Vinecole Uk

Seriously entertaining wine education,Matthew left university with a language and business degree and now has over 33 years experience in the wine trade. He passed the Master of Wine exam in 1996 achieving the Bollinger Medal for the best tasting paper and the Listel Scholarship for the best Vinification paper. He has been actively involved with the Institute ever since, either as Practical Examiner, seminar lecturer or mentor. He is currently one of 417 people in the world to hold this prestigious qualification. Matthew has worked in all aspects of the wine trade : importer, distributor and retailer, and was for 3 years Head of Wine for Safeway one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains. Since starting his own business in 2008 Matthew’s role has evolved. The majority of his time is spent teaching and sharing his vast knowledge of wine.