December: Article in The Buyer on IGP d’Oc
28 November to 1 December presenting Volcanic rosés at GoVolcanic, Budapest, Hungary
26 November: Masterclass presenting the wining wines of the Danube Wine Challenge 2019 with Edita Ďurčová, Bratislava, Slovakia
November: Trip to Languedoc including Foncalieu
28 October: Presenting the Blaufrankisch/Kékfrankos wines of Central Europe, London, UK
22-25 October: Judging at the 4th edition of the South Top Wine Awards, Taormina, Sicily
18 September: Wine Scholar Guild webinar on the Rosados and Claretes of Cigales and Ribera del Duero, Spain
September: Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine Guide: Contributor for the wines of Southern France
15 August: Wine Scholar Guild Webinar on the white wines of Cassis, France
August: Interview in Forbes
August: Tasting review of Provence rosés for Decanter
30 June: Masterclass on Loess wines, Szeksárd, Hungary
23 June: Rosé masterclass for Women do Wine, Paris
June: Judging the Selection for the IGP Pays d’Oc
June: Review of IGP Pays d’Oc rosés for The Buyer
June: Member of the jury for Œnovidéo. Marseille
4-6 June: Danube Wine Challenge, Slovakia
- masterclass on Slovakian rosés
June: Premium rosés in Decanter On Line
29 May: Masterclass on Central European varieties, BraVino, Bratislava
May: Judging Coup de Coeurs de Femmes, Perpignan. Results here. Reported in Midi Libre, and
10 May: Masterclass on Maremma rosés, Maremma, Italy
3-6 April: International Rosé Championship, Kraków, president of the jury
April: Member of the jury for the Cool Climate Wines Award, Kraków
April: French co-ops going Green in The Drinks Business
18-20 March: Masterclasses at Prowein
- Rosés d’Anjou and Cabernet d’Anjou
- Wines of Hungary
6-11 March: Presentation at the University of La Laguna, Canary Islands and visit to La Palma
26 February: Presentation at the 3rd Rosé Wine Conference in Cigales
11-13 February: Masterclasses at Vinosud-Vinovision Paris:
- Rosés d’Anjou and Cabernet d’Anjou
- Can Rosé Still Surprise?
January: Review of the Rosé book by Colin Harkness
January: Review of the Rosé book by iwinereview (restricted viewing)
January: French co-operatives article for Drinks Business
21-22 January 5th International Rose Symposium, Marseille Participation in a round table discussion on future trends for rosé. Review of conference in Civilta del Bere. Written up in The Buyer, in The Grand Pastis, in Les Echos,
January: Review of the rosé book on WineSofa by Sue Tolson