Thomson
& Scott
Beautifully
crafted wines and champagnes in collaboration with talented artists and
photographers
Thomson & Scott search out beautifully
crafted wines and champagnes. In their exclusive
collaborations with artists and photographers, the limited edition signed
prints on the boxes perfectly complement the artisan wine.
Amanda Thomson and Michael Scott spend
months of the year meeting wine makers and tasting, tasting, tasting. Their attention to detail is obsessional, so
you can trust that whatever wine they bring you, the quality will not be in
question. And the art simply enhances the drinking experience.
The pair hunt down stylish, innovative artists
with shared high-end sensibilities; sensibilities shared not just with the wine
makers, but importantly, with Amanda and Michael too.
Originally from Houston, Texas, Michael Scott
has had an international upbringing, schooled in Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
His initial love of wine was a happy accident. While in Singapore for a tax
internship, he became interested in fine French wine through friends in the trade.
This led him to study French language and more recently, Wine and Management in
Paris, where he met his business partner, Amanda Thomson in 2011. Their one year
Diploma at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris was taught in French and English under highly
esteemed French wine professional, Franck Ramage.
Amanda Thomson is an English BBC journalist
who worked for many years as an arts broadcaster. Her work in the film
industry, specifically at the Cannes Film Festival, led to her developing a
keen interest in champagne and later, wine. Amanda saw her move to Paris to
study wine as an extension of her arts career, intertwining gastronomy and the
arts world.
Amanda and Michael are strong believers in
personal connections and while the internet is important to their business,
ultimately they encourage all interested buyers to meet with them, talk with
the wine makers and artists at their launches, and fall in love, not just with
the wine itself, but also the story behind it, which will ultimately set it
apart from being just another fine wine.
Thomson and Scott only deal with small
quantities of wine and champagne, fuelled in essence by their choice of
producer, who typically may make only a few thousand of each bottle. The French
wine business remains – at least from a UK perspective – very traditional.
Putting aside the wine as futures market, artisan producers have such small
allocations of their wines that they can afford to be selective about who they
sell to. This is where relationships become all important and Amanda and
Michael operate on exactly the same premise.
To find out more about Thomson & Scott and discuss their future tastings, please
contact; Amanda amanda@thomsonandscott.com or Michael@thomsonandscott.com
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