Louisa Pearson is a popular tour manager and wine guide, having previously worked for Grahams in Oporto, at Torres winery near Barcelona, and Arblaster and Clarke Wine Tours where she led many wine tours for the Sunday Times and Laithwaites.

She studied Spanish and Portuguese at Nottingham University and has led an eclectic career in security, due-diligence, renewable energy, architecture, and banking which has taken her all over the world. After a career-break to raise three little boys, she is now happily tour managing again for Kirker. Louisa is a wine and culture enthusiast, and promoter of oenotourism.