It's Glorious to Delve Into the World's Classic Reds ; Serena Sutcliffe, Head of Wine at Sotheby's, Says You Need an Acute Sense of Smell, a Curious Mind and Immense Patience to Succeed in the Industry

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Plumbing the depths: how to make a living diving page 45 IWAS brought up on the Kent/ Sussex borders near Westerham. My father's education had been interrupted by being in the Navy during the war, so I remember when I was very small we had no money and lived in a council house. He took whatever work he could find, and even sold coats to buy coal and keep his family warm.

My father was a hard worker and I've gained a lot of my drive from him. He set up his own company arranging tanker contracts and eventually we moved to a detached country house with lots of bedrooms. My mother was involved with animal rescue work and at one stage I remember we had 19 animals in that house, mostly dogs and cats, but it seemed like a zoo to me.

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It's Glorious to Delve Into the World's Classic Reds ; Serena Sutcliffe, Head of Wine at Sotheby's, Says You Need an Acute Sense of Smell, a Curious Mind and Immense Patience to Succeed in the Industry

Both my parents were very liberal about encouraging women into the various professions, and I always felt I could do anything I chose to the world was my oyster.

So it's no surprise to me that I've ended up in a profession still dominated by males.

From my mother I inherited my sensitive palate. She h...

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