On Wine And Dating

by Anne Burchett
...offer, I enjoy trying out new vendors, be they bricks and mortar shops or online merchants. Normal women, according to my mother, buy shoes instead. I’m ashamed to admit that...

Humanising The New Normal

by Andy Neather
...online, of the interactions you lose when exploiting the frictionless interactions of the internet. The pandemic sparked remarkable innovation across the wine world: the online tastings and masterclasses, Instagram interviews...

Spend less, drink better

by Matt Walls
...wine regions are generally best avoided if you’re looking for value. So what is the best way to get maximum bang for buck when shopping for wine? I asked a...

Don’t forget your corkscrew

by Matt Walls
...starting to get the hang of how best to plan a wine trip. But, as you’ll see, I’ve had to learn the hard way. Travel options So you’ve decided to...

About Tim

I’m an award-winning wine writer and Master of Wine with 38 years’ experience. I write for a number of publications, including Harpers, DecanterThe World of Fine Wine and The Drinks Business and am one of the Three Wine Men. I am a co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, the world’s most rigorously judged blind tasting competition, and have won over 30 awards for my journalism and photography. So far, I don’t have a red nose to show for it.

(Here’s a longer CV below, couched in the third person to impress prospective employers.)

On Reviews And Scores

by Anne Burchett
...suffering wife who may or may not sleep with her tennis or golf coach. He voted Brexit, always knows best, loves to flash his cash, may work in the City...

Collecting Flavour

by Tom Hewson
...or otherwise, to declare allegiance and signal to like minds. Knowing an unhealthy amount about wine is just one of those things it’s best to be up-front about, after all....

So You Wanna Be a Wine Judge.Com

by Ron Washam
Hello! And welcome to So You Wanna Be a Wine Judge.Com!, your online wine judge certification program. Once you complete this simple online course, you’ll be completely qualified to judge...