DAN JAGO
Last year BBR’s new CEO Dan Jago told Spear’s he’d landed the perfect job. A year on, he’s no less…
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SIMON LARKIN
Post-university, Simon Larkin worked part-time for a top wine merchant, where he was encouraged to pursue a career in the…
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CHARLES LEA
Charles Lea got into the business by mistake, catching the wine bug while working in Paris after leaving school. He…
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ELLA LISTER
‘Anyone serious about investing in wine should be doing their research based on reliable, comprehensive data, rather than simply sticking…
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NICK MARTIN
‘When you’re passionate, you have an unerring memory,’ says Wine Owners founder Nick Martin. A tech investment guru and former…
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VINCENT O’BRIEN
A hundred feet below the hills of Corsham, Wiltshire, you’ll find some of the finest wine in the world encased…
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PATRICK O’CONNOR
Born in Cork, Patrick O’Connor had little exposure to fine wine growing up. But as a teenager he did his…
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SEBASTIAN RILEY-SMITH
Smith & Taylor has been specialising in the storage and management of wine since 1986, when it was founded by…
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JAMIE RITCHIE
Jamie Ritchie started buying wine by the case when he was 17 after he had an epiphany: ‘I realised that…
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NIELS SHERRY
Fed up with the inflated prices of fine wines in London’s restaurants, in December 2015 hedge-fund manager Grant Ashton founded…
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STEVEN SPURRIER
Wine writer, consultant, vineyard owner and former merchant, Steven Spurrier is simply a legend in the industry. When he created…
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ALISTAIR VINER
A former head of the wine buying department at Harrods, Alistair Viner joined Hedonism Wines in 2011 and has helped…
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Exploring the Med aboard ‘the world’s most luxurious ship’
Seven Seas Explorer takes luxury cruising to another level as it tours the Mediterranean’s finest destinations, writes Jane Kelly I…
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Emilia Clarke net worth
Most widely recognized for her Emmy-nominated role as Daenerys on the hit series Game of Thrones, English actress Emilia Clarke…
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Net worth
Danish actor, screenwriter, and producer Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has an estimated net worth of £4 million. He is mostly known for…
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Henley & Partners to host global residence and citizenship conference in Hong Kong
Spear’s cordially invites you to Henley & Partners’ 11th Global Residence and Citizenship Conference 14 – 16 November 2017, at the JW…
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Claudio Ranieri Net Worth
Former player and Italian football manager Claudio Ranieri has an estimated net worth of £5 million. Born October 20, 1951,…
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Laura Wade-Gery Net Worth
Business Executive Laura Wade-Gery has an estimated net worth in the millions. Wade-Gery is considered to be one of the…
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Review: Tom Simmons Tower Bridge
MasterChef star Tom Simmons’ eponymous restaurant is anchored by a humble patriotic spirit, but don’t expect leek soup and Welsh…
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The risks of going digital with Lasting Powers of Attorney
Are the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposals for digitising Lasting Powers of Attorney in the best interests of the individuals delegating…
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