Wine might be widely drunk, but there is still an idea, however old-fashioned, that it’s bourgeois to drink it, writes Guardian fashion and lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier
Born in Pennsylvania, but now a British-American living in France, Aaron Ayscough made his way out to LA at the young age of 23, and even to his surprise, became a prominent Italian wine buyer with famed pizza chef, Nancy Silverton. Looking for an escape a few years later, Aaron headed to Paris working in fashion and organically, no pun intended, made his way into the thriving natural wine scene.
It’s the end of the year and I should be bringing glad tidings and happy wishes for the Solstice. I should try to scrounge up some of the good that happened in 2020, to end on a positive note. First, I’m afraid, I have to get something off of my chest.
When asked how being a woman affected my career (or lack of one), I used to quip that being short was worse. I now see I wasn’t being funny; I was being obtuse and I’ve been actively mulling this over while writing this memoir of mine. One of my chapters is about how in 1990 I was given an assignment for