Oz Clarke is one of the world's leading wine expert, acknowledged as having one of the finest palates of anyone writing about wine today. He has won all the major wine writing awards in the UK and the USA, and most recently in 2006 he won the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition International Drinks Communicator of the Year Award.

World champion in floristry, Per Benjamin hails from Sweden's award-winning floral consultancy, "Benjamin's Botaniska" (Benjamin's Botanicals). Developing his interest since the age of 16, Per Benjamin first discovered his affinity to working with flowers when he got a job at a local shop. Since then he has honed his skills, joining and winning several competitions over the years His repertoire of skills and wide portfolio of work has seen him shuttling between Stockholm, various parts of Europe and Taiwan, conducting demonstrations, workshops, seminars, special arrangements and teaching. Mr Benjamin has three books published under his name and is also part of a partnership with two other top floral artists in Europe.