Maps Of Flavours
by Anne Burchett
‘Which Greek wineries do you rate?’ my new kind-of-colleague asked when we broke for coffee. ‘Thymiopoulos,’ I said, hoping and praying that either our Italian colleague would interrupt, or that...
Anne Burchett
Anne Burchett DipWSET is a wine marketing and communications specialist. She has worked in the wine trade for over thirty years in general management, sales and marketing positions.
Her latest role before setting up her own business was MD of Sopexa UK, an agency for international marketing, promotions, press and public relations specialising in food and wine.
She was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole in 2017.
She took a sabbatical in 2009 to study towards an MA in Creative Writing, which she was awarded with distinction. She has written a novel, Tasting Notes, which was published on Amazon in December 2020: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08QXK249
Articles by Anne Burchett
Hoarding Books And Wines
by Anne Burchett
When I moved into the house I still live in, I thought I would never be able to fill it. It’s not huge but I had few possessions at the...
How Natural Should We Go?
by Anne Burchett
‘Everybody has Botox,’ says my much younger friend who thinks she’s old because she’s in her late thirties. I don’t but, having researched the subject, I was almost relieved to...
On Wine And Dating
by Anne Burchett
One of my New Year’s resolutions has been to buy wine from different sources. In the same way that I love the diversity of what the wine world has to...
Carry That Weight
by Anne Burchett
A petition addressed to ‘Wine Trade Associations’ written by Aleesha Hansel, and co-signed by Jancis Robinson, is asking for three steps to be taken in what, Hansel acknowledges herself, is...
Down The Rabbit Hole
by Anne Burchett
I have a recurring nightmare in which I am walking through my house and discover a room or a suite of rooms I hadn’t noticed before. It is unpleasant and...
On Reviews And Scores
by Anne Burchett
In the last few days I was asked for my opinion on the walking shoes I had bought the week before, and on the book I’d just finished reading. Sainsbury’s...
Making Sense Of Life
by Anne Burchett
‘What pages are the sex scenes on, so that I don’t waste any time?’ Oz Clarke asked me. I’d sent him my novel, Tasting Notes, and explained, in person first,...
On Wine Bitch
by Anne Burchett
A bunch of anonymous newsletters targeting the wine Twitter bubble started circulating anonymously during lockdown. The content was meant to be satirical. Some of it was amusing, some statements about...
On Wine Influencers
by Anne Burchett
In the beginning there was writing and television. Television was Oz Clarke and Jilly Golden on Food and Drink. Love it or loathe it, and interestingly enough Jilly was the...
The Good Fight is Far from Over
by Anne Burchett
In May last year, Christy Canterbury MW wrote an article on this site entitled “Where next for women in wine?” I loved its upbeat tone and optimism. In an era when...