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Wine Talks with Chris Foss Curriculum Manager at Plumpton Wine College

Posted by Guy Heywood on Dec 05, 2018

This episode of Wine Talks features Chris Foss who is the Curriculum Manager for the Wine Division at Plumpton Wine college. Chris is half-French and has gained his experience from working in Bordeaux, France. Whilst Chris was in Bordeaux he managed the family vineyard in the Entre-Deux-Mers and also worked in many vineyards and wineries in Sauternes (Chateau d’Yquem) and St Emilion. He also became Winemaker for the GFA Leclerc vineyard group. Chris moved to Plumpton College to launch the wine programmes in 1988.

His main focuses are in vineyard establishment, vineyard management, vine protection, sustainable viticulture and he is also the manager of Plumpton’s 10-hectare vineyard. Chris is also a committee member of Wine GB South-East. His principal research interests are in learngin and understanding more about climate change, disease monitoring and vineyard sustainability, he is also a member of the Life+ Adviclim research group.

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Wine talks with Adam Raphael former journalist and now editor of The Good Hotel Guide.

Posted by Guy Heywood on Nov 08, 2018

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Wine Talks with John Apthorp CBE

Posted by Guy Heywood on Aug 20, 2018

To start our first Wine Talks podcast we managed to secure a conversation with John Apthorp CBE.

John is the largest shareholder in Majestic Wine and is responsible for making the company what it is today. In our interview, we discuss John's career history, starting in the frozen food industry and then, after taking some time out, stalking' Majestic Wine until the time was right to buy it.

The following podcast is a rare conversation with one of the biggest influencers in the wine industry.

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