I'm Paul Caputo, wine writer, critic and merchant.
I consider myself to be an outgoing, entrepreneurial wine professional with a passion for communication and building networks.
I have spent the last 10 years working with wine and am currenlty involved in the following activities....
Mistral Wine Bar and Shop - Owner
Mistral is an independent wine bar in Chester specialising in fine wines from small growers.
Vinorandum is a wine search engine designed to be a reference tool for consumers looking to learn more about the world's wines regions, grapes and producers. Along with other international wine critics, I store my own tasting notes here.
Judging
I've had the opportunity to judge in some international competitions around Europe.
2019
- Bucharest International Wine Competition, Bucharest, Romania (May)
- Citadelles du Vin, Bordeaux, France
- Mundus Vini, Deidesheim, Germany
2018
- IWSC 'Georgia / Russia' (associate), Guildford, UK
- Concours international des vins à Lyon, Lyon, France
- Vinaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2017
- Citadelles du Vin, Bordeaux, France
- IWSC 'Spain' (associate), Guildford, UK
- Bucharest International Wine Competition, Bucharest, Romania
- Concours international des vins à Lyon, Lyon, France
- Vinaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Publications
The Macedonian Wine Guide 2014/ co-authored with Ivana Simjanovska
Journalism projects
Tortoise Magazine - more
Past projects
Caputo Wines - 2008-2018 - online wine merchants
Personal
Qualifications:
- WSET - Level 4
- VinItaly International Academy - Italian Wine Ambassador
Education:
- BA Degree - Politics and International Relations - Lancaster University
- A Levels - Economics, History, English Literature
Languages
- English (Mother)
- Italian (Fluent)
- French (Basic)