Christine started her working life in the food industry, working for companies such as Unilever, Schweppes and Sharwood's. She attributes her love of beer to the genes she inherited. Her grandmother was a regular beer drinker. Christine loves educating people about beer, whether through tutored beer tastings or training, which covers both enthusiasts and the trade. 

She is a Master Trainer and an accredited European Beer Consumers Union beer judge. Christine regularly judges at events and competitions such as  for Wetherspoons and SIBA as well as chairing judging panels at CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain Awards, the World Beer Awards  and  the International Beer Challenge.  She has also judged for the Free From Awards and judged for the Beer Marketing Awards and the World Whisky Awards. She is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Her tutored tastings include venues as diverse as the Tower of London and the Farmers Club. In addition she has undertaken tailormade tastings for Accenture, Landsdowne Club and the National Liberal Club. She is also known for her food and beer matching having encouraged people to give it at go at events such as  the BBC Good Food Show, Great British Beer Festival, Ludlow Food Festival, Danske's Copenhagen Beer Festival as well as a number of pubs and CAMRA beer festivals. She has also lectured at CityLit, the adult education college in central London.

Christine has served as a CAMRA Director twice and was the first woman to organise CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival. Christine regularly writes on beer and breweries and  is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. She also chairs CAMRA's London Tasting Panel, which provides the descriptions for CAMRA's Good Beer Guide on beers brewed in London, was the organiser of the London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival and was one of the beer writers hosting a bar at Pub 17 and 18.