So, what's it really like on a buying trip ...?

... Must be quite good fun, flying off to different countries to spend the day drinking wine?

If I had a penny for every time I have been asked this question, I would be a wealthy lady!

When Tony asked me to write his blog for him whilst he was on holiday, I jumped at the chance. This would be the perfect opportunity for me to set the record straight about what really happens on a buying trip.

I promise you it's harder work than you may imagine, and over the next couple of weeks, I'll give you a day-by-day account of life on the road as a wine buyer in South Africa.

Watch this space …

Helen McEvoy, Senior Buyer