Rosalind began her career in California, leading wine tours and tasting wines for a wine warehouse near San Francisco. She then ran her own California wine import business in the UK and subsequently became assistant editor of Decanter magazine and later editor of Wine Times, the magazine for members of the highly successful UK Sunday Times Wine Club. Rosalind was an inspector for the influential UK Good Food Guide. She also has led many tours worldwide to discover gourmet restaurants, meet key wine producers and stay in intriguing hotels.

In recent years, Rosalind has written wine columns for many publications and online; she has also edited books and magazines, including French Magazine and The Italian Magazine. She’s passionate about green issues, including organic and biodynamic winemaking and she has been a consultant for the Galapagos Conservation Trust.

Her books include The Wine Book, Spirits and Liqueurs, The Home Wine Waiter and The Wine Almanac, her latest is The Wine Year (Merrell Publishers) published in the UK and USA. Rosalind is passionate about wine, food and travel, which she sees as inseparable and complementary; the good things in life.

1. Wine & food pairing
2. Understanding the wine label
3. Introduction to a particular wine region (could be associated with destinations)
4. Choosing wine by style
5. How to create a great home wine selection/cellar
6. Taking the mystery out of wine appreciation
7. How to taste, serve and store wine at home
8. Getting the best from a restaurant wine list
9. Wine around the seasons
10. Wine to try before you die
11. Wines of Spain
12. Wines of Portugal
13. Wines of Bordeaux
14. Celebrity vineyards
15. All about Rosé

I travelled on Braemar and lectured on general wine appreciation, wine pairing, Spanish & Portuguese wines. I also lectured aboard the Saga Pearl ll on Spanish and Portuguese wines and led wine tastings.

In 2023, I spent a total of 6 weeks aboard Saga ships (Spirit of Adventure, Spirit of Discovery) lecturing on wine topics relevant to the ports we were visiting - and I also led tastings onboard with a feature of wine and food pairing.

The following recent Cruise History has been recorded for this candidate.