My writing has been published by Decanter, JancisRobinson.com, GuildSomm and the Wine Scholar Guild. As Senior Copywriter at wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd, I’ve written extensively about the world of fine wine, from feature interviews and producer profiles to tasting notes and vintage reports. I have interviewed and written about many of the world’s top wine producers. I have particular interest, experience and expertise in the wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, though my writing has also covered Champagne, Italy, California, Australia and beyond.
As a freelance wine writer, my byline has appeared in Decanter and the Wine Scholar Guild.
Here, you’ll find a selection of recent highlights.
A small ‘r’ routier in Bordeaux
JancisRobinson.com, July 2026
The joy of a roadside diner.
An Interview with the Geologist Alex Maltman
GuildSomm, June 2026
I interview the scientist who says rock-and-soil talk in wine tasting is a load of rubbish.
Honesty should be the best policy for wine critics
Decanter, April 2026
Wine critics should feel compelled, obliged even, to publish the bad as well as the good.
Lingua Franca: “that was the place”
Berry Bros. & Rudd, March 2026
Larry Stone MS had coveted Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills since the 1980s. Decades later, when he spotted a disused farm that had seen better days, he saw what few others could. This is the story of Lingua Franca.
The Renaissance of Aligoté
Wine Scholar Guild, February 2026
Over the past 10 years, interest in Aligoté has been rising in Bourgogne–and so have prices. Charlie Geoghegan examines the ascendency of this lesser-known white grape.
Nigel Greening’s Felton Road
Berry Bros. & Rudd, October 2025
Felton Road is intrinsically linked with its maverick figurehead, Nigel Greening. Here, Charlie Geoghegan profiles the self-professed “helmsman” behind one of New Zealand’s most admired wineries.
Margaux for wine lovers: an insider guide
Decanter, August 2025
Home to more classified growth estates than anywhere else in the Médoc, Margaux is a must-visit for Bordeaux collectors and enthusiasts. A former resident gives his insider advice for aspiring visitors.
Antech, Crémant and first impressions
bbr.com, August 2025
Why Crémant de Limoux is so much more than “cheap Champagne”, and the danger of first impressions: Charlie Geoghegan meets the mother and son behind Maison Antech.
Charlie Geoghegan: “Is all this precision leading towards a homogeneity, I wonder…”
Decanter, June 2025
Bordeaux wine is better than it’s ever been, and above a certain level it’s basically flawless. Talk to just about anyone involved in making it, and they’ll put this down to one simple word: precision. I wonder if it’s possible to be too precise.
Planes, Trains and Pinot Noir
bbr.com, April 2025
What Burgundy’s famous red grape has in common with Steve Martin, plus a few bottles worth seeking out.
Bordeaux 2024 vintage report
bbr.com, April 2025
My second vintage report for Berry Bros. & Rudd, co-written with Mark Pardoe MW.
Bordeaux’s Grands Crus
bbr.com, March 2025
There’s more than one kind of “Grand Cru” in Bordeaux, and they’re not all created equally. Here, Charlie Geoghegan breaks it down.
The way to Burgundy
bbr.com, January 2025
There’s more than one route to Burgundy, and it’s rarely a straightforward journey. But maybe that’s the point: in this part of the wine world, complexity is not a bug to be overcome but rather a feature – and a desirable one at that. Here, Charlie Geoghegan retraces his steps.
Cooperage: an enduring craft
Berry Bros. & Rudd No.3 magazine, Autumn/Winter 2024
Today, coopers are in ever-dwindling supply – yet barrels remain central to the spirits industry. There are estimated to be 150 coopers working in Scotland today. Charlie Geoghegan heads north to Loch Lomond Distillery to meet two craftsmen keeping the art alive.
Charlie Geoghegan: “If Bordeaux got out of its own way, more people might see what they’re missing”
Decanter, July 2024
People like me aren’t supposed to like Bordeaux. I’m a Millennial from Ireland, and I didn’t grow up with a wine cellar. I wasn’t around for the fuzzy yesteryear you sometimes hear about, when a case of Château Lynch-Bages cost a few pence and Latour a few shillings. As I write, I’m trying to make the maths work on my upcoming wedding and buying my first home; filling a cellar I don’t have with wines I presumably can’t afford feels far-fetched. And yet, Bordeaux is the mainstay of my humble wine collection (that is, the wine rack I inherited from a neighbour). How do you figure that, then?
Bordeaux notes: off-road in St Julien
bbr.com, June 2024
Anyone who says Bordeaux is not about the vineyard has clearly never taken a Land Rover tour with a Game Ranger in suede loafers (and his wet dog). Notes from a particularly informative visit to Châteaux Léoville and Langoa Barton.
In search of a lingua franca
Berry Bros. & Rudd No.3 magazine, Spring/Summer 2024
Despite the best of intentions, the language we use to talk about wine has done a lot to reinforce exclusionary ideas about who should be drinking it. But who really benefits from it, and why do the words we use matter? Charlie Geoghegan shines a light on the complex world of wine-speak.
Rediscovering St Emilion
bbr.com, May 2023
The wines of St Emilion are every bit as varied as its sprawling terroir, says Charlie Geoghegan. There’s no one style of St Emilion – and that’s truer now than perhaps ever before.