The Cobbold family’s association with beer, and for that matter wines and spirits, in Ipswich needs no elaboration.
Not so well known is David Cobbold’s extraordinary position as a bona fide Englishman, much respected and sought after, at the very heart of the wine trade in France. David (#466 on the family tree) has lived in France since 1973 and has been a full time writer, broadcaster and teacher in wine since 1983. He is an independent writer and journalist as well as teaching wine knowledge to wine lovers and professionals.
David writes articles for specialist wine magazines in France, Canada, Japan and India as well as Great Britain and has been Editor in Chief for two such publications; he has a weekly radio slot and has hosted TV wine programmes in USA and France. More recently he has formed ever popular wine clubs and co-founded a French-speaking web site devoted to wine for which he writes regularly. www.eccevino.com
Despite these demanding activities he has somehow found time and energy to author or co-author more than 20 books. The Trust was delighted to meet up with David recently when he generously donated copies of six of his books which added to those already in the Trust’s library brings our collection up to eleven. The Trust also holds in its archive a complete list of his published books, articles, editorial works as well as notes of his Radio and Television contributions. It is unquestionably a formidable body of work.
