Richard Siddle
@richardsidddle.bsky.social
Co-founder of The Buyer http://www.the-Buyer.net for premium on-trade & drinks industry decision makers. Loves LFC & Laurel & Hardy http://www.richardsiddle.uk
What better way to capture wines from Victoria - Australia's most diverse wine state with 21 sub wine regions - than with a food & wine lunch for top wine buyers who share their thoughts on its wines & potential with host Joe Wadsack.
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The Buyer | Debate: Top buyers on how Victoria can maximise its new potential
Victoria punches well above its weight when it comes to making wine in Australia. Recognised as the country’s most diverse area it is made up 21 sub wine regions, with over 800 small, mostly family-ow...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
What better way to capture wines from Victoria - Australia's most diverse wine state with 21 sub wine regions - than with a food & wine lunch for top wine buyers who share their thoughts on its wines & potential with host Joe Wadsack.
reports the-buyer.net/debates/deba...
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The 2nd #SwissWineWeek takes place in the UK November 6-12 & chance to discover Swiss wines with special tasting & masterclasses says Jason Schmid of Swiss Wine Promotion who explains what to expect and why he believes Switss is well placed in the UK trade www.the-buyer.net/insight/what....
The Buyer | What to expect from the UK's second Swiss Wine Week
The second Swiss Wine Week is due to take place in the UK between November 6 and 12 with the chance for wine merchants, sommeliers and suppliers to discover the very latest in Swiss wines in a serie...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The 2nd #SwissWineWeek takes place in the UK November 6-12 & chance to discover Swiss wines with special tasting & masterclasses says Jason Schmid of Swiss Wine Promotion who explains what to expect and why he believes Switss is well placed in the UK trade www.the-buyer.net/insight/what....
In @thebuyer11.bsky.social Part 2 analysis of #CapeWine2025 we analyse the quality steps winemakers are implementing to take their wines to the next level, including exploring new regions & terroirs & how & why producers are looking to sell more wine across Africa www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
In @thebuyer11.bsky.social Part 2 analysis of #CapeWine2025 we analyse the quality steps winemakers are implementing to take their wines to the next level, including exploring new regions & terroirs & how & why producers are looking to sell more wine across Africa www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...
The expertise that @robertjoseph.bsky.social joseph has built up with his consultancy work in Eastern Europe has consulted in #Kavsihri his Georgian wine made with Vladimer Kublashvili. He explains why he thinks it's a unique blended wine using 11 local varieties www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The expertise that @robertjoseph.bsky.social joseph has built up with his consultancy work in Eastern Europe has consulted in #Kavsihri his Georgian wine made with Vladimer Kublashvili. He explains why he thinks it's a unique blended wine using 11 local varieties www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
“Discipline & consistency are key... stay patient, stay curious, be resilient.” That’s Roberto Duran's advice about the hard work, commitment, focus and passion needed to become a #MasterSommelier. He reflects on what it's like to be Spain's first MS www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...
The Buyer | Roberto Duran: the passion & focus needed to be a Master Sommelier
“You need to prepare for a challenging but incredibly rewarding journey. Discipline and consistency are key. Mindset is just as important: stay patient, stay curious, and be resilient.” That’s the key...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Discipline & consistency are key... stay patient, stay curious, be resilient.” That’s Roberto Duran's advice about the hard work, commitment, focus and passion needed to become a #MasterSommelier. He reflects on what it's like to be Spain's first MS www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...
In part 1 of 2 in-depth reports on #CapeWine2025 @thebuyer11.bsky.social analyses the opportunites South Africa has to take its wines to another level & challenges it still faces to get buyers to pay the more premium prices it expects & wants for its wines www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In part 1 of 2 in-depth reports on #CapeWine2025 @thebuyer11.bsky.social analyses the opportunites South Africa has to take its wines to another level & challenges it still faces to get buyers to pay the more premium prices it expects & wants for its wines www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...
