Bancroft Wines appoints Buying Director

London-based wine distributor Bancroft Wines has confirmed the appointment of Barney Davis as its new Buying Director. Davis joins the business on 4^th June 2018.

Davis has over 20 years of industry experience having held buying positions at Somerfield Supermarkets and The Co-Operative Group before working in commercial roles for the Company of Wine People, Robert Oatley Vineyards and Kingsland Drinks. Most recently Davis has been working at Lanchester Wines where he was responsible for restructuring the group’s bulk buying programme.

Bancroft Wines CEO Jon Worsley comments:

“We are very pleased to welcome Barney into our business. He has a proven track record of exceptional work with leading producers from around the world and operational excellence that can be implemented into our business as we work to achieve our ambitious growth plans.”

Davis will join the company board and will be overseeing all aspects of the buying and shipping. Of his appointment, Davis said he was “thrilled and excited” to be joining the company at “such a pivotal time for the business”.

On behalf of the entire Bancroft team, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Davis on his appointment and welcome him to the team.

Diaries out! Bancroft Wines Autumn Portfolio Tasting

When Tuesday 19th September
Where 67 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ES

Bancroft Wines invite you to join them for their Autumn portfolio tasting at 67 Pall Mall. Our Autumn edit will be focusing on all things new - new producers, new world, new frontiers and new blood. We pride ourselves on working with some of the most innovative, second (or more) generation winemakers with a real flavour for contemporary practices, with their sights set firmly on the future of the wine trade. In this tasting, we will exemplify these ideologies, introducing you to a number of brand new organic, biodynamic and minimum intervention producers, and showcasing our existing band of dreamers and innovators.