai cuando casi nadie lo esperaba. Apurar lo máximo posible antes de dirigirte al estadio. Entrar e ir directo hacia la grada. Y, ahí, ahí empieza la magia. No existen los problemas del trabajo. Nadie percibe el pasado ni el futuro. Tan solo lo que vivimos en ese instante. La consciencia en su máximo exponente. Te quita un penalti el VAR. Te vas al descanso 1-0 abajo pero con un jugador más. Hay fé. Hay convicción. Hoy puede pasar algo bueno. Y pasa. Remontas. Se desata la catarsis. La locura. El balón toca la red y se desencadena el estallido de ese córner del estadio donde solo hay alaridos, saltos, brazos en alto y un sinsentido que, a la vez, dota a todo el resto de sentido. El madrugón, los kilómetros en el autobús, la estación de servicio, el sándwich y las horas de trabajo que has necesitado para pagar todo esto. El partido sigue. El partido se acaba. El partido se gana. Hay alivio. Hay alegría. Y hay coherencia. Hoy la moneda ha salido cara. Volvemos al autobús. Vuelve a aparecer la realidad. La distancia a casa. Y los problemas del pasado y el presente. Cinco horas de autobús para arriba. Te vuelves a encontrar a los del Ipswich en la misma estación de servicio (que han perdido 3-2 en Manchester). Y vuelves a empatizar con ellos. Llegas a Anfield. La calle está en obras. Tienes que coger el autobús tras veinte minutos de camino para llegar a casa. Qué poco importa. Hoy todo ha valido la pena. Hoy todo cae bien. Hoy todo funciona. No cambiaría estas experiencias por nada en el mundo. Volvemos en dos semanas. Entonces tendremos Estambul y Londres en siete días. Una locura y la vez una maravilla. It’s a way of life. Brentford. Away. #AwayDays
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I’m trying not to write about City. But some things need to be said. tonyevans92a.substack.com/p/…
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This stuff is in my mind way too much. This is a great conversation on the City Subject
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Good to see Graft Wine reporting a 20% lift in on-trade sales - down to a business model focused on small, low intervention winemakers and a list of esoteric wines mixed with classics. How they do it plus 14 wines that should be on your radar. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/g…
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Lance & Caroline Whitehead have followed the dream to start an English winery and spirits business from scratch at what has become the Calancombe Estate and Dartmouth Distillery in Devon. Here Lance shares the ups and downs of their story on The Buyer the-buyer.net/people/produce…
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A top anecdote kicks off Dom Midgeley’s piece on Abramovich today. Who can say what possessed Deloitte to work for the Russian rotter? dailymail.com/news/article-1…
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Historic wine regions like Burgundy are having their regional typicity threatened by climate change – wrong rootstocks and traditional winemaking techniques compounding the problem. Terrific chat with Pedro Parra, the world’s leading terroir consultant. the-buyer.net/opinion/pedro-…
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Here I share the key takeaways from the inaugural Coravin Symposium that was held last week that looked to give sommeliers the business and career advice they need that will hopefully become an annual fixture in any leading sommelier’s diary. the-buyer.net/insight/coravi…
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Bored of the generic “I’m a football manager, I’m not commenting on Manchester City” comments? Enter Ian Holloway… #ManCity #stfc
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Bikram Gautam head sommelier at @smithwollensky in Kuala Lumpur passed his CMS Advanced exam this year & is now waiting to take the final Master Sommelier exam. He looks back on in a profession v removed from a small village in Nepal where he's from the-buyer.net/people/sommeli…
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Messi'nin en güzel 10 solo golü 👀
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