Joe Fattorini (born 5 September 1969) is a British

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and

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and wine expert.

Journalism

Fattorini wrote a weekly wine column for '' The Herald'' for over fourteen years. He has also contributed to ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''The Buyer''.

Television and radio

Fattorini has presented a number of radio and television programmes for the BBC, including ''Joe's Diner'' and ''It's Your Money''. In 2016, Fattorini presented ITV's ''The Wine Show'' with

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and

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. Stephen Heritage of

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praised Fattorini as 'a revelation, arguably the Attenborough of Oddbins.'

Awards

* IWC Personality of the Year Award 2017 * IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year Award 2017

References

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