Congratulations to the lovely David Williams. Not to be confused with David Walliams of Little Britain (I’m a la-dy), this young gentleman is the new wine writer at The Observer.
The former editor of the now-defunct Wine & Spirit, deputy editor of World of Fine Wine magazine, and general all-round nice guy, has been handed the column following Tim Atkin MW’s move to The Times.
You’ll remember the Save the Wine Column campaign we set up to get Tim’s full column reinstated in The Observer, after having it slashed to a shopping list. Sadly, David’s column is only a list of tasting notes, which seems a shame as he’s such an eloquent writer. Nevertheless, you wouldn’t turn down a national column, would you? (I wouldn’t!)
Perhaps, the Observer editor will finally realise that David – like Tim – is worthy of a full, entertaining and informative wine column. Until then, David, well done on your first national column. Click here to read David’s first column. Some nice wines in there: I particularly like the M&S Manzanilla and the Wine Soc’s Moscato d’Asti. Quinta de Azevedo’s Vinho Verde is also a cheeky wine.
Finally, happy 59th birthday to my dad, John, and happy Norwegian national day!
