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Meet the Member: Elizabeth Gabay MW

Posted on September 11, 2021September 13, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Elizabeth Gabay MW is one of the leading authorities on rosé wines and author of Rosé: Understanding the pink wine revolution. In this interview, she explains why the pink world of wine is a hub of creativity, why she might start tasting using black glasses from now on, and reveals that she is now making her own rosé wine... in Slovakia! What is your earliest memory in wine? It's difficult ...

Meet the Member: Anne Krebiehl MW

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Anne Krebiehl MW is one of the foremost experts on German wine and author of the award-winning book The Wines of Germany. Amanda Barnes interviews her about hipster Spätburgunder and an early fancy of white Rhône in this Meet the Member interview. You can watch the full interview live on Instagram. What was your earliest memory of wine? I did not grow up in a wine drinking family. My mum had a ...

Meet the Member: Katherine Cole

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Katherine Cole has authored five wine books, including her newly released book Sparkling Wine Anytime. Between discussing Bon Jovi’s rosé and wine podcasts, in this Meet the Member interview broadcast live over Instagram, Amanda Barnes learns about Katherine’s penchant for unique Italian wines and how she forged a career as a wine journalist, author, editor, communications manager, and producer. ...

Meet the Member: Stephen Skelton MW

Posted on March 8, 2021March 9, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Stephen Skelton MW interview for Circle of Wine writers

Stephen Skelton MW is one of the best-known authors of viticulture with his renowned and best-selling book, Viticulture. However, his knowledge and love of wine far surpass the vineyard, as Amanda Barnes finds out in this interview, in which Stephen shares his insights into making English wine, vineyard dogs and Japanese Ladybugs. You had an interesting route into the wine industry as an English...

Meet the Member: Megumi Nishida

Posted on February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 by Megumi Nishida

Megumi Nishida has been working in wine in Japan since the 1990s and in this Meet the Member interview, Amanda Barnes finds out how the wine industry has evolved there over this time. Megumi also shares why she has always been a fan of Alsace, her views on Japanese wine, and leaves us with a thought-provoking wine Haiku. What's your earliest memory in wine? My mother was born in Yamanash...

Meet the Member: Timo Jokinen

Posted on January 10, 2021January 12, 2021 by Timo Jokinen

Timo Jokinen is no stranger to travel, having visited 156 countries, and in this interview Amanda Barnes discovers how while living in South East Asia he got started in the wine industry, which has led to him being a Grand Officier Maître Sommelier and restaurateur today. What's your first memory in wine, and how did you get into the wine industry? Most probably back in the early 1980s...

Meet the Member: Carla Capalbo

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Carla Capalbo is a respected expert in Georgian and Italian wine, having authored several books on the wine countries. Amanda Barnes interviews her about how she got into wine writing and why she'll be making gingerbread again in lockdown. What’s your earliest memory in wine? I was born in New York City but I grew up in Paris and London and my stepfather had a wine cellar in our house ...

Meet the Member: Christopher Fielden

Posted on November 9, 2020November 12, 2020 by Christopher Fielden

Christopher Fielden is a well-known personality in the wine industry, having spent the past 60 years working in the trade in various roles. As he releases his new memoir, Full Bodied, Amanda Barnes interviews him about his favourite wine regions, books and why there's no guilty pleasure in his wine closet. Christopher served on the Circle committee for 6 years from 2003 and, during that time, four...

Meet the Member: James Halliday

Posted on October 6, 2020October 9, 2020 by James Halliday

James Halliday needs no introduction to anyone in the wine industry, as one of the world's most renowned wine critics, who has been at the forefront of Australian wine communication for over 30 years. Amanda Barnes interviews him on his career in wine and why, after writing over 150,000 wine tasting notes and 70 books, he is now focusing on a new business, Junovate, and looking at how AI can push ...

Meet the Member: Sarah Jane Evans

Posted on September 7, 2020September 9, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Sarah Jane Evans wine writer, Circle of Wine Writers interview

Sarah Jane Evans MW is an award-winning wine writer, critic and editor who is renowned for her astute tasting ability and thirst for knowledge. Amanda Barnes interviews her to find out more about her journey into wine, and specifically why she likes to champion the still and fortified wines of Spain, as well as discovering why white chocolate and White Zinfandel might not be as bad a pairing as it...