Executive cellars

Sharon Thurin reveals wine secrets

Sharon Thurin reveals wine secrets

You’d be forgiven for thinking Slim Secrets boss, mother-of-three, and all-round go-getter Sharon Thurin is always in control, confident, an outright leader.



A sentimental time for Glenda

A sentimental time for Glenda

Every anniversary, Hobby Hampers boss Glenda Watts drinks the same type of wine with her husband. “Looking back on the night my husband proposed to me; after all the excitement – and me saying YES!! – we cracked open a bottle of good red wine to celebrate,” she recalls. “Unfortunately it was corked so we had to open a different bottle which was the Tyrells Rufus Stone Shiraz. It was, and still is such a lovely wine. “We always enjoy a bottle together on our [...]



Finance wizard Mark Bouris and his `man cave’

Finance wizard Mark Bouris and his `man cave’

Finance and business wizard Mark Bouris has been heard on Sydney radio recently talking about his “man cave” where he gets away from the hectic lifestyle which now sees him operating finance company Yellow Brick Road. And it seems an important part of the cave is the wine cellar within. He’ll generally open a bottle after work or “any time after 11am on weekends”. No longer is it not manly or indeed trendy to talk about wines at home. Neither is it snobby or high-brow. [...]