Although I am Dutch from the origin I life now more then 30 years in France so could be called "Flying half French Dutchman".
I started my career in the wine industry in 1987 as an export employee for a Loire wine company.
My further wine experiences goes from buying and quality control manager for a Scandinavian import company to being Export Manager for several Australian wine companies , Export Manager for a unique and innovating French wine experience to finally start up of my own companies in 2009:
Wineforces and Tussock Jumper Wines.
My 25 years of experience have showed me the major handicaps of the wine trade: mystification , complexity of wine labels , force of nature and region...