Based in Bordeaux, France. Travel and wine writer and educator. Wine, Spirit and Education Trust, Circle of Wine Writers. Wine teacher, Ecole du Vin Bordeaux. Author of Thomas Cook City Spots Bordeaux, City Spots Toulouse and Hot Spots Corsica. Bordeaux correspondent for www.decanter.com

A selection of my work (almost entirely wine writing on Bordeaux) can be found on my website
www.newbordeaux.com

I specialise in writing about France but also write widely about Japan, as I have lived there and travel back there regularly. I updated the AA guide to Japan in 2008.