THE TEAM
Meet the Source Wines team:
Robin Copestick
Director
| Question | Answer |
| Name | Robin Copestick. |
| Position | Dynamic Left Hand Opening Bat (only on the cricket field, I'm actually very heterosexual) and Director of Copestick Murray. |
| Family | No one will marry me but have been with Melissa for 25 years. One son, Freddie and a border collie, Dillon. |
| Home(s) | Clapham Common, Trevose Golf Course, The Britannia Stadium, Bangkok Restaurant. |
| Hometown | Stoke-on-Trent. |
| CV | Man and boy (as in the photo aged 18) at Moreno Wines, shop boy, delivery boy, invoice boy, first salesman, first Sales Director and eventually joint Managing Director. Followed by three years, working for McGuigan (now AVL) in UK and Europe. Founded Copestick Murray in May 2005 with Paul. |
| Education | Undistinguished times at Shrewsbury, Taunton and London University. Made some great friends though and scored the odd 100. |
| Favourite Varietal | Pinot Noir when it is very good. Malbec for everyday red. |
| Desert Island Wine | The new Cosme 1894 Red and Krug 1995. |
| Most Prized Possession | Three DVDs. Stoke beating Chelsea in the League Cup Final in 1972, England winning the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and Freddie being born in 1997. I was at all three events although came close to missing Freddie's birth as I was in the pub. |
| Favourite CD | The Bends. |
| Guilty Pleasure | Watching every Stoke goal at least 5 times on Football First and sneaking off to the golf course. |
| Teams supported | Stoke City FC , England at any sport and anyone who plays against Andy Murray (he's not Paul's brother by the way). |
| How do you sum up Copestick Murray? | Fun, different, dynamic, loyal and my only hope of a decent pension. |
Chris Tew
Logistics
| Question | Answer |
| Name | Chris Tew. |
| Position | Logistics and general factotum for Source. |
| Family | 2 daughters, a wife and a dog. |
| