Meet the Friend

Sophie Jump runs her energetic wine PR company, Jump Start Wine Solutions, in the UK organising events and wine trips, as well as helping international wine producers break into the UK wine scene. When she isn't working in wine, you might find her chasing rugby around the globe. Amanda Barnes interviews Sophie about her pathway into wine and what she's working on now.   How did you deve...

For this month's Meet the Friend feature, we meet Keith Isaac MW, General Manager of Castelnau Wine Agencies. Keith became an MW in 1989 and served as Chairman of the Examination Panel from 1998 to 2007. He joined Castelnau Wine Agencies in 1987, known then as Patriarche Wine Agencies, and has been General Manager since 1996. Castelnau Wine Agencies, owned by Champagne Castelnau in Reims, has more...

Will Evelyn was born in Surrey, but found himself living in Argentine Patagonia in 1997 as a fly-fishing guide. After several years between Patagonia and surfing on the Chilean coast, he settled on the Chilean side of the Andes mountains in the wine region of Colchagua where he planted a small vineyard in the hills and opened a 6-bedroom mountain resort, Tumuñan Lodge. Amanda Barnes interviews Wil...

Clemence de Crecy is originally from Lyon, France, but her studies brought her over to the other side of the Channel in her early 20s. She is now based in London where she runs her successful PR agency, Clementine Communications, specialising in luxury, lifestyle and drinks. Amanda Barnes interviews Clemence to find out more about her path into wine and discovers why coffee and a newspaper are an ...

Fiona Campbell is a well-known and well-respected PR in the UK who represents an exciting portfolio of wineries with productions as diverse as Champagne, Port and Tokay. In this interview, we find out why Fiona has been lured into the world of wine and why - despite her best efforts - she just isn't ready for a life of making jam.  What led you to work in wine? I started out in advertising,...