Journo’s do know their Verdicchio from their Valpolicella

The Building Centre Group again hosted the annual IBP AGM, in the conference suite at Store Street, adding more than a touch of style by organising a wine tasting immediately following the AGM.

Andrew Scoones, director of The Building Centre Trust took time out from organising the transformation of the window area at Store Street, where he has created the New London Architecture experience – if you don’t do anything else this year go have a look – to host the tasting.

As usual Andrew brought his considerable knowledge of Italian wines to bear on the proceedings, providing a range of white and red wines for IBP members to savour, debate and categorize. The journalists yet again romp home with the right answers, with freelance Andy Taylor and Ruth Slavid, editor, AJ Focus taking home the prizes – their choice of the excellent wines tasted is edited by the Internal communications office and produced by an external agency. Tarmac World readership surveys showed that 88 per cent of the recipients read all or most of the magazine. “The judges liked its energy, its variety and its active regional correspondents and they felt it was an easy read,” concluded Murray.