| Tom Cannavan's wine-pages.com |
Tom Cannavan
| Tom Cannavan is the Louis Roederer International Online Wine Writer of the Year 2008. A Scottish wine writer and broadcaster, Tom was a pioneer of wine on the Internet when he
launched wine-pages.com in 1995. In 2008 he launched www.thewinegang.com with colleaugues
Tim Atkin, Anthony Rose, Joanna Simon and Olly Smith. Tom is also the resident wine expert on Scottish Television's magazine show The Hour,
with his weekly wine slot each Friday.
After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Tom worked as a teacher and lecturer. His passion for wine was undiminished throughout and he began writing food and wine articles for newspapers and magazines in 1994. Tom gave up his University job to concentrate on wine writing. Publishing, editing and writing wine-pages.com remains Tom's passion, but he continues to write about wine and food in print too: he is wine columnist for I-On Glasgow and Edinburgh magazines, and writes for publications including World of Fine Wine, Decanter, Harpers and Off Licence News. His work has also appeared in The Sunday Times and The Independent newspapers, and he occasionally appears on BBC radio. Tom has written or contributed to 10 wine books, including the annual Wine Report, the Which? Wine Guide and the Good Web Guide to Wine. |
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Tom is also an experienced international wine judge, having judged some of the word's most prestigious wine competitions on three continents, including competitions in Australia, Chile,
Argentina, Italy, France, Germany, Georgia and the UK. He is also much in demand as a public speaker and hosts fun wine tastings for corporate clients. Contact www.taste-in.com to book Tom's services.
In 2004 Tom launched sister title beer-pages.com with Contributing Editor Roger Protz, and in 2006 he launched whisky-pages.com with Contributing Editor Gavin D Smith to complete his portfolio of online drinks titles. Tom says he has catholic tastes and 'enjoys all fine wines, especially with good food and good company,' and adds: 'What I really love about wine is that it is so endlessly fascinating and constantly re-newing itself.' |