Recently named on the Top 100 Most Influential People In Drink list by Drinks Retailing, Libby Brodie was an award-winning theatre producer, now wine consultant. She is the founder of Bacchus & Brodie Wine Consultancy and City AM’s dedicated wine columnist, with her regular “Wine Without The Snobbery” page.

Published in The Buyer, Cosmopolitan, Club Oenologique, the Daily Mail, Thrillist and the Metro, Libby has presented online, on radio, on podcasts and on TV including teaching England Rugby Legend Joe Marler how to taste wine and recommending wines on morning TV.

A qualified wine consultant and self-proclaimed “wine translator” who is passionate about accessible, entertaining wine communication, Libby’s career has included crafting and presenting a wine tourism course for Lonely Planet affiliate Bright Trip, creating her irreverent YouTube mini-series ‘Boozy & The Beast: How To Drink Better’ and filming online series such as 'Roaming The Rhone' with Joe Wadsack and Andrew Sheridan.

Libby regularly moderates and hosts panels and events, works with private clients to source and curate their wines and guest lectures at Universities on Wine Communication.

Last year Libby co-founded The Wine Collective, a social media strategy company that engages with a younger, more diverse audience and improves the visibility of women in wine. For more on Libby’s journey through wine and some of her top tips you can follow her on Instagram: @Libbybrodie