Anthony Moss MW reports back from IWSC China wine awards & how a UK team of top wine buyers helped judged over 205 wines, awarding 150 medals including 11 golds, 56 silvers & 96 bronzes.He also analyses the potential of Ningxia as a premium wine region www.the-buyer.net/awards/iwsc-...
The Buyer | IWSC's China awards shows big step up in quality & opportunity
Following the successes of the 2024 IWSC Chinese wine judging in Xingjiang, this year eight international judges, including leading figures from the UK, were invited to Ningxia to assess 205 wines f...
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October 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Anthony Moss MW reports back from IWSC China wine awards & how a UK team of top wine buyers helped judged over 205 wines, awarding 150 medals including 11 golds, 56 silvers & 96 bronzes.He also analyses the potential of Ningxia as a premium wine region www.the-buyer.net/awards/iwsc-...
“I want to create a template - a system for making whisky every small town in England could replicate. That’s the vision Paul Abbott, founder of #GrasmereDistillery has for his English whisky business. He sets out how he wants to shake up English whisky www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
The Buyer | How Grasmere Distillery wants to create a template for English whisky
“At Grasmere, I want to create a template - a basic system for making whisky that every small town in England could replicate. Imagine that. England as a real whisky region.” That’s the vision and com...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“I want to create a template - a system for making whisky every small town in England could replicate. That’s the vision Paul Abbott, founder of #GrasmereDistillery has for his English whisky business. He sets out how he wants to shake up English whisky www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
“I want to create a template - a system for making whisky every small town in England could replicate. That’s the vision Paul Abbott, founder of #GrasmereDistillery has for his English whisky business. He sets out how he wants to shake up English whisky www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
The Buyer | How Grasmere Distillery wants to create a template for English whisky
“At Grasmere, I want to create a template - a basic system for making whisky that every small town in England could replicate. Imagine that. England as a real whisky region.” That’s the vision and com...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“I want to create a template - a system for making whisky every small town in England could replicate. That’s the vision Paul Abbott, founder of #GrasmereDistillery has for his English whisky business. He sets out how he wants to shake up English whisky www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
Thanks to their careers in high finance Ferovinum founders Mitch Fowler & Dan Gibney have access to funding the drinks industry has not seen before.They explain how its $550m securisation fund offers unique opportunites for drinks businesses & producers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Thanks to their careers in high finance Ferovinum founders Mitch Fowler & Dan Gibney have access to funding the drinks industry has not seen before.They explain how its $550m securisation fund offers unique opportunites for drinks businesses & producers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
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Q&A with me about my new book with Jane Masters MW, Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine (out today!) in @thebuyer11.bsky.social @richardsidddle.bsky.social www.the-buyer.net/people/andre...
The Buyer | Andrew Neather & Jane Masters on wine’s sustainability “obligation”
“We all have an obligation to act on climate change and sustainably on our home turf – and ours is the wine trade.” That in a nutshell is what has driven leading wine writer Andrew Neather and respect...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Q&A with me about my new book with Jane Masters MW, Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine (out today!) in @thebuyer11.bsky.social @richardsidddle.bsky.social www.the-buyer.net/people/andre...
“#RaisingtheGlass is more than an initiative. It’s becoming a movement.” A new networking platform to bring female drinks entrepreneurs together through a series of events & mentorship & its new Mixer event Nov 6 as founder Rebecca Oliver-Mooney explains www.the-buyer.net/people/how-r...
October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“#RaisingtheGlass is more than an initiative. It’s becoming a movement.” A new networking platform to bring female drinks entrepreneurs together through a series of events & mentorship & its new Mixer event Nov 6 as founder Rebecca Oliver-Mooney explains www.the-buyer.net/people/how-r...
Wines by-the-glass are now vital for any on-trade operator & done right can bring great margins. @thebuyer11.bsky.social & #Coravin hosted a debate of top somms, on-trade buyers & suppliers to see how they are making the most of the wine by-the-glass opportunity www.the-buyer.net/debates/deba...
