A character-driven tale

As Commercial Director of our wholesale arm Fields, Morris & Verdin, Damian Carrington is all too aware of the need for ‘personalities’ in the world of winemaking One of the primary drivers of my love for the wine industry are the characters that you meet along the way. On a pre-Christmas trip to South Africa, […]

The things we do for love

Damian Carrington, Commercial Director of our wholesale arm Fields, Morris & Verdin, reveals his passion for Burgundy – and the best restaurants in London to sample its regal charms I am going to let you into a secret: I absolutely love wine. This may come as little surprise but since my earliest days working for […]

Reservations about the business lunch

  As Commercial Director of our wholesale arm, Fields, Morris & Verdin, Damian Carrington knows only too well the importance of the working lunch – so why is it increasingly disappearing from the menu? I’m not sure if I have a ‘readership’ as such but I do picture in my mind’s eye what you might […]

Ratings winners

Damian Carrington, Commercial Director of our wholesale arm, Fields, Morris & Verdin – and a well-seasoned veteran of dining out – on what it takes to elevate a respectable restaurant experience to a truly remarkable one How do you judge a restaurant? What really makes the difference between the truly great and the merely good? […]