Stuart George

After graduating from Warwick University in 1996 with a degree in English and European Literature, Stuart George began his working life as a van driver for a Cotswold wine merchant. Over the next few years, he took all the Wine and Spirit Education Trust exams and travelled widely across the world's wine regions. He has done grape havests in Italy, France and Australia, and now works as a freelance writer.

Favourite places: Cape Town, Adelaide, Melbourne, Wellington, Kyoto, Hamburg, Stockholm