TV star Brian Cox has teamed up with brewer JW Lees to launch a zesty amber ale called Cosmic Brew. The renowned physicist returned to…
TV star Brian Cox has teamed up with brewer JW Lees to launch a zesty amber ale called Cosmic Brew. The renowned physicist returned to…
Friends and family of the late Michael Cox have so far raised more than £13,000 for drinks industry charity The Benevolent after pledging to run the Medoc Marathon in his honour. Team Cox will pound the streets of Bordeaux, while eating and drinking wine at various pit stops throughout the gruelling 26.2-mile race, on Saturday. The team includes Peter Richards MW, Susie Barrie MW, Lynne…
A team of wine trade professionals is set to run the Médoc marathon in memory of Michael Cox, the former head of Wines of Chile UK who died of cancer earlier this year. “Team Cox” aims to raise £10,000 for trade charities The Benevolent and the Vintners’ Foundation. The runners are Michael’s widow Lynne Cox, writers and broadcasters Peter Richards MW and Susie Barrie MW…
A memorial service for Michael Cox will take place at Southwark Cathedral on Thursday, April 10. Cox, former head of Wines of Chile and Master of the Vintners Company, died at home two weeks ago following a year-long battle with cancer. The service will take place at 3.30pm, but the cathedral has asked that nobody arrives before 3pm as there is a preceding service. Cox’s…
Before he died last week, wine industry doyenne Michael Cox donated his limited-edition collection of Taittinger Champagne to drinks trade charity The Benevolent. The charity is run by his twin brother David and it will auction the prestigious collection at The Benevolent Ball, which is held at The Dorchester hotel on London’s Park Lane on March 13. The collection is comprised of 12 vintages spread…
Wines of Chile’s European director Michael Cox has died after a battle with cancer. Cox had continued in his roles with Wines of Chile and as Master of the Vintners’ Company despite undergoing chemotherapy. Announcing his death, Cox’s wife Lynne Whitaker said: “I don’t need to tell you what an exceptional man he was. I have been immensely proud of the way he has tackled…
David Cox has taken over as chief executive of drinks industry charity The Benevolent in a bid to help trade members that have fallen on hard times. Cox is a 25-year industry veteran whose previous experience includes a 13-year stint as managing director of Brown-Forman’s European Wine Division and a spell as export director at Matthew Clark. His last role was European director of New…
