BESPOKE - Key Persons

With nearly twenty years' experience in the wine industry, Angeline has a wealth of marketing and communications knowledge and contacts. She began her career in the drinks industry organising high profile events and creating European marketing strategies for two of the UK's leading drinks publications - Harpers and The Drinks Business. At Bespoke, Angeline is responsible for creating and directing marketing campaigns of clients based around Europe. Her day-to-day role sees her in regular contact with leading publications and wine writers, liaising with the UK's top sommeliers and on-trade professionals, as well as established wine merchants and off-trade buyers. Angeline is currently studying a post graduate diploma in digital marketing and is also a qualified member of the Institute of Public Relations; a certified Sherry educator and, of course, a wine enthusiast, with a particular interest in sparkling wines.

​Charlotte began working in the wine industry in the early 90's in sales and marketing. By 1995 she had joined Wines from Spain in London where, as Assistant Director, she was responsible for the generic promotion of Spanish wine in the UK. In 1999 she moved into publishing, joining Harpers Wine & Spirit and soon becoming Publishing director of the title and Executive Director of the International Wine and Spirit Competition. 2002 saw her leave Harpers to launch her own drinks title The Drinks Business, the leading drinks trade magazine. As Publisher and Editorial Director there she also developed a market research division (Drinks Insight), launched The Spirits Business, a magazine dedicated to the international spirits industry and launched the Drinks Business Awards.

Samantha has a background in marketing and customer services and since joining Bespoke she has brought experience and knowledge in these areas to the business. Her current role as Office Manager is key to Bespoke in ensuring the day-to-day aspects of the business are met and that client's needs are catered for. Her role involves liaising with publishers and journalists guaranteeing regular contact and an up-to-the-minute flow of information between the press and our clients. In addition she is responsible for all aspects of event management from sourcing the venue to ordering equipment and branding, invitation processing to event set up, tailored to each client's specific requirements.