London Marathon runner ‘honoured’ after wine challenge goes viral
by The London Economic
The London Economic— Tom Gilbey sipped a glass of wine after completing each mile of the London Marathon and has gone viral on social media.
The Independent—London marathoner drinks wine glass at every mile in viral challenge. ‘It’s my first experience of this going absolutely mad and I feel very honoured,’ runner says
The Guardian—London Marathon ‘wine guy’ on how he sampled 25 wines during race. Vintner Tom Gilbey raised more than £13,000 for hospice charity with challenge that went viral on social media A wine merchant who blind tasted a different glass of wine at each mile of the London Marathon has said he feels “honoured” his challenge went viral on social media, as he surpassed his fundraising target.Tom Gilbey, nicknamed “the wine guy”, sampled 25 glasses of wine during the race, stopping to guess the drink’s grape variety, country of origin and vintage at each mile. Continue...
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