Taste-In, Taster Charles Metcalfe.

Charles began his career in the City and then worked as a professional singer. He co-founded Wine International Magazine with Robert Joseph over 20 years ago and has been contributing to it since then. Charles is also the co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, the world’s biggest wine-tasting competition.

Charles has presented drinks items on Richard and Judy’s ITV programme, ‘This Morning’, and was the drinks expert for ‘Taste Today’ on the Taste TV CFW channel. Recent TV appearances have been as a wine expert on ‘Great Food Live’ and ‘Sunday Lunch Live’ on UK Food (BBC digital TV/Sky TV).

Charles’ book, ‘The Wines of Spain & Portugal’ won the 1989 Glenfiddich Drinks Book of the Year Award. He is currently writing a book called ‘The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal’. Charles talks regularly about wine to public and private audiences.