Christopher Walkey - Marketing Director
With over 12 years in the wine sector, focused on innovation and entrepreneurialism, creating international brands in the wine industry. Having marketed hundreds of wineries across the UK, giving them national and international exposure, helping to connect them with UK consumers and trade, getting wines on radio and TV, in the hands of celebrities and politicians, from the Savoy to the Thames, Christopher’s focus is to save you time and money in getting your wines established and selling in the UK.
Christopher prides himself on not being ‘a wine expert’ but instead an ‘expert of wine’ seeing wine from the end consumer point of view, offering expert advice on the marketing and brand building, including label design, presentation, price point and more, all with the aim to make your wine desirable, marketable and sell-able in the UK market.
He was at the forefront of innovation, working to help break down the barriers of making sparkling wine more understandable and approachable for the average wine drinker, creating the leading sparkling wine news platform, international awards and annual London wine buyer / trade fairs & shows.
Having a specialty in Vintage Champagnes, Chris founded a free trading platform for Champagne enthusiast all across the world to connect, share tasting experiences and to buy, sell and trade Vintage Champagne.
Working to promote brands in the UK such as Louis Rodereder, Champagne Deutz, Ferrari Trento, Champagne Sanger, Villa Sandi and many more.
Christopher has joined this expert team of Connoisseur’s to lead the way in preparing your winery for the UK, and to establish your brand in the market by innovative, traditional and cleaver marketing.
Oliver Walkey - Executive Director
With over 10 years of experience in the wine sector, sharing a younger, innovative view on the industry, Oliver has focused on the promotion of hundreds of international wineries to the UK market, both online and in person. He’s built up a vast community of sommeliers across the UK, giving them a voice online and showcasing to them unique wines seeking representation and he has even created his own wine business connecting wineries directly with wine buyers, and he’s yet to reach a quarter of a century in age.
Oliver also has experience with the organisation and management of events, from private masterclasses up to national trade shows, working one of the leading sparkling wine news and events platforms, Glass of Bubbly, promoting brands across the UK such as Ferrari Trento, Bolney Wine Estate, Champagne Roger Brun, Montelvini, Pere Ventura and many more.
Utelising his youthful years of expertise and business innovation, he is now working alongside three other highly experienced & regarded Connoisseurs in helping to bring wines directly to consumers & trade buyers and to establish each winery a lasting brand identity in the UK market.