Peter Richards MW, Author at Decanter

Peter Richards MW

Decanter Magazine & Retailer Awards Chairman

As a broadcaster, writer and Master of Wine, Peter Richards is a familiar face to many, known for his unique blend of enthusiasm and erudition. His credits include more than a decade on BBC1 plus Sky One, ESPN, Financial Times, The Guardian, ITV1, Radio 4, BBC2 and The Sunday Times.

He is a regular Decanter contributor as well as chairman of the Decanter Retailer Awards and regional chair at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Together with his wife, Susie Barrie MW, he co-hosts the acclaimed Wine Blast podcast, a top-10 show in worldwide charts including the US and UK. The pair also host the annual Wine Festival Winchester, described as, ‘the finest wine festival in the country’.

Warm welcomes from Chile wineries

The Chileans are only just beginning to unearth the prospects of wine tourism. PETER RICHARDS tests the facilities at 96 wineries 'Sink your arm into it, feel the warmth, the sheer energy in the texture.' The pile of manure looms large in front of me. It sizes me up. I hedge.