About Michael Hince

Michael Hince is an independent wine writer and broadcaster. Known as the velvety voice of vino, he hosts Heard it Through the Grapevine a weekly radio program on 1179 AM Vision Australia Radio Melbourne which goes to air nationally to over 1.5 million listeners via the Community Radio Network. He contributes to a range of publications including Alquimie, The Melbourne and Adelaide Review; Wine Business Magazine and Winestate magazine as well as blogging on his site. In another life he was also a restaurant and wine reviewer and contributor to the Age, The Age Good Food Guide, the Weekly Times, Business Review Weekly and the Herald Sun. He has edited a number of wine trade magazines, including the Wine and Spirit Review, and was a former editor of The Epicurean magazine, the first Australian magazine devoted entirely to food and wine and had a considerable influence on later food and wine writing. It was published from May 1966 to 1993 and was noted for its wonderfully quirky front covers. He is passionate about wine and food and brings a whimsical warmth, engaging style and wealth of wine knowledge to Starts at Sixty. www.hinceonwine.com.au