Journalist, author and wine writer, I wrote my first wine column in 1994 after falling for big, buttery Chardonnays and discovering the world of wine. I then worked at Australian Consolidated Press (ACP Media) in Auckland, New Zealand,  between 1997 and 2008, contributing to magazines on both sides of the Tasman with wine columns across several titles.

I have written weekly wine columns for The New Zealand Herald, The Post, the Christchurch Press, Waikato Times, Capital Times, Capital magazine and others, and am now wine writer for Drinkzbiz magazine (NZ), Beauty EQ and the Martinborough Star.

I've tutored  Wine & Spirit Education Trust and NZQA Certificate in Wine qualifications at the NZ School of Food & Wine as well as written 15 books about wine with awards for Best Wine Guide in the World (English speaking) for Joelle Thomson's Under $15 Wine Guide (New Holland publishers); being short-listed as a finalist in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards for "Celebrating New Zealand Wine" and others. 

My writing is independent.