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This company is recruiting for a professional Prosecco tester

What a job.

The Manc The Manc - 17th August 2021

You may not have achieved your aspirations of becoming a World Cup winner, a Disney Prince/Princess or an astronaut. But there is one dream job that isn’t out of reach: A professional fizz tester.

Yes, a northern wine merchant has decided to recruit for a role which involves spending your days sampling a range of Prosecco and sparkling wine and giving your verdict on each bottle.

House of Townend has posted the job ad for the “World’s First Prosecco Taster” online – inviting people with “exquisite palates” to step forward and apply.

The role involves giving feedback on up to six different bottles within two weeks – “working with the innovation and customer service team as well as overseeing the new product selection for sparkling wine”.

House of Townend is recruiting a Professional Prosecco taster / Image: Pixabay

Other tasks involved “reporting on primary, secondary and tertiary aromas” (fancy) and rating taste, texture and length.

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House of Townend said it’s looking for someone with a deep passion for wine with a vivid imagination to “transport themselves to the romance of Italy as they flow with the flavour.”

It sounds like you’re going to need to know your stuff when it comes to wine-tasting to bag this job. But if you think you’re up for the challenge, you can apply for the role of Prosecco taster online.

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The application deadline is September 8.

More information is available on the job advert page.

Featured image: Aleisha Kalina / Unsplash

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You can get FREE carrots for Santa’s reindeers from Morrisons this weekend

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Morrisons is back giving away carrots to feed Santa’s hungry reindeers for free this Christmas weekend.

Isn’t this just the cutest thing ever?

With the most wonderful time of the year officially here, and the big day itself just a few days away now, the supermarket retailer has decided it’s time to spread some festive cheer and help families prepare for Father Christmas’ visit by giving away more than 185,000 wonky carrots at all its stores across the UK – including those in Greater Manchester.

British wonky carrots are oversized or misshapen, but Morrisons insists they “still taste delicious” – and we don’t think Rudolph and his pals would disagree.

Morrisons is giving away free carrots for Santa’s reindeers this weekend / Credit: Morrisons | Wikimedia Commons

During the festive season, carrot sales at Morrisons more than double in the week before Christmas compared to the previous week, which just proves that the tradition of leaving food and drink out for the big man in red is still as popular as ever.

By giving the carrots away for free, Morrisons says it hopes to encourage shoppers to choose wonky vegetables more often.

Wonky veg is great for reducing food waste, as this produce would’ve otherwise been discarded.

“The spirit of giving is what Christmas is all about,” admits Andy Todd, who is in charge of sourcing carrots for Morrisons.

“We’re thrilled to help add a little bit of magic to our customers’ celebrations by giving them a delicious wonky carrot to leave out for Rudolph.

“Our tasty wonky range helps our British farmers reduce waste and offer customers a delicious alternative at a fraction of the cost.”

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The free carrots are available for anyone to collect at the front of all Morrisons stores across the UK from this Saturday and Sunday (21 and 22 December).

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Manchester ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas

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A new survey has ranked Manchester among the worst cities in the UK when it comes to throwing away leftover food at Christmas.

If there’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that a lot of food gets consumed during Christmas time, but unfortunately, what then comes along with that, is a lot of food getting thrown away too – with a new study revealing that British families are expected to bin nearly £300 million worth of festive food this year alone.

And sadly, Manchester has been named one of the top festive food waste hotspots.

Ahead of the festive season, leading electricals retailer, AO.com, is on a mission to help Brits cut back on their food waste, as 54% of Mancs have admitted to chucking out leftovers.

The survey found that, on average, a British family spends £136 on their Christmas food shopping, but 11% of that goes to waste.

This equates to a whopping £292,822,360 in Christmas food waste in total this year.

With almost 78% of survey respondents saying they would prefer to have their meals at home during the Christmas period, rather than dining out, the research uncovered that a quarter of Brits often throw away their Brussels sprouts, while one in 10 even admitted to binning everyone’s festive favourite, pigs in blankets.

Manchester has ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas / Credit: Freepik | Flickr

Other northern cities ranking alongside Manchester in the not-so-coveted list of highest festive food waste offenders include Newcastle and Sheffield.

The capitals of London, Edinburgh, and Belfast also feature.

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The news that Manchester has been named a festive food waste capital comes after a shocking study, also by AO, revealed back in August that Mancs throw away more than £1,000 of ‘freezable’ food every year too.

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