Introducing the members of Langton's team who will look after you and your wine. All are dedicated to Australian fine wine and look forward to sharing their knowledge and expertise with you. Please contact us at any time for confidential, independent and expert wine advice or information.

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	Stewart Langton General Manager Specialist Wine Auctioneer In what was considered a risky venture at the time, Stewart founded Langton's Fine Wine Auctions in Melbourne in 1988. The following year Andrew Caillard MW joined him and together they established Langton's Sydney. In 1990 Christie's, the world's largest wine auctioneers, formed a unique business alliance with Langton's. Stewart has earned a reputation as an innovator in the Australian wine industry. He has fostered a national fine wine market, introduced the silent bid auction to Australia and, with the release of Langton's successive Classifications of Australian wine, nurtured the growing recognition of Australian fine wine as among the world's best. Langton's was founded with a clear long-term goal - to become a great antipodean fine wine auction and investment house. The launch in 2002 of www.langtons.com.au is another milestone in this direction. Stewart has overseen the transformation of Langton's into an e-commerce business capable of trading on the international stage.
	Andrew Caillard Master of Wine (MW) Fine Wine Principal Andrew Caillard is the Fine Wine Principal of Langton's (Australia's leading wine auction house) and Woolworths Liquor Group (the country's largest wine retailer). He is best known as a specialist fine wine auctioneer & writer and works extensively with the Dan Murphy buying teams and tasting panels. He is widely published. Andrew's commentary on the Australian wine investment and ultra-fine wine market is renowned. He is a columnist and tasting panellist for Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine (Australia) and he writes freelance for several international publications. He is the author of Penfolds Rewards of Patience 6th Edition (Allen & Unwin, 2008) and co-author of A Taste of the World of Wine (2009 Patrick Iland, 2009). Andrew has strong family links with the Australian wine industry beginning with his great (x4) grandfather, John Reynell, who brought some of the first grape vines to South Australia. English born and educated, Andrew began his career in wine in Bordeaux, Germany and the United Kingdom. He is a Roseworthy graduate in Wine Marketing (1984) and became a Master of Wine in 1993. Andrew is a recipient of the Madame Bollinger Foundation Medal for excellence in wine tasting. He is a former Chair of the Institute of Master of Wine (Australasia), a member of the Australian Wine Industry's ‘Wine Australia – Directions to 2025' taskforce, an occasional wine judge and a part-time painter!
	Tamara Grischy National Operations Manager Tamara Grischy is Langton's National Operations Manager and Senior Wine Valuer. Tamara graduated in wine marketing from the University of Adelaide in 1992 and completed a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney in 1995. In 2005 Tamara graduated with an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University, Melbourne. She gained practical wine experience at Peter Lehmann, Brokenwood and McWilliams in the Hunter Valley. In 1994 Tamara joined Langton's Sydney as an auction manager and valuer leaving in 1996 to work at Wairau River Wines in Marlborough, New Zealand. In 1998 Tamara returned to Langton's Melbourne moving to an executive role in marketing and planning. In 2007 Tamara was promoted to Langton's General Manager where she is now responsible for managing the national business and plays a critical role in planning, executing and setting Langton's e-commerce business agenda. Tamara is married with three children. She is widely travelled through Europe, the USA and South East Asia.
	Philip Strachan Financial Controller, Melbourne Philip graduated from the University of Westminster, London, in 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Studies & Accounting and has since gained qualification with the Association of Chartered & Certified Accountants. Philip worked as an auditor in public practice in London and also in industry as the Company Accountant for a digital animation company in Glasgow. Philip has extensively travelled enjoying trips to Central & South America, Africa & Europe. Having recently emigrated from Scotland, he is looking forward to developing his interest in wine and the wine industry in Australia. Philip is responsible for the full accounting role at Langton's including auction collections and payments and maintaining customer accounts.
	Caton Hicks Auction Manager, Sydney Caton Hicks, Langton's Sydney Auction Manager, is a fine wine and valuation expert with over 13 years' experience in the Australian wine industry. He has successfully developed a career in wine both as a merchant and educator. Before joining Langton's, Caton was a fine wine specialist with Dan Murphy's where he developed their national wine training programme. He has been a manager for Vintage Cellars and has assisted the national account manager for Constellation Wines. Caton is a current committee member of the Wine Communicator's of Australia, a non-profit organisation that is Australia's leading independent wine industry communications forum. He has recently commenced his graduate diploma in Wine Business at Adelaide University and has completed the advanced level WSET wine course. He is an all-rounder with extensive knowledge of fine wine, retailing, wholesaling, logistics and customer service.
	Matthew Langton Senior Web Designer, Melbourne Matt has been in and out of Langton's most of his working life, helping out the family business wherever he can. After completing a Bachelor of Multimedia Design at Swinburne and travelling the world as a freelancer he has now returned as our in-house graphic/web designer. In this role Matt is responsible for the overall aesthetics of the Langton's site as well as any outgoing promotional material. The eldest son of Stewart Langton he swears he would have gotten the job anyway.
