Name Robb Merchant
What does your business do? Grow grapes and produce Welsh Wine
What is your personal favourite? Regent
Where are you based? Llanvetherine Nr Abergavenny
How long have you been in business? 11years
What are your hours? Monday-Thursday by appointment, Friday–Saturday & Bank Holidays 10am to 5pm
What is the easiest/most fun part of your business? Meeting the public
What is the hardest part of your business? Nothing
Where do you live? At the vineyard
How do you relax? Visiting the Loire Valley
If you weren’t doing this what would you do? Still be working for Royal Mail
Is this the career you thought you would have? No
Where did you train/learn? Plumpton College Sussex
Where did you grow up? Abergavenny
Where else have you lived? No where
What is your favourite meal? Steak
What is your favourite telly programme? None really other than Rugby
What are you reading at the moment? Wine / vineyard magazines
Are you a Welsh speaker? No
Would you ever leave Wales? Probably not
What makes Wales so special? The scenery, people and the county of Monmouthshire has it all.
Where is your happy place? West Wales
Where is your favourite hidden gem? Agistri Island, Greece
How have you adapted your business during this pandemic? Moving to more online focused sales.
Anything else you would like to say? I am a proud Welshman who is equally proud to be producing quality award winning wines here in Wales.
Thank you Robb, see you again soon and in the meantime I have adopted a vine for a friend's birthday!