Ned

Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in Tokyo and Paris, Ned Goodwin MW is Japan’s first Master of Wine, educator, consultant, judge, critic and presenter. Ned consults for select private clients, airlines, lauded Montalcino estate Biondi-Santi and Hollywood stars, with strong traction across media channels, from The New York Times, Decanter, Wallpaper, The Japan Times, Tokyo Calendar, Newsweek, Elle and CNN. Recently, Ned is busy assembling a bespoke collection of wines for Unobtanium members, sourced directly from producer, private collections and / or bonded warehouses in the world’s fine wine markets. By circumventing the middleman, Ned’s love for wine and his uncompromising pursuit of quality, allows us wines of provenance, pedigree and deliciousness, at great pricing.

Ned was previously the ‘wine face’ for All Nippon Airways First and Business Classes, for which he created bespoke cuvées while training a legion of inflight attendants. The airline produced a documentary on Ned’s life in wine, viewed by nine-million people across the inflight entertainment platform and The Food Network. During that time, Ned also hosted Divino Tuscany, with James Suckling and musician, Sting.

More recently, Ned also took on an Asian focused ambassadorial role for a Champagne house, in addition to founding his own company, Wine Diamonds, a niche importer based in Tokyo.

Ned co-wrote The Wine Companion as chief critic while serving as Bettane et Desseauve’s critical voice across Antipodean wines for the Chinese market. Most recently, he worked as senior editorial role for the James Suckling platform as chief critic. covering select Italian regions in addition to the majority of Australia.

Looking back, Ned was one of three sommeliers at Veritas restaurant in Manhattan's Grammercy neighbourhood, from 1998-200. Prior, at Juveniles in Paris. Wine Spectator Grand Award winner and Michelin-starred restaurant, Veritas boasted what was arguably the finest wine list of any restaurant in the world, holding deep reserves of Burgundy, Rhône, Champagne, Bordeaux, Tuscan and Piedmontese wines. Ned also worked at Willys in Paris, in addition to Michael's in Los Angeles, also as a sommelier.

Ned had his own Japanese television show on wine, Vintage' (2000); served as guest-lecturer on 'Wine Marketing' at one of Japan’s most prestigious universities, Keio (2002-2004); hosted wine dinners for winemakers, châteaux owners, Hollywood stars and corporate organisations, while boasting strong traction across media channels: The New York Times, Decanter, Wallpaper, The Japan Times, Tokyo Calendar, Newsweek, Elle, CNN, Wine Business International, Gourmet Traveler and Qantas Inflight, among other publications.