Wine heroes speak out for Wine +

Written by Richard Siddle

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Ahead of next week's Wine + on-trade event in London the organisers are releasing online interviews with three "Wine Heroes" chosen to represent different areas of the UK restaurant scene.

The "heroes" - which inclulde Gus Evans of the Butcher's Hook pub in Fulham, Charlie Young of Vinoteca wine bar in London and Matthieu Longuère, sommelier at La Trompette in Chiswick , west London - are all also due to appear at the show and be interviewed on-stage about their experiences on the front line.

Harpers is helping to part sponsor the initiative and anyone attending Wine + on February 3 can see editor Richard Siddle interviewing, Longuère at 5pm.

You can watch an interview with Longuère on www.harpers.co.uk by clicking on the following link, www.wineplus.co.uk/matthieuvideo.

Wine + is being held at London's Olympia on February 3-4. Go to www.wineplus.co.uk for full registration details.