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Peter Stafford-Bow

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Peter Stafford-Bow is a novelist and wine consultant, based in London. He is best known for his series of award-winning satires set in the world of wine and big business, featuring Felix Hart, a cheerfully amoral drinks executive. Stafford-Bow is a noted public speaker, wine educator and a regular on the literary festival circuit.

A self-taught imbiber, Stafford-Bow dropped out of university to pursue a career in alcohol. After several years working for a chain of wine merchants, he became a supermarket buyer, a role which sent him to every major wine-producing country in the world. After periods working in Asia and Africa, Stafford-Bow returned to the UK to pursue a literary career.

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Peter Stafford-Bow A good glass of wine at a vibrant local bar or restaurant. Tuck yourself at the end of the bar or at a corner table, back to the wall. Don't chat, jus…moreA good glass of wine at a vibrant local bar or restaurant. Tuck yourself at the end of the bar or at a corner table, back to the wall. Don't chat, just listen. When you're surrounded by different people, and the air is abuzz with conversation, you can feel that well of creativity slowly refill... Has to be a GOOD glass of wine though. Organic Loire Cabernet Franc always works for me.(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Peter Stafford-Bow The world of wine is surprisingly po-faced when it presents itself to the general public – think of the pretentious sommelier or the earnest wine educ…moreThe world of wine is surprisingly po-faced when it presents itself to the general public – think of the pretentious sommelier or the earnest wine educator. But once you’re inside the wine trade itself, a bawdier group of rebels, eccentrics, pirates and lunatics would be hard to find. I wanted bring some of that out in Corkscrew, as well as hinting at some of the more malevolent forces in our lives – the astonishing power of multi-national conglomerates and their frightening similarity to organised crime.(less)

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Average rating: 4.09 · 350 ratings · 83 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer 3.89 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brut Force 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firing Blancs (The Felix Hart Novels Book 3) 4.55 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eastern Promise (The Felix Hart Novels) 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Peter Stafford-Bow's Blog: Corkscrewed

A sensitive political analysis of Brexit

As a successful international businessman, a lucid observer of politics and a wine consultant at the top of his game, I feel I am well qualified to comment on the current state of the British nation, great country that it is. Better, certainly, than the tawdry ranks of hand-wringing commentators and hapless politicians currently bleating from our TV screens and social media feeds.

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Published on August 15, 2016 03:26 • Tags: brexit, britain, politics, slightly-drunk, turd

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