Top Wine Buyers

Wine buyers help their clients to find high-quality wines as per their requirements. It takes a vast knowledge of wine, the alcohol industry, and trends to be able to give a hand to the customers in finding their choice. Here, we have sorted out a list of several wine buyers in the UK that you might want to know.

Mike James

Mike James is a Wine Buying Director at Aldi Stores Ltd. Aldi’s success is highly based on its wine selection and Mike’s contribution to it is indeed there. James and his team have been successfully managing the shelf space given to them with a variety of wines on different price levels. James has been listed as one of the most influential persons in the UK by Drinks Retailing News. To know more about him, click here.

Andrew Shaw

Andrew Shaw is a Buying Director at Bibendum PLB. Since October 2012, Andrew has been the key wine person for Bibendum. Before that, he had been buying wine for Waitrose for five years. To know more about him, click here.

Ana Sapungiu MW

Since 2011, Ana Sapungiu has been serving as a Head Wine Buyer at Oddbins. She joined here as a part of her management training program. From her early days at Oddbins, she has explored some unique stuff from classic regions. She is a certified Master of Wine and has also worked as a Tour and Tasting Supervisor at Vinopolis. To know more about here, click here.

Victoria Anderson

Victoria Anderson has been a Wine Buyer at Booths since 2014. While the Booths’ wine range focused on traditional wines. Victoria successfully introduced New World wines in their own-label range. She has also earned a WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits. Before Booths, Victoria worked with John Armit Wines for 7 years. To know more about her, click here.

Toby Sigouin

Toby Sigouin has been a Senior Wine Buyer at Inverarity Morton for the last six years. Toby started his career at Oddbins in 2001. Today, he is studying for a Master of Wine and handling Inverarity Morton’s portfolio of over 2,000 wines. In his past career, he has also worked with Jaguar Land Rover and Forth Wines Limited. To know more about him, click here.