Industry Interview: Tom Stevenson

Multi-award-winning wine writer Tom Stevenson and a respected authority on Champagne and sparkling wine. Author of The World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine and the Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Guide.

Glass of Bubbly interview

What are your thoughts on the future of English sparkling wine?
Some English sparkling wine are truly world class and as we have seen in the last couple of years, there are some exciting new ventures in the pipeline, but there is also a lot of dross that has to be shaken out of the system.

What’s the most memorable Glass of Bubbly you’ve enjoyed?
When Christian Pol-Roger heard that my father drank lots of Pol Roger 1928 before the war, he gave me a bottle of 1921 so I could share an even older vintage with him. It was a very special moment, even more so since he passed away.