Christopher Fielden has worked in the wine trade for more thanforty-five years and in this time he has lectured about wine all overthe world from Beijing to Memphis.He was a past president of thenational Wine and Spirit Association and is a member of the FédérationInternationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains du Vin et Spiritueux.He hada column in Decanter for over ten years,has appeared regularly on radioand is the author of eleven books,many of which have been translated.Helives in Wiltshire.