Olly Smith
Blog · Posted October 23, 2025
The very definition of a glass half full person!

What a fabulous evening we had with the wonderful Olly Smith – the very definition of a glass half full person!
He threw himself into the evening’s celebration of wine, and enjoyed a very enthusiastic response from our sell-out audience.
Drinks writer and broadcaster Olly Smith joined us to celebrate the publication of his new book, Wine: Everything You Need to Know.
From the basics of how to choose a bottle of wine, how much to spend and how to taste it, Olly uses the book to explain everything you need to know. Discover which wines to try before you die, as well as his own Ten Commandments of Wine, and a handy ‘Grape Thesaurus’. Fun, witty and informative, Wine is the perfect accompaniment to a leisurely glass of vino.
Olly Smith is the UK’s best-loved wine expert, with 18 years presenting wine on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen. He has won countless awards in the wine industry, including International Wine and Spirits Communicator of the Year and Drinks Writer of the Year.
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This event was held at the Mainstreet Trading Company in the barn and can only be accessed by stairs.
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