About Us
About DrinkBritain
Ever wondered what it is about your favourite tipple that makes it so great?
What better way to find out then to visit its home. DrinkBritain.com is the website to help you do just that.
Britain has a rich history of drinks, Be it beer or cider, perry or wine, gin or whisky, spring water or currant cordial, it comes from the land and the heart. But not everyone is set-up to welcome visitors. All the places and people we will include are happy to share with you their secrets and their passion. By flicking through these pages, you’ll find vineyards where you can help at harvest, cider houses with orchards to wander through, distilleries where you’ll find coopers hard at work fashioning those all important casks, and breweries where you can savour the ingredients as well as the beers.
About The Team
Susanna Forbes
In 1998, after an award-winning stint in science and medical journalism, Susanna Forbes jumped ship to follow an ever-growing passion for wine. Spending four years with Oddbins not only immersed her in the world of drinks retail, but introduced her to her husband, James.
Tasting and talking about whiskies, craft beers and the fruit of the grape led Susanna back to journalism in 2000, when she joined the ranks of Wine International. As a freelance drinks writer and editor, key clients have included Mitchell Beazley, where she had the good fortune to work with Jancis Robinson MW and Hugh Johnson, commissioning the last World Atlas of Wine, and Square Meal, where she helped Chris Losh launch Imbibe magazine as its deputy editor.
More recently, she’s been traversing Britain, exploring its wineries, breweries and cider houses. Inspired by her experiences and the people met along the way, she has launched DrinkBritain.com, a drinks tourism website where she can share her love and knowledge of where to find great British drinks.
Susanna topped up WSET Diploma recently with a dose of practicality, completing both the principles of vinegrowing and winemaking courses at Plumpton College. Since then, she has contributed to CAMRA’s BEER magazine, Food & Travel, Food & Wine Matching.com, as well as editing Imbibe’s Beer & Cider Supplement.
You can find her on Twitter, Google+, Facebook & Pinterest.
She lives with James in Epsom and other hobbies include photography, music and keeping their pets entertained.
editor & publisher
[email protected], twitter: @DrinkBritain
