Company Background

Connoisseur Estates was established in 2002 to develop and supply both agency and client own brands within the UK and European market places.

We currently sell our wines to a wide range of customers across the whole of the UK and N Ireland. We don't supply the on trade directly but work with Wholesalers and Cash and Carry groups as well as the smaller, independent specialist retailer.

Our business operates in two diverse and very separate directions.

Firstly, since 2006 we have developed a portfolio of quality independent producers from wineries around the world.

We also create and supply new labels for client own brands and develop distinct, high quality packaging for our customers' ranges at highly competitive prices. This business works on an ex cellars basis and currently we work with key producers in Italy, France, Spain and the New World.

We use our expertise across both sectors to maximise sales and prestige product positioning, which are the key core priorities of Connoisseur Estates.

Personnel

The founders of the company are Andrew Steel and Steve Penchion.

Andrew Steel - over 30 years experience within the UK wine and spirit sector after starting out picking grapes in the Champagne region in 1979...


Steve Penchion - 27 years working within the beer and alcoholic beverage sector. Steve worked for Courage Beer Company for 16 years in senior...


Susannah Perks - Susannah joined Connoisseur Estates in 2010 after returning to the UK following 2 years as an Export Manager for Madrid based Spanish Wine Specialist, Long Wines. 

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