Amanda Barnes

I’m a wine writer and wine drinker. Seven years ago I left my home in England to head out on a wine adventure on the other side of the world – in South America. I figured the best place to learn about wine was in a place where they make it and South America had always lured me from afar. I quit my job as editor at the local newspaper, packed a backpack and bought a ticket to Argentina.

I’m a wine writer and wine drinker. Seven years ago I left my home in England to head out on a wine adventure on the other side of the world – in South America. I figured the best place to learn about wine was in a place where they make it and South America had always lured me from afar. I quit my job as editor at the local newspaper, packed a backpack and bought a ticket to Argentina.

I’ve been living between the vineyards of Chile and Argentina ever since; I specialise in their wine regions and write for different books and magazines. You can snoop out my CV and more information here. Living among the vineyards of Argentina and Chile over the last 7 years, I’ve learnt that the only way to truly understand a wine is to see where – and who – it comes from. This is what I plan to show you with 80 Harvests.