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Birmingham Living Magazine

I am resident wine columnist for the Birmingham Living magazine. The magazine is a monthly magazine which has a distribution of around 80,000 copies across the Birmingham area in the UK. I write general interest pieces on a range of topics.

Here are some of the previous editions and articles I have written for the magazine:

2026

September 2026 edition (Wine Lovers! The Search is On for Something Different)
July / August 2026 edition (How Winemakers are Facing Global Warming
June 2026 edition (The Rise of English Wine)
May 2026 edition (The Taste Test that Changed the World) April 2026 edition (Gender on the Agenda)
March 2026 edition (Riesling Redemption)
February 2026 edition (A Matter of Taste)
January 2026 edition (Six of the best)

2025

December 2025 edition (Festive Firecrackers – Cabernet Franc Day)
November 2025 edition (Cheers to Christmas!)
October 2025 edition (Celebrating the Many Faces of South African Pinotage)
September 2025 edition (Hidden Gems from the East)
July/August 2025 edition (Why we should all love Cava)
June 2025 edition (Rioja – The pride of Spain)
May 2025 edition (The mighty whites)
April 2025 edition (Malbec: A Brit of a love affair)
March 2025 edition (The wonderful women of Champagne)
February 2025 edition (Syrah Day: Cheers to February)
January 2025 edition (Welcome to a semi-dry January)

Collaboration / Writing enquiries

I love working with other wine experts and enthusiasts, and writing for wine publications. If you are interested in discussing a collaboration or would like to talk about me writing for your publication please contact me directly at hello@alottowineabout.com or direct message me on Instagram @alottowineabout