	Andrea Pritzker Catalogue & Content Manager, Sydney With over 10 years' experience in the international wine trade, Andrea Pritzker is the Catalogue and Content Manager for Langton's. Her multi-faceted role includes publishing the online wine Magazine, compiling & ensuring the integrity of auction catalogues and researching the content for Langton's online (incl. Langton's Classification of Wine V). She is also responsible for the valuation of wine for clients. Andrea grew up in Toronto and holds a B.A. (hons.) in European Studies from Guelph University in Ontario, Canada. She began her wine career in her native Canada before moving to Bordeaux where she completed a Diploma in Wine Business from the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce in 2002. She is currently preparing for the practical exams for the Master of Wine (MW) qualification (having passed the theory exams in 2008). Since immigrating to Australia in 2003, she has gained extensive experience in the wholesale and retail sectors of the wine industry and as an educator for the WSET. Her passion for wine, travel and languages has taken her to all the major wine regions of Australia and many of the world's leading wine regions including Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone valley (France), the Mosel valley (Germany) and Canada's ice wine region of Niagara.
	Ann Burgess Inventory Control & Administration Manager, Melbourne Ann is a founding staff member and Langton's Administration Manager, a position she has held since 1988. She has watched Langton's develop through the economic cycles and knows almost every administrative scenario. Indeed, she is an unshakeable, unflappable rock with an incredible wealth of experience. Ann is responsible for all aspects of client communication such as buyer's and vendor's accounts, stock control and client enquiries.
	Lesley Wood Customer Service and Administration Manager, Sydney As Sydney's Customer Service and Administration Manager, Lesley's key responsibilities are the smooth running and administration of the Sydney office including the management of auction invoices, OH&S and security. She is also responsible for handling international orders and shipments for clients. Lesley joined Langton's in 2005 after extensive experience in administration, accounting and customer service in the radio and public relations industries. A Sydney girl, Lesley has spent 20 years in the Bega district where her accomplishments included teaching, active membership of the Bega District Hospital Board (for 12 years) and completing a business/accounts diploma.
	Danielle Lilai Inventory Control & Vendor Manager, Sydney Danielle started with Langton's in 2006 after studying a Diploma of Business Administration for two years. Her previous experience includes hospitality and office administration. During her time at Langton's Danielle has developed an appreciation for Australian reds and furthered her knowledge of the wine industry. Danielle's responsibilities are client and vendor administration in the Sydney office. This includes assisting buyers and vendors with their accounts, overseeing and ensuring the accuracy of current and new vendor stock and general client enquiries. Her interests outside Langton's include food, wine and travelling. She has travelled widely in Australia, Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States. During her most recent trip to California she had the opportunity to visit the beautiful Napa Valley wineries.
	Melinda Eldridge Assistant Accountant, Melbourne Melinda began her career as a personal trainer in 2005 and discovered that she loved the accounts aspect of the business. She secured an administrative position in the fitness industry to get her foot in the door before moving on to a formal accounts role. Outside of work she still likes to keep extremely active with running, kickboxing and cycling!
	Ron Ridge Cellar Manager, Melbourne Ron has been Langton's Cellar Manager since Langton's began. He has probably handled more vintage bottles of wine than any other person in Australia. His attention to detail and experience make him an authority on condition and authenticity. He manages the movement of wine in and out of Langton's cellar. He reports on condition, authenticates wine for sale and is responsible for cataloguing wines for auction. Ron has travelled throughout South East Asia and the Pacific Islands, plays tennis and enjoys theatre, music, food and quality red wine.
	Craig Myers Cellar Manager, Sydney Craig started with Langton's in 2004. He ensures that all systems within the Sydney warehouse run effectively and efficiently. His responsibilities include managing the movement of outgoing and incoming stock, ensuring that all stock is authentic and wine conditions are appropriately catalogued. He is also responsible for ensuring that wines are quickly picked, packed and ready to be delivered to the customer's door. In his spare time, Craig enjoys cooking, playing cricket and listening to music. He is also a Cronulla supporter for the NRL.
	Laura Yianakis Customer Service and Administration Manager, Melbourne Laura's duties include providing administration support to the management team, processing invoices & consignments, maintaining databases & registers and assisting the wider team with tasks as required. She started at Langton's in 2010 having successfully held an administration position at a flagship Dan Murphy store in Melbourne's inner east. She is currently completing a double degree in business and law having moved to Australia from Wellington New Zealand. Laura has enjoyed settling in Australia with her family.
	Les Lamos Warehouse Team Leader, Melbourne Born in Melbourne in 1957 of Hungarian parents, Les joined Langton's in 1998. His duties include receiving incoming wines, sending member details, checking and locating stock in the warehouse, domestic and international shipping. Les loves contact with customers and fixing problems that (occasionally) arise. Les's interests stem from a love of food and wine, having opened cafés in Fitzroy and Thornbury. He enjoys food related travel, swimming and walking. He has recently become a grandfather.
	Lucas Whybin Assistant Warehouse Manager, Sydney Lucas joined Langton's in mid 2005 as a part-time cellar assistant, a job given to him as a favour to his sister who worked in the office at that time. He became a fulltime employee shortly afterwards and has since been assisting the warehouse manager in the cataloguing of incoming stock as well as ensuring the accuracy of outgoing purchases. He enjoys music, movies, obscure television series and yelling at his computer.
	Ian Hall, Shaun Thornton, Patrick Herve, James McIIroy, James McDermot Warehouse Associates, Melbourne Langton's cellar team in Melbourne handles all incoming and outgoing wine stock. Ian, Shaun, Patrick and the two James's (McIlroy and McDermot) ensure the wine is packed safely for shipment. They also receipt, check and provide condition reports on wine coming in for sale.
	Mark Conrades and Lachlan Marsden Warehouse Associates, Sydney Langton's cellar team in Sydney handles all incoming and outgoing wine stock. Mark and Lachlan ensure the wine is packed safely for shipment. They also receipt, check and provide condition reports on wine coming in for sale.