DRINKS
Peter has written about drinks in one guise or another since 2005 and has been the wine columnist and drinks blogger for Scottish Field magazine since 2014.
He has written about drinks for general audiences in newspapers including The Press & Journal, The Scotsman, The Times, and The Herald, as well as for specialist consumer titles like Decanter, Club Oenologique, Cask & Still, and Whisky Quarterly, and for trade titles such as Fine Lees and The Buyer.
Peter completed his diploma from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in 2015 and has served as a judge for Decanter, the International Wine & Spirit Competition and the People’s Choice Wine Awards.
EXAMPLES OF PETER'S WORK IN DRINKS
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CLUB OENOLOGIQUE
Published by the International Wine
& Spirit Competition, the Club Oenologique magazine and website has published Peter’s stories about reviving lost grape varieties, colour-changing gins, and Italy’s secret sparkling wines. |
DECANTER
Peter’s articles for Decanter magazine
have included a guide to wine bars in Edinburgh and a look at the architecture of distilleries; he has also served as a judge for the Decanter Retailer Awards and the Decanter World Wine Awards. |
SCOTTISH FIELD
Since 2014, Peter has been the wine
columnist and drinkers blogger for Scottish Field, a monthly luxury lifestyle magazine, writing about wine, beer and spirits and traveling to countries including Australia, South Africa and the United States. |