Yahoo News Man goes viral after completing 'London wine marathon' for Oxfordshire charity
A famous TikTok wine connoisseur has gone viral for completing the London Marathon with a boozy twist.
Tom Gilbey has a self-described "unwavering passion for wine" which shines through in his many TikToks.
He also has a passion for running so decided to raise funds for the Sobell House Hospice in Headington which helped look after his mother.
But of course, it wasn't any old marathon he was attempting to tackle, it was a wine marathon.
A guy did the London Marathon and had a different wine at each mile! That’s something I can get onboard with pic.twitter.com/ml4dsEPY5W
— James Briggs (@jamescbriggs) April 22, 2024
At 5.5 million views on Twitter, Tom went viral for blind tasting 25 wines on the colossal 26.2-mile route. He got seven fully correct, four wrong and 14 mostly right.
He has so far raised over £10,000 for Sobell House hospice. Click here for the link.
His JustGiving page reads: "Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
"I’m running the London Marathon to raise money for the wonderful team at Sobell House hospice, who nursed and cared for my dear Mum in her last few days.
"I will be blind tasting one wine every mile, aiming to guess the grape variety and country for 26 wines… and not die doing it.
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"Any help, support and donations are all very much appreciated and I’ll be needing all of it to get me round."
Who is Tom Gilbey?
According to his website, Tom is a renowned wine connoisseur.
"Tom Gilbey has spent his whole working life in Wine," his website states.
"From his start in winemaking to running a flagship city wine merchant, Tom's unwavering passion for wine is part of our DNA and shines through in every wine we promote and every wine event we do."
