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Our Guides and Tour Managers
Some Comments about our team
Mosel Vineyard Walk We had a great holiday and many thanks to Claire for your superb organisation and leadership... Ravenna, Urbino & The Marche Cindy-Marie was amazing, her kindness, sensitivity and professionalism made the trip so special....we cannot ˝nd enough superlatives to express our appreciation for the Tour Leader and Wine Guide...
Jane Hunt M.W.
organises the UK wine trade tastings on behalf of the Chilean, Argentine and Italian wine industries and ran the South African Wine Bureau. She is passionate about Italy and very much enjoys taking consumer wine tours here.
Rosemary George M.W.
is one of the UKs leading wine writers, with titles on Tuscany, New Zealand, Chablis and the South of France to her credit. She has taken many tours for A&C over the years to various parts of France and Italy.
James Lawther M.W.
is a Bordeaux-based wine writer and consultant. James retailed wine at Steven Spurriers Caves de la Madeleine in Paris in the 1980s, passed the Master of Wine examination in 1993 and is presently a contributing editor to Decanter.
John Avery M.W.
is Chairman of Averys of Bristol, Vice President of the International Wine & Food Society, a former chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine and a past master of the Vintners Company.
Stars of the Right Bank James Lawther and Wendy Narby did an excellent job as Wine Guides. Louisa is very ef˝cient, friendly and fun...
Champagne le Longue Weekend Caroline Brun was outstanding and we were welcomed as friends...
Ronald Weustink
worked in the Dutch wine trade for 8 years, He moved to the Douro in 2001, where he is the manager at Quinta do Passadouro. He escorts our Douro walk. He is treading grapes here!
Champagne Alex did a wonderful job and was a leading inžuence in getting everyone down to the important part of drinking the champagne!...
Silvia Aprato
has a degree in translation & interpreting and a deep love of her native Piemonte. She is particularly knowledgeable on the wine and food of Piemonte and leads our gourmet tours in this region.
Dominic Rippon
Dominic is the author of the wine travel book Dominics France: the cool climate. He has worked in the wine trade in both France and the UK, and will be guiding tours to France in 2008.
Paul Attwood-Philippe
is resident in Burgundy and leads some of our French tours as Tour Manager or Walk Guide. Having worked at several wine domaines, Paul is knowledgeable on wine, particularly from his region and is a keen walker.
Corsica It was a pleasure to meet Rosemary George again and marvel at her wide knowledge and impressive language skills...
October Champagne First time with Tim never a dull moment!... Rhone Cindy-Marie and Claire were perfect representatives and we had great fun throughout the weekend because of their cheerful and helpful approach.. Burgundy Walk Thanks Tim for the fabulous week in Burgundy, having never been on a wine tour before we were a little apprehensive but were instantly put at ease..
Puglia It was good to meet the jovial Tim Clarke whose knowledgable comments were much appreciated..
Alex Lacey
Alex is now in her third season working for A&C as a Tour Manager and used to work for the Champagne House Ruinart. She looks forward to guiding in France, & Spain in 2008 and the New World.
Kirsteen Steel
worked at Taittinger and at the Champagne Bureau in London in the 80s (when Champagne made its great break though in the UK market). Kirsteen has been a friend ever since and we look forward to her taking tours in France & Italy
Claire OBoyle
Claire is a wine trade professional and lecturer based in Dublin with a passion for travel. You will ˝nd her Tour Managing in Italy or escorting our Opera & Wine in Milan.
Col. John Hughes Wilson
is a leading commentator on military history and intelligence. He broadcasts for BBC television and his books include The Puppet Masters and A Brief History of the Cold War . He is President of the Guild of Battle˝eld Guides.
Spain I certainly know more about wine than I did a week ago...
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