Dan is an award winning wine writer, magazine editor and restaurateurHe is the Co founder of Noble Rot named for the fungus that shrivels and sweeten grapes which began life as a cult food, wine and popular culture magazine. The magazine created a space that is as informative as it is witty and serves up wine with alongside sides of life and culture. The brand has since expanded to two award winning restaurants  and a wine shop Shrine to the Vine.Dan has won numerous awards for his writing about wine and food and has written for the Financial Times, The Spectator and Melody Maker. Before Noble Rot Dan was previously managing director of Island Records. He was the one who found and signed Coldplay who then went on to sell 5 million copies of their debut album.Find us on instagram @desertislanddishes and visit the website www.desertislanddishes.coThank you to our sponsor Lloyds Bank for helping us to bring this with you each week.And thank you very to you for listening!See you next week,Margie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.