Since joining the wine trade in 1991, David has worked for Fortnum and Mason, Berry Brothers & Rudd, Direct Wines (now Laithwaites), Bancroft Wines and Jascots. He became a Master of Wine in 1999 and has 20 years of wine buying experience for retail, mail order and on-trade, as well as responsibility for marketing and PR, up to board level. He now runs his own wine buying consultancy Round About Wine, works as an international wine judge and is director of international music events company Big Fish Little Fish.