PHILIPPE BOUCHERON
Wine is a way of life for Philippe Boucheron. For some 37 years
he has been writing on the subject and in 1987 he began
broadcasting, organising tastings and even taking groups from the
Sunday Times Wine Club and other organisations to vineyards as far
afield as Champagne and the Cape.
Philippe was the 1996 Wine Guild of the United Kingdom’s Regional
Wine Writer of the Year. He is committed to improving the standards
of communication about wines and spirits and is also very much
involved in promoting awareness of the health giving properties of
red wine.
A keen advocate for maintaining the balance of nature, Philippe is
an enthusiastic supporter of both organic and biodynamic wines.
A regular after-dinner speaker, Philippe knows that people learn
more by being entertained than by being talked at. As a result his
talks and wine tastings are fascinating, sometimes even hilarious,
but always informative.
In 1999, with Richard Earl of Bradford, he founded the Heart of
England Branch of the International Wine & Food Society and is
currently branch chairman. In 2000 the Society published his
monograph on Growers’ Champagne, which is understood to be the first
publication on this subject in the English language. An enthusiastic
Havana cigar aficionado, Philippe enjoys few things more than
arranging splendid soirées. These are elegant dinners that conclude
with a tutored 'smoke-in' of three choice Havanas accompanied by
matching Cognacs, Ports or even Whiskies.
SAMPLE LIST OF TALKS
(Note this is only a sample of available talks)
As well as After Dinner Speaker, Speaking Topics Include
Visiting the cellars in Champagne.
Hunting truffles along the Loire.
The truth about all those red wine and health tales.
The pleasures and horrors of a wine tour guide.
The châteaux and cellars of the Loire Valley.
Burgundy and the Beaujolais.
Bordeaux, the most important fine wine region in the World.
South Africa; wines between the Old and New Worlds.
The history of tea drinking in England – nearly 350 years old.
Books by Philippe Boucheron