Peter Dean

“Leadership is seeing how things should be, not how they are.” That’s the leadership style that's seen @flintwines Katy Keating become 1 of the most important leaders in the wine industry. She explains why leadership is helping teams “see in the dark”. the-buyer.net/opinion/flint-…

The wines of Isabel Estate have always been up there with Dog Point and Cloudy Bay but it wasn’t until 2014, when Pinnacle Drinks bought the estate and installed ex-Villa Maria winemaker Jeremy McKenzie, that this estate really started going places. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/j…

In the 1st of a new series profiling young, female sommeliers @richardsiddle talks to Vanessa Stoltz, head sommelier at the award-winning #RestaurantPine, nestled next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, about the joy & pride of being a top sommelier. the-buyer.net/people/sommeli…

The wines of Isabel Estate have always been up there with Dog Point and Cloudy Bay but it wasn’t until 2014, when Pinnacle Drinks bought the estate and installed ex-Villa Maria winemaker Jeremy McKenzie, that this estate really started going places. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/j…

Fancy an off-the-beaten track wine region to explore? Uruguay fits the bill with amazing wineries, places to stay and wines including a variety of Tannats, Riesling, Albariño and Cabernet Franc. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/v…

3 Italian winemaking legends – Alessio Planeta, Chiara Boschis and Giorgio Rivetti talk about the current state of Italian winemaking and parralels between their estates in a fascinating roundtable at @EnotriaCoe’s Essenza Italiana. @jasondmillar reports the-buyer.net/insight/millar…

Hottest ticket on London’s tasting circuit in recent weeks has been to State by State which showed the expertise Australia has in making premium, complex and ageworthy Chardonnay – region by region. We pick the wines that piqued our interest. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/s…

Three legends of Italian winemaking – Alessio Planeta, Chiara Boschis and Giorgio Rivetti talked about the current state of Italian winemaking and the parralels between their estates in a fascinating roundtable at @EnotriaCoe’s Essenza Italiana event. the-buyer.net/insight/millar…

Hottest ticket on London’s tasting circuit in recent weeks has been to State by State which showed the expertise Australia has in making premium, complex and ageworthy Chardonnay – region by region. We pick the wines that piqued our interest. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/s…

It was quite a feat to find a group of UK wine buyers who'd never been to #NewYorkState & go & see it for themselves.@gutterstarswine Chris Wilson examines what the buyers see as the big opportunities for its producers to maximise their potential in the UK the-buyer.net/insight/uk-buy…

Here was the mission @TheBuyer11 & @NYWineGrapeFdn gave to a group of UK wine buyers: Travel to New York State, meet 20+ wine producers from the Finger Lakes & Long Island, taste 100+ wines & assess if they are suitable for the UK wine market. the-buyer.net/insight/on-tou…

No wonder Ventisquero was named Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast – its Tara project is making amazing wines in the Atacama Desert – where it hasn’t rained in 50 years. Geoffrey Dean went there to find out how they do it. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/a…

No wonder Ventisquero was named Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast – its Tara project is making amazing wines in the Atacama Desert – where it hasn’t rained in 50 years. We went there to find out how they do it. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/a…

There was a focus on the wines of Cyprus at the latest Central and Eastern European wine fair in London with 17 producers showing their wares, including the outstanding Kyperounda Wines. For Justin Keay the revolution here is just starting. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/w…

Wine producers in the most successful wine regions work together to promote where they come from. That's the spirit Henry Sugden of #DefinedWine, wants to tap into by hosting a stand at London Wine Fair to help English wine producers get distribution. the-buyer.net/people/produce…

Increased grape quality and investment in the wineries is paying dividends in the approachability and finesse of Cyprus’s wines. With 50 wineries in the Greek side of Cyprus, the wine revolution proper is just happening here. Click the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/w…

Early bird discounts to enter #PeoplesChoiceDrinksAwards 2026 are now available from July 17 & September 1. Here, Janet Harrison, founder of the awards, explains what we can expect from the 2026 competitions for wines and spirits the-buyer.net/awards/chance-…

Janet Harrison found herself constantly going off the beaten track at the @wines_portugal tasting in Manchester thanks to the huge diversity of wines and grape varieties on show from many of the UK’s specialist Portuguese importers. Report on @TheBuyer11 the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/h…

And so to lunch with @FerrariTrento chief Matteo Lunelli and winemaker Cyril Brun, the latter explaining how he wants to keep Ferrari traditions alive but move the estate forward with use of reserve wines & changes in the cellar. Roger Jones got the story the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/m…

Here @harryjcrowther co-founder of #TinyWine, explains how it hopes to “democratise” fine wine & bring new sampling revenue to importers and fine wine producers by working with @Coravin to offer sampling kits of fine wine collections to trade & consumers the-buyer.net/insight/how-ti…