About this episode

Rebecca Pitcairn interviews Nathanial McConnell, co-founder and winemaker at Bluestone Vineyards, discussing his journey from biochemistry to winemaking.

Send us Fan Mail Joining me on today’s episode of the English wine diaries is Nathaniel McConnell, co-founder and winemaker at Bluestone Vineyards. With a large part of his childhood spent on the family’s Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Nat’s boots are firmly rooted in the countryside. However, he followed a different career path before returning to Wiltshire to establish Bluestone – one helping to fight cancer. Following a degree in Biochemistry at Birmingham University, Nat worked ...

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Pitcairn

Guest: Nathanial McConnell

Topics covered

• winemaking
• vineyards
• countryside
• biochemistry
• cancer research

Keywords

• Nathanial McConnell
• Bluestone Vineyards
• winemaker
• Cholderton
• Wiltshire
• biochemistry
• cancer research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bluestone Vineyards, Birmingham University

Places: Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Wiltshire

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