Charlie Holland is chief winemaker and CEO of Gusborne Estate in Kent. A viticulture and oenology graduate of Plumpton College, England, Holland honed his winemaking skills in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the USA. He is the only three-time winner of the IWSC English Wine Producer of the Year. It all began with a job as a cellar hand in Australia in 2000.
The best advice I ever got
Never trust bank managers or policemen.
My life motto
Don't worry about stuff you can't control.
I am currently reading
Wilding by Isabella Tree
My most played music track
The Number 4 by Khruangbin
If I didn’t do my current job I would be
A chef
Skill I don’t currently possess but would like to have
Being able to convincingly moonwalk.
My favourite kind of exercise
Running
I relax while
Being in the fresh air/outdoors
I collect
Books
My essential newspaper/magazine
Carve Surfing Magazine
My desert-island wine
Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Millenaires 1995
I have learnt a lot from
My mother
My last meal and sip will be
Clams in butter and garlic with a white Burgundy.
