Intermediate
Certificate (Level 2) WSET 1992
Advanced
Certificate (Level 3) WSET 1992
Diploma
WSET 1995 (Level 4)
Master
of Wine student 1995/96
Diploma – Craft Beer & Cider, Beer Heaven/National Off-licence Association of Ireland
Advanced
Marketing Certificate, University College Dublin 1993
Diploma
in Public Relations 2004, Public Relations Institute of Ireland
WSET
Approved Educator and Invigilator Level 2 and Level 3 courses:
Wine
Board of Ireland 1995-2008.
Cooks
Wine Academy 2010-2019
La
Cave Wine School 2010-present
Wine
Editor: THE DUBLINER, a lifestyle
magazine April 2001 - July 2011
Write
the wine column of themed blind tastings.
Monthly
2001-Feb. 2010 and weekly April 2010 to July 2011.
Wine
Columnist: EASY FOOD monthly magazine from Nov. 2011-2013
Wine
Editor: Irish Independent Newspapers, weekly Saturday edition Dec. 2012 – Sept.
2016 (incl. spirits, craft beers, and ciders)
Wine
Columnist: IRISH HOMES, a bi-monthly
interior design magazine October 2004-Feb 2009.
Contributor:
WINE IRELAND, a bi-monthly magazine
on diverse subjects May 2001 – July 2005 e.g. Organic Wines, interviews with
Angelo Gaja, Marimar Torres, Charles Sichel, and various winemakers from
France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina.
Wine
& Drinks Editor: THE HOTEL &
RESTAURANT TIMES, a trade bi-monthly magazine available by subscription to
hotel and restaurant proprietors and managers; introducing a new wine and
drinks column April 2004 – Dec. 2005.
Editor:
Best of Wine in Ireland 2001, 2000,
1999 & 1998
Co-ordinated
blind tastings and wrote tasting notes for the best 850 wines of the 1,300
blind tasted by a panel to include background on winemaker/ varietal/
classification/ region/ climate etc. for each wine.
Wine
Consultant: Best of Wine in Ireland
1998, 1999 and 2000
Co-ordinating
blind tasting of 1,400 wines and listing of the best with tasting notes.
Member
of the Irish Guild of Sommeliers since September 2003 and elected to the
Council June 2010. On Tasting Committee
organizing regular tastings and Tutor on Sommelier Course in conjunction with
Restaurant Association of Ireland 2009-2013.
Co-author
of the Guidelines to Implementation, re: Certificate in Professional Wine
Studies, Bachelor of Business in Bar Management.
Extern
Examiner to Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway 2005-6 re:
Certificate in Professional Wine Studies.