BIOGRAPHY

Anne is an award-winning Master of Wine, communicator and consultant based in London. Born and brought up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she then went on to read French and Classics at Christ’s College, Cambridge. After graduating with First Class Honours, Anne moved to London and joined the wine trade, working for businesses as diverse as Mistral Wines, New Zealand Wines, the John Lewis Partnership and the prestigious Berry Bros. & Rudd, where for ten years she was an integral part of the Wine School team.

Whilst at Berry Bros. & Rudd Anne completed her WSET Diploma, winning the Vintners’ Cup & Scholarship for top UK student, and then went on to achieve the highly sought-after Master of Wine qualification, winning three awards in the process including the Bollinger tasting medal and the Wines of Austria prize for top overall candidate.

Anne is one of only 421 people globally who currently hold the title of Master of Wine. 155 of these are women.

In 2016 Anne established her own consultancy and education business, and has enjoyed a varied and exciting career ever since.

WSET Diploma students can benefit from her extensive range of coaching resources as well as from her signature programme Diplomatherapy®.

In addition, Anne is available for private hire for corporate and bespoke wine tastings. She was also Chair of the Institute of Masters of Wine Events Committee from 2020-2023.

In 2021 Anne was added to the Murphia list of influential Irish people in the London hospitality scene. Recent clients have included The Doyle Collection, Sopexa, 67 Pall Mall, the Solicitors’ Wine Society, WSET School London, the Prosecco DOC Consortium, Grande Charte Champagne and Kedge Business School in Bordeaux.

Contact Anne here if you’d like to enquire further about her services.