Jasper Morris MW (UK)

Wine Writer & Critic

Author of award-winning book Inside Burgundy (2010)

Editor of Burgundy focused website insideburgundy.com

One of the world’s most sought-after experts on Burgundy, Jasper Morris MW has experience across the industry as a buyer, critic and writer. He has been a Master of Wine since 1985, with an illustrious career behind him as a wine merchant and author. He was Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Burgundy Director from 2003 to 2017 and currently manages his website www.insideburgundy.com

 

We need to talk more about Chardonnay! My cup runneth over at the chance to put the world’s greatest white grape to the test at the Aotearoa Chardonnay Symposium in beautiful Hawkes Bay.

Jasper Morris MW

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