Stay updated with breaking news from Opus One. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The 'Love Me Like You Mean It' singer recalls her early career when she really wanted to thank her idol for giving her a big career break despite being short on money.
Wine trade pays tribute to Steven Spurrier 10th March, 2021 by Lucy Shaw Tributes have been pouring in from around the world for wine trade luminary Steven Spurrier, who died at his home in Dorset yesterday aged 79. Steven Spurrier photographed at his Bride Valley vineyard in Dorset A much admired and hugely liked figure in the wine trade, Spurrier began his career as a wine merchant in Paris, and went on to become a successful wine writer, educator, and most recently winemaker at Bride Valley i...
Liquid Icons launches The Golden Vines Awards and The Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships 05 March 2021 By Christian Smith Liquid Icons, founded by the late, great Gerard Basset OBE MW MS and Lewis Chester DipWSET, has announced the launch of The Golden Vines Awards, which will raise funds for, and promote, diversity and inclusion in the industry. The diversity scholarships are being funded in hopes of making a difference to the world by enabling black and ethnic minority students to study for the prestigious qualification. The Golden Vines Awards event, which is not-for-profi...
March 05, 2021 Liquid Icons – the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late, great Gerard Basset OBE MW MS and his friend Lewis Chester DipWSET – are delighted to announce the launch of The Golden Vines Awards and fundraising event that will support various diversity and inclusion-related wine education funding programmes globally. In association with The Birley Clubs, The Golden Vines Award Ceremony, Dinner & After-Party will be held at Annabel’s Private Members’ Club, London’s pre-eminent private members’ club, in Mayfair, London on 7th October ...
Wine ‘diversity scholarships’ launched by Gérard Basset foundation New scholarships to help improve diversity among Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers, and set to include internships at renowned wineries, have been announced by a foundation created in memory of Gérard Basset OBE MW MS. The Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships are being launched by the Gérard Basset Wine Education Charitable Foundation and also Liquid Icons, the publishing and research company cofounded by the late, great sommelier. There will be two scholarships ‘for aspiring black and ethnic minority ...