A Lancashire independent wine retailer has beaten off stiff national competition to be hand selected by a team of industry experts to represent the North of England on a tour of California’s esteemed wine region.
The candidates will visit the vineyards and tour the cellars, attend trade talks, meet producers and suppliers and have the chance to forge some important trade links for the future. The full itinerary has yet to be revealed but the tour will take in Sanoma, Napa, Lodi and Mendocino.
Alex Buxton said: “I am honoured to have been chosen for this trip and very excited about the opportunity: seeing the vineyards, meeting the people behind the wines firsthand and rubbing shoulders with other independent wine retailers who are passionate about what they sell. There is also the small matter of sampling the wines.
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