Unwins buyer joins WSET

Published: 23 July, 2008

John Hart, who worked as Unwins' wine-sourcing manager until the company went into administration over the festive period, has joined the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
as examination coordinator.
Hart joined Unwins in 1982, working in stores for eight years, before moving to a training/human-resources role at head office. There, he ran WSET courses for Unwins staff, including Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma programmes.
He joined Unwins' buying department two and a half years ago, where, in his words, he watched the steady, painful decline from a ringside seat'.
Hart told Harpers: I am really pleased to still be involved in the wine business, and I suppose this is actually a fairly logical progression to my career.'

John Hart, who worked as Unwins? wine-sourcing manager until the company went into administration over the festive period, has joined the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)

as examination coordinator.

Hart joined Unwins in 1982, working in stores for eight years, before moving to a training/human-resources role at head office. There, he ran WSET courses for Unwins staff, including Intermediate, Advanced and Diploma programmes.

He joined Unwins? buying department two and a half years ago, where, in his words, he ?watched the steady, painful decline from a ringside seat?.

Hart told Harpers: ?I am really pleased to still be involved in the wine business, and I suppose this is actually a fairly logical progression to my career.?

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