Charlotte Kristensnen, The London Wine Girl, is joined by Dr John Forrest, owner of Forrest Wines based in New Zealand. John has been working in wine for over 30 years, and set up Forrest Wines in the 1980s when New Zealand wine had just started to become extremely popular internationally. Prior to setting up Forrest Wines, John worked as a research scientist - and it seems that John’s science background influenced his wine making! He has been a pioneer in creating low-alcohol wines following years of research and development into vineyard training and harvesting techniques. Today, John talks to us about founding Forrest Wines and his pioneering collection of low alcohol wines, how the New Zealand wine industry has developed since the 80s and his love of food and wine pairings.

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