Staff

Chris escaped the hotel business in 2001 to live in Australia, where he gained wine experience in the Hunter Valley before heading back to Europe for a Wine MBA. After managing the company and being sole buyer for ten years he bought the company from Andrew, its founder, in October 2020. His deep fondness for the wines of Portugal, Austria, and the USA explains the focus Bottle Apostle has in these countries.

Ros started working with wine because she wanted to be around cheerful people and decided that most people are in a pretty good mood when they are buying wine. She started off at Majestic for 6 years where she did her WSET Advanced and developed her passion for wine. Since joining Bottle Apostle her interest in Portuguese wines has grown and grown alongside her fondness of craft beer.  

JR’s love for wine began whilst exploring Canadian and other new world wines whilst living in North America, but it quickly grew into his main passion after his exposure to the wine societies and fine college cellars during his studying at Oxford and Cambridge. Well versed in new world and French wines, JR has been increasingly interested by the more ‘off-piste’ regions and styles – Georgian and Uruguayan reds, as well as orange wines and Pet-Nats. 

Angharad ‘fell into’ the wine world by accident while at university and hasn’t looked back since. While she’s a self confessed ‘magpie’ for wines from countries less associated with wine production, she’s happy to discuss her favourite subject (wine) with anyone. Outside of this, you’ll find her watching an Ospreys match, or listening to music from any genre - from opera, to techno, to RuPaul’s iconic ‘Don’t Be Jealous of My Boogie’!

While seeking work experience, George had the opportunity to spend a week working in Tain l'Hermitage. After a few years at uni studying physics, he decided that he would much rather be spending his time with wine so after some time bartending and working in restaurants he joined Bottle Apostle. Wine favourites are northern Rhone, cool climate Pinot Noir and pretty much anything Sicilian.

Tom discovered the joys of wine while working part-time during his studies. His original intent was to pursue a path in academia, but he decided that wine was probably more interesting and definitely more exciting. He has a diverse range of wine interests, from the most robust of Italian reds to the unique, saline whites of the Spanish islands, but his true wine love will always be the Chenin Blanc of the Loire Valley.

During an ill-advised stint in Australia Jago fell into bar work and vineyard labour out of necessity but soon found himself fascinated with wine and pursuing a related career back in the UK. He is especially concerned with pairing food and wine and can usually be found deliberating over the perfect match for a dish with customers, colleagues or himself.

Marion’s interest in wine comes from a long time ago when she wondered ‘how can we obtain this from a fruit?’. Curiosity was also enhanced by her parents; when you are French, you tend to try wine when you are young, just by ‘dipping your little finger in it’. She studied wine in France and has recently passed her WSET level 3. Marion’s favourite wines are from Burgundy, Provence (where she is from) and South Africa. When not selling wine, you will find her mostly near a sewing machine, where she loves to create historical clothes or costumes from movies.

Allie started her official wine journey quite recently, but has always been a big lover of cooking and wine, especially thanks to her stepdad being a chef. As a Californian, she has always appreciated big buttery Chardonnay, but has a special love for Riesling, as it’s her dads’ favourite wine. She passed her WSET level 2 in May 2022 and has been delving further into the wine trade ever since. She doesn’t have a favourite wine anymore, as there are too many good ones to choose from! 

Christian grew up in the Thermenregion, a beautiful wine region just south of Vienna, picking grapes as a teenager to top up his pocket money. Many decades later, having gained experience selecting and importing wine from Austria for the restaurant trade in the UK, Christian joined Bottle Apostle while pursuing the wine diploma at the WSET. Based mainly in Crouch End and Primrose Hill, he will tell you about his passion for Riesling, fruity reds and dessert wines – and not necessarily all from Austria! His long term dream is to own a vineyard in Greece.

Originally from Belfast, Ray moved to London in 1979. He holds a BA Architecture, lived a previous life as a band roadie and is married with two daughters. Being no stranger to the road, Ray now commands the Bottle Apostle van distributing our wonderful wines to restaurants and your front door. He drives London's streets like he owns them - what a boss! He also claims he has no wine knowledge, but we've noticed the man has a soft spot for Barolo, so he can't be too far off.

Bob visits us from Sheffield (yes Sheffield) once a week to balance the books. He's personally responsible for keeping the local kebab shop in business!