He’s one of the greatest cricketers England has ever produced, but it’s wine that has given Sir Ian “Beefy” Botham what he considers his first career
BY JOE FATTORINI : Last November, a woman approached the Sir Ian Botham Wines stand at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. Catching the eye of one of the reps pouring samples, she asked, ‘I’m just interested: is Ian Botham really involved in the winemaking?’ ‘Oh, I can assure you,’ replied the rep, ‘my husband is very much involved in the winemaking. But if you have any...
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SECOND INNINGS
Having made a splash with his own-name wine brand last year, cricketing hero Sir Ian Botham has joined forces with Kent winery Hush Heath Estate to launch a range of quintessentially English wines If you know anything about English sporting legend Sir Ian Botham, it should come as no surprise to learn that he signed off from his cricket-commentary career at Sky last month with a glass...
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2017 Sir Ian Botham Adelaide Hills Chardonnay makes it into the Matthew Jukes top 100 Australian Wines
We are thrilled to announce that the Sir Ian Botham 2017 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay has made it to the the prestigious Matthew Jukes top 100 Australian Wines. Matthew is a very well respected UK wine writer and critic and we are honoured to be one of the very few new wineries to be included in his report. Matthew had thousands of Australian wines submitted to him to review this year...
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Waitrose and Partners to stock Sir Ian Botham Wines
From February 2019, Waitrose & Partners will be stocking an exclusive selection of Sir Ian Botham’s wines from his newly launched collection. Sourced from selected vineyards across Australia, each wine represents a pivotal moment from Botham’s cricketing career. The two collections, The All-Rounder and The Botham Series, will be added to the Waitrose wine range with prices ranging...
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Sir Ian Botham Range sold exclusively at Berry Bros and Rudd
Having launched the first vintage release earlier this year, Sir Ian Botham’s icon range of wines are now exclusively available through the prestigious wine merchants, Berry Bros. & Rudd. The 3 wines, Sir Ian Botham Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013, Sir Ian Botham Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 and Sir Ian Botham Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 are available to buy...
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English cricket legend Sir Ian Botham OBE goes into bat for Australia with his new range of Australian wines
He is undoubtedly one of England’s greatest all- time cricketers, but Sir Ian Botham’s new off spin is a range of Australian wines. The Botham Wines collection includes seven wines across three different tiers – ranging from $11 to $100 per bottle – all made in Australia’s premiumwine regions. “I’m absolutely thrilled to unveil my wines to the Australian market. Although it’s no...
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Sir Ian Botham OBE embarks on exciting new venture with premium wine launch unveiled today
Earlier today, Sir Ian Botham OBE launched his new range of wines at the home of cricket, Lord’s. He unveiled the collection of premium Australian wines in front of specially invited guests. Sir Ian Botham OBE is arguably one of the greatest cricketers that England has ever produced, and his sporting career has been well documented over the years. What is less well known is...
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