Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 1084, in which host Polly Hammond interviews Karen Jenkins and Elisabeth Else, this week on Uncorked. Today, we’re recording live from the Wine GB Annual Trade Tasting where we are joined by wine business advisors Karen Jenkins and Elisabeth Else. More about today’s guests: Karen Jenkins started her career in wine after graduating with a degree in European Business Studies. She moved from Branch manager for the high street retailer WineRack to the buying and marketing team for the Threshers group in 1994. She gained extensive wine marketing and brand management experience during her 18 years with importer Richards Walford, one of the UK’s most respected, specialist importers working with their extensive portfolio of independent producers and exclusive agencies, and, later, as Marketing Manager for Fields Morris & Verdin. Karen made the move to freelance consultancy in 2016 specialising in marketing services and project management for wine producers and independent UK wine importers. She als