Meet the Bin End Shop Team

Nick Page, Manager

During a high-flying City career Nick Page caught the wine bug and decided to leave the world of finance to join the world of wine in 1995. For 8 years he was the winebuyer and senior lecturer at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), educators to the wine trade.

Nick joined Berrys in 2005 as Manager of our Bin End Shop. However, as well as utilising Nick's business acumen we also make good use of his expansive wine knowledge, particularly his food and wine matching expertise, and he is one of our most popular Wine Educators.

Adrian Lancer, Sales Assistant

Adrian Lancer, known to all as 'Rocky', began his career in the wine trade working part-time in his local Wine Rack whilst studying for a Transport and Planning Degree in Oxford. Having caught the wine bug, the degree was ditched and he started full time at Berrys in October 2005. Initially working in Berrys' London Shop, then in our (now closed) Heathrow shops, before moving to our wholesale arm - Fields, Morris & Verdin - for a four year stint. Adrian joined the Bin End Shop in May 2010, shortly after completing his WSET Diploma in Wines & Spirits.

An avid transport enthusiast, when not working Adrian enjoys travelling around the UK (and Germany) and often helps out colleagues with any travel questions they have, whether in the UK or abroad. Adrian loves all wines, but has a particular passion for those from Germany, Alsace and Austria, and all things sweet, and spirits too! An extensive list, but his all encompassing enthusiasm for everything vinous serves our customers very well indeed

Alex Ross, Sales Assistant

Home for Glaswegian Alex was down the Clyde at Bowling, home to Littlemill, a classic Lowland Malt which claimed to be Scotland's oldest legal distillery and now is producer of our own-label Best Lowland Malt. Whilst Scotch Whisky was not quite mother’s milk, Alex has acquired an extensive knowledge and passion for all spirits.

He first began working at Berrys in 1997 in our (now closed) Heathrow Airport shops and 10 years later, in 2007, joined the Bin End Shop team. As well as spirits, he is also particularly passionate about Port and Madeira, as well the red table wines of Portugal’s Douro and Bairrada. And with a whole clan of New Zealand relatives he knows a thing or two about the wines from down under too.

Julien Le Pévédic, Sales Assistant

Julien developed a keen interest for wine during his 11 years spent in the catering industry. In September 2007 he gave up the late nights to work for a High Street wine merchant in order to learn the basics of the wine trade. After rapidly advancing through the ranks, Julien joined the Bin End Shop team in May 2010 to share his expertise with our customers and to continue his WSET education.

Julien’s favourite wine-growing regions are Left Bank Bordeaux and South Africa.

Sam Orchard, Sales Assistant

The newest member to the Bin End Team, Sam joined us in 2011. Coming from Majestic Wine, where he spent three years working his way up through the ranks, Sam has a keen enthusiasm for classic Bordeaux and top-end Californians, and a passion for Grande Marque Champagnes. When not at work Sam can be found enjoying a round of golf at any number of local Hampshire courses.

Martin Hudson MW, Part Time Sales Assistant

A long time avid consumer of wine, Martin passed the WSET Diploma in Wines & Spirits whilst still a Technical Director designing computer cables. When that career ended in 2002, he joined Oddbins as a Wine Advisor, going on to become one of their Store Managers, before leaving in August 2003 to join Berry Bros. & Rudd.

Martin became a Master of Wine in 2008 and, aside from working in our Bin End Shop, acts as one of Berrys' Wine Educators.