[2] Rice "developed a fascination with fine wine" whilst working as a waitress in The White Horse Inn, Chilgrove as a teenager and decided she wanted to "make a living in the industry".
[3] Whilst working as an editor for Mitchell Beazley on the "Pocket Wine Book" she discovered Plumpton College's winemaking courses and decided to enrole.
[1] She then spent time working at Cuvaison winery in Napa Valley and Tamar Ridge in Tasmania before moving back to the UK.
In 2020 the Hattingley Valley, Kings Cuvée 2014 won the WineGB Supreme Champion award.
[4] She left Hattingley Valley in 2022 and currently works as an independent consultant winemaker, releasing her first wines in 2024 (from the 2009 vintage).