October 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Wines by-the-glass are now vital for any on-trade operator & done right can bring great margins. @thebuyer11.bsky.social & #Coravin hosted a debate of top somms, on-trade buyers & suppliers to see how they are making the most of the wine by-the-glass opportunity www.the-buyer.net/debates/deba...
Following flooding at St Mary's in London @Ibwsslondon has moved its November show to Christ Church in Spitafields on same dates - November 20-21. All details the same for exhibitors and visitors. Here's how the organisers acted quickly to save the event www.the-buyer.net/conference/i...
The Buyer | IBWSS November bulk wine show moves to Christ Church in London
The severe flooding at the St Mary's venue in London has resulted in another major wine event being forced to find a new home. Following the move of Sustainability in Drinks to Christ Church in Spit...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Following flooding at St Mary's in London @Ibwsslondon has moved its November show to Christ Church in Spitafields on same dates - November 20-21. All details the same for exhibitors and visitors. Here's how the organisers acted quickly to save the event www.the-buyer.net/conference/i...
Growing organic grapes in one of Spain’s highest vineyards on the 'edge of what is possible' is a challenge that Rosalina Molina has taken on making wine at Altolandon in Mancheula in central Spain as she explains to Helen Arnold www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Growing organic grapes in one of Spain’s highest vineyards on the 'edge of what is possible' is a challenge that Rosalina Molina has taken on making wine at Altolandon in Mancheula in central Spain as she explains to Helen Arnold www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
Here #WineOwners
introduces its new Hublink service that it believes can be an "invaluable resource for the wine industry and the fine wine sector in particular” in how it can help businesses work more effectively & efficiently together. the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
introduces its new Hublink service that it believes can be an "invaluable resource for the wine industry and the fine wine sector in particular” in how it can help businesses work more effectively & efficiently together. the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
The Buyer | Wine Owners’ Hublink to transform how wine businesses work together
“If we are able to make it easier to do things that are time consuming and increase liquidity and activity by say 10% that’s £60m of transactions of businesses selling to their customers that otherwis...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Here #WineOwners
introduces its new Hublink service that it believes can be an "invaluable resource for the wine industry and the fine wine sector in particular” in how it can help businesses work more effectively & efficiently together. the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
introduces its new Hublink service that it believes can be an "invaluable resource for the wine industry and the fine wine sector in particular” in how it can help businesses work more effectively & efficiently together. the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
Here Andrew Neather & Jane Masters MW explain why they have come together to highlight & and support the actions the wine industry is taking to tackle sustainability in their new book, Rooted in Change: The Stories behind Sustainable Wine, published today www.the-buyer.net/people/andre...
The Buyer | Andrew Neather & Jane Masters on wine’s sustainability “obligation”
“We all have an obligation to act on climate change and sustainably on our home turf – and ours is the wine trade.” That in a nutshell is what has driven leading wine writer Andrew Neather and respect...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here Andrew Neather & Jane Masters MW explain why they have come together to highlight & and support the actions the wine industry is taking to tackle sustainability in their new book, Rooted in Change: The Stories behind Sustainable Wine, published today www.the-buyer.net/people/andre...
On the cusp of harvest @thebuyer11.bsky.social dispatched a team of merchants, importers & somms to explore #CustozaDOC in #LakeGarda & assess the potential of its easy drinking, good value, crisp, fresh white wines for premium UK on & off-trade reports Paul Caputo www.the-buyer.net/insight/top-...
September 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
On the cusp of harvest @thebuyer11.bsky.social dispatched a team of merchants, importers & somms to explore #CustozaDOC in #LakeGarda & assess the potential of its easy drinking, good value, crisp, fresh white wines for premium UK on & off-trade reports Paul Caputo www.the-buyer.net/insight/top-...
“Positive thinking and discipline are the key." In the first of a new series on The Buyer profiling new Master Sommeliers Agnieszka Swiecka reflects on the life changing steps she has taken on her way to becoming a Master Sommelier & what it takes to pass www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“Positive thinking and discipline are the key." In the first of a new series on The Buyer profiling new Master Sommeliers Agnieszka Swiecka reflects on the life changing steps she has taken on her way to becoming a Master Sommelier & what it takes to pass www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...
