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He's the guru of the grape and he's back for his traditional pre-Christmas visit to Canary Wharf.

Oz Clarke - bon vivant an wine expert - will be signing copies of his new books at Waitrose in Canada Square on December 2. He will also be running a free taster session of his favourite Waitrose wines.

Oz Clarke will be beamed into Canary Wharf's Waitrose on Monday evening for a live wine tasting session.

The connoisseur and TV star will be running the session on Portuguese wine from Lords cricket ground ay 7pm. Customers at the Canada Park store can watch Oz while sampling the drinks.

By Victoria Clayton

After sampling plentiful beers, lagers, and ciders on a TV road trip across Britain and Ireland last summer, double act James May, co-host of BBC 2's Top Gear, and wine expert Oz Clarke decided that tea was the drink that defines modern Britain.

Oz And James Drink To Britain
Oz Clarke and James May
Pavilion Books, £19.99
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"It is the confused offspring of Dorling Kindersley and a teenager's be-doodled chemistry work book."

Oz Clarke was bringing some festive spirit to Canary Wharf when he made his annual pilgrimage to Waitrose to give discerning wine enthusiasts the benefit of his vast knowledge.

The reigning world wine tasting champion – he won when the competition was last held in 1985 - gave his Christmas tipple tips to The Wharf.