Technical Director

About

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The Doc – The one with the brains.

Jen cut her teeth as Analytical Biochemist choosing to do a Phd in looking at the health benefits of red wine. What’s not to like!

If she were a drink, what would she be?

Red wine of course! A pinot noir with soft tannins, rarely blended with no roughness. 

Point of contact for all things technical and scientific in the world of wine, spirits and no & lo alcoholic beverages.

You can go to Jen with questions about production rules for wines and spirits, oenological products, permitted additives, processing aids, organic regulations. Consumer protection regulations, product packaging, product safety, sector fraud, environmental regulations – including UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations). I could go on!

Jen leads the WSTA’s:

  • Wine and Spirit Technical Committee
  • Canning Working Group
  • WSTA Fraud Working group

If you aren’t on one of these and should be, sign up now!

Think of her as your Elizabeth Zott from Lessons in Chemistry. She has a fierce intellect and a keen eye analysing the world of wine and spirits through the objective rational lens of science.

More from the WSTA

The WSTA represents over 300 companies producing, importing, exporting, transporting and selling wines and spirits in the UK. 
 
WSTA members range from major retailers, brand owners and wholesalers to fine wine and spirit specialists, logistics and bottling companies, and low and no alcohol producers.