Here Harry Crowther travels to Bardolino 1 of Lake Garda’s most enchanting villages that is attracting serious wine buyers in search of “wines made to refresh rather than overwhelm”. He assesses which styles would work best in the premium on and off-trade www.the-buyer.net/insight/harr...
The Buyer | Harry Crowther on Bardolino & the fresh reds & rosés of Lake Garda
Morainic, glacial soils, sottozones and low-alcohol precision are reshaping Bardolino’s reputation. And behind its playful Classico reds, there lies a serious wealth of serious wines worthy of closer ...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Here Harry Crowther travels to Bardolino 1 of Lake Garda’s most enchanting villages that is attracting serious wine buyers in search of “wines made to refresh rather than overwhelm”. He assesses which styles would work best in the premium on and off-trade www.the-buyer.net/insight/harr...
Here Chile's VSPT Group sustainability director Carolina Gotuzzo explains how its sustainability initiatives are now embedded in its business strategy & it's on target to be net zero by 25 years & how it has already cut C02 emissions by 50% www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
The Buyer | How embedding sustainability in its business strategy is key for VSPT
VSPT , one of the world’s top 20 wine producers, has long been a leading proponent of sustainability, setting ambitious goals for itself with the ultimate aim of achieving net zero by 2050. With opera...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here Chile's VSPT Group sustainability director Carolina Gotuzzo explains how its sustainability initiatives are now embedded in its business strategy & it's on target to be net zero by 25 years & how it has already cut C02 emissions by 50% www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...
“Fundamentally it's a different business."That's how Jamie Avenell Bibendum's wine buying director explains the changes that have taken place over 18 months in interview alongside on-trade sales manager Andrew Ingham & what it means for customers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
“Fundamentally it's a different business."That's how Jamie Avenell Bibendum's wine buying director explains the changes that have taken place over 18 months in interview alongside on-trade sales manager Andrew Ingham & what it means for customers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
Long-time sherry lover Kate Hawkings talks to chefs and top restaurant wine teams to see how they are increasingly using sherry in food pairings & on menus with many planning special food and wine events to celebrate Sherry Week in November 3-9 www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
September 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Long-time sherry lover Kate Hawkings talks to chefs and top restaurant wine teams to see how they are increasingly using sherry in food pairings & on menus with many planning special food and wine events to celebrate Sherry Week in November 3-9 www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...
Here's why Arsen Khachaturyants, chief executive of Tuscan winery, Arsenio, says if wine is truly to appeal to younger drinkers it needs to start with the label and completely rethink how it is using wine labels to appeal to them. www.the-buyer.net/insight/arse...
The Buyer | Arsen Khachaturyants: How bold labels are the disruptors of wine
What were once seen as the all important traditions that kept wine special and separate to any other drink are now some of the major reasons for holding it back. None more so than the wine label. Take...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Here's why Arsen Khachaturyants, chief executive of Tuscan winery, Arsenio, says if wine is truly to appeal to younger drinkers it needs to start with the label and completely rethink how it is using wine labels to appeal to them. www.the-buyer.net/insight/arse...
It might be a challenge to get there but Margaret River, is certainly worth the effort if the results of the recent IWSC global judging are anything to go by with an average 90.5 points for all wines & record 39 golds awarded. TomKline reports www.the-buyer.net/awards/how-m...
The Buyer | How Margaret River achieved record results in IWSC judging
It might be a challenge to get there but Margaret River, Australia’s most western wine region, is certainly worth the effort, particularly if the results of the recent IWSC global judging are anythi...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It might be a challenge to get there but Margaret River, is certainly worth the effort if the results of the recent IWSC global judging are anything to go by with an average 90.5 points for all wines & record 39 golds awarded. TomKline reports www.the-buyer.net/awards/how-m...