About this episode

Rebecca Pitcairn interviews Collette O'Leary, head winemaker and estate manager at Henners Vineyard, discussing her career and the wine industry.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the 15th series of The English Wine Diaries!! Joining me on today’s episode is Collette O’Leary, head winemaker and estate manager at Henners Vineyard in Herstmonceaux, East Sussex. Collette began her career in PR & Marketing in London, specialising in behaviour change campaigns including promoting the HPV vaccine to young women and girls and developing education initiatives to encourage young people to consider vocational education. &nbs...

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Pitcairn

Guest: Collette O'Leary

Topics covered

• winemaking
• vineyard management
• career transitions
• education initiatives
• public relations

Keywords

• Collette O'Leary
• Henners Vineyard
• winemaking
• East Sussex
• public relations
• education initiatives
• career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Henners

Places: Herstmonceaux, East Sussex

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