Andy Smith of Accolade Wines on forecasting Part 2
Andy Smith is UK finance director for Accolade Wines Europe. In this second interview we discuss how consumer trends influence future planning.

Andy Smith is UK finance director for Accolade Wines Europe. In this second interview we discuss how consumer trends influence future planning.
Andy Smith is UK finance director for Accolade Wines Europe. In this first interview he explains how the company manages the forecasting of wine.
Winemaker Monty Waldin describes some of the white wine styles of central Italy.
Monty Waldin talks to us about the regions of central Italy and Tuscan wines.
Winemaker Monty Waldin tells us how he got into wine and learned how to make wine through hands-on practical experience.
Cameron Roucher is vineyard manager and viticulturist at Rathfinny Estate. He tells us about the site and how they are preparing for their very first crop.
Jonathan Medard is winemaker at Rathfinny Estate. He talks to us about some of the equipment being installed in the new winery.
Jonathan Medard is the winemaker at Rathfinny Estate. He talks about kitting out the winery and the equipment they will be using.
We chat to Mark Driver of Rathfinny Estate to find out how the vineyards and winery has progressed over the last year.
Chris tells us about the launch of a fantastic new wine App, Find A Vino and how it can help you to find great value wines in the UK.
Ewan Murray gives us an insight into The Wine Society and how the cooperative wine merchant operates.
Susan Fleischer of NOFAS talks about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and how drinking alcohol during pregnancy can affect a baby's development.
Godfrey Spence on drawing conclusions about a wine in the Level 3 tasting paper.
Godfrey Spence talks us through WSET Level 3 descriptors for how a wine tastes on the palate.
Godfrey Spence talks us through the descriptions at Level 3 and how they differ from Level 2 plus useful exam tips.
We chat about the Chewton Glen wine list and how its managed, with Oscar Malek their beverages manager.
Oscar Malek is beverage manager at Chewton Glen, a luxury hotel in Dorset, England. He tells us how he came to be a sommelier and his role as beverage manager.
In this final interview with Professor Charles Spence of Oxford University we discuss how music can affect our perception of wine.
Professor Charles Spence from Oxford University tells us about research on how sounds can change our perceptions of wine.
We talk to Professor Charles Spence about the psychology of wine pricing and the concept of end-anchoring.
We find out from Professor Charles Spence how factors such as music and lighting can influence our wine purchases.
Chris Powell of the Local Wine School franchise talks to us about how he has expanded network of wine schools across the UK.
Godfrey Spence tells us about the descriptors for tannins and length using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.
In this interview we focus on descriptors for sweetness and acidity used in the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.
This week we focus on how to describe the aroma and flavour characteristics of wine using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2.
Godfrey Spence is a WSET course tutor and in this first interview we concentrate on the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine at Level 2 to analyse the appearance of a wine.
In this second interview with Kevin Sutherland we hear about Plumpton College.
Kevin Sutherland talks to us about Bluebell Vineyards in Sussex and their sparkling wine production.
This week we discuss the aromas of wine and how these are described using the WSET Systematic Approach to Wine Tasting.
Bruno Paumard on the Chinese wine regions and the increasing popularity of wine in China.