Name: I’m Amanda Thomson Occupation & Company: CEO and Founder of Thomson & Scott NOUGHTY. Tell me about your current role? We’re planning to be the world’s No. 1 Premium Non-Alcoholic Wine Brand. The choice for traditional wine lovers. How did you first get into the drinks industry? My initial steps in the industry were to move to…
Category: Chats
Q&A with Neasa Corish Miquel
Name: Neasa Corish Miquel Occupation & Company: Co-proprietor (and wife!) of Laurent Miquel Family Wines, based in the Languedoc. Tell me about your current role? My role has evolved a lot in the 22 years since I moved to the Languedoc. Currently, I manage most things outside of the vineyards and the wine-making, which are…
Q&A with Brigid O’Hora from Virtual Vineyards
Name: Brigid O’Hora Occupation & Company: Owner of Virtual Vineyards. Tell me about your current role? My current role is varied and busy. I set up Virtual Vineyards in In September 2020. This is an online wine tasting events business that incorporates wine classes, tastings and events. I also operate on an ‘in person’ event…
Q&A With Sevgi Tüzel-Conghaile
Name: Sevgi Tüzel-Conghaile Occupation & Company: Owner at A WINE IDEA Tell me about your current role? I’m doing a bit of everything! A WINE IDEA is a one-person show. I’m sure I have some friends and family that think all I do is sip wine all day, the reality is quite different. I started…
Q&A with Leah Kilcullen, Marketing Coordinator at Whiplash Beer
Name: Leah Kilcullen Occupation & Company: Marketing Coordinator at Whiplash Beer Tell me about your current role? I started at Whiplash in August 2020, certainly an interesting time to be in the drinks industry! I came in part-time at first to help keep the social media channels rolling but this eventually grew into a wider…
Q&A with Ellen Leonard Bates from Diageo
Name: Ellen Leonard Bates Occupation & Company: Strategic Accounts Manager at Diageo Ireland Tell me about your current role? As strategic accounts manager, I look after the commercial elements involved with pub group accounts in the on-trade (on-premise). It is a customer-facing role across spirits and beer. I am also involved from a commercial perspective with…
Q&A with Avril Kirrane McMurrough of Boutique Wines
Name: Avril Kirrane McMorroughOccupation & Company: Business development and wine consultant at Boutique Wines. Tell me about your current role.My title is Business development and wine consultant at Boutique Wines, although it’s a bit of everything really! This year we are celebrating 21 years in business, and I came onboard 6 years ago. We are…
Q&A with Maggie Wine Adventure
Name: Maggie Domaradzka Company: Maggie Wine Adventure Maggie Wine Adventure is a project focusing on eno-tourism, and thus focusing on the exploration of new wines, new wine styles, and new grape varieties. This project is about wine and joy. I love travelling and I’ve been lucky to visit many wine-making countries and meet some of the producers in person….
Q&A with Kate Dempsey of Kinsale Mead
Name: Kate Dempsey Occupation & Company: Founder Kinsale Mead Co. Tell me about your current role? We are a small family-run business so I have quite a few hats (I love hats!) – Making Mead: Mead is like a wine but made from honey with a similar fermentation and maturation process. There are a lot…
Q&A with Antonia Dominguez
Name: Antonia Dominguez Occupation & Company: Wine Specialist, Donnybrook Fair. Tell me about your current role? I joined premium retailer Donnybrook Fair eight months ago. The initial focus was to set up the wine department in our new Dundrum store. As a point of difference, I categorised the wines by style. I am currently working…
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