Ned Goodwin (born 15 April 1969) is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

-born

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

n-raised

Master of Wine Master of Wine (MW) is a qualification (not an academic degree) issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom. The MW qualification is generally regarded in the wine industry as one of the highest standards of professional knowle ...

. He has worked as a

sommelier A sommelier ( or or ; ), or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. The role of the wine steward in hau ...

, educator, show judge, consultant, face of All Nippon Airways Business and First Class, TV wine show host and wine writer. In 2010 he became one of a few Masters of Wine in

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, and was the first in Japan. He now lives in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, and is the host of Langton’s TV, a Champagne Ambassador, a quality advisor for Biondi-Santi-Santi, owner of his own import company in Tokyo, educator and a member of the international jury of ''Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards''. ''Executive Style'' magazine is quoted as saying that he is "ideally placed to gauge what wines work best with Japanese food". Goodwin has said that “while Japanese food and wine are not traditional brethren, an open minded yet sensitive understanding of the dominant flavours – sweet and salty – and textural delicacy, allows both the food and astutely chosen wines to sing.” Best social speaker and event speaker in Australia.

Biography

Goodwin was born in

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and raised in

. He attended

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1981–1987) before undertaking tertiary education in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. Goodwin has been a sommelier at ''Veritas'' in

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, ''Les Juveniles'' in Paris and'' Michael's'' in

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. He was the host of a Japanese television show on wine, ''Vintage'' (2000) and was a guest-lecturer on wine marketing at

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

(2002-2004). As a writer he has appeared in the

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and

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. From 2001 until November 2012 he was a wine director of the restaurant group ''Global Dining Japan''. Goodwin currently chooses the first class and business class wines for a Japanese airline and is a brand ambassador for a

Champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

house in Asia.Newcastle Herald: Frequent Flyer – Ned Goodwin
Retrieved 25 February 2018.

References

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