the knackered mother's wine club
the blog where it all began
I’ve written a new wine book! The Supermarket Wine Guide is out on the 21st May 2026 and I am SO very excited. It’s well over a decade since my first wine book The Knackered Mother’s...
I can’t quite believe I am typing this but my fifth fiction book Under A Riviera Moon is here! Well, almost. Published on the 12th April it’s set (mainly) in Provence, Paris and New York...
You know I said doing Mastermind was the scariest thing I’ve ever done? I take it back. Turns out The Weakest Link is way more terrifying. So much so I forgot to listen to the first question...
With just a couple of weeks left until Christmas it’s time to stock up the wine racks and as ever I’ve got a couple of mixed cases for you, lovingly put together with the team from my...
Goodness me it’s been a while. I’ve missed you! And I’ve missed writing this blog but to be honest things have changed a little. When I first started I was working part time and had...
I know, I can’t believe it either. But yes, I did Celebrity Mastermind and it airs on BBC1 this Saturday. My specialist subject is Jackie Collins (natch) and no spoilers but remember it’s...
Happy New Year to you! A bit late but I had a busy start to the year hanging out (literally) in my swimwear doing a wine tasting in a hot tub halfway up a Swiss mountain ON NATIONAL TELEVISION. I...
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve done drinks with Luke Evans, WineTime with Kat (and a church full of brilliant women!) and sung carols with Cliff Richard. Honestly, I couldn’t feel more...
I get loads of messages every week asking for wine recommendations for various things – a birthday present, a special dinner, something for the fridge door – but at the moment all anyone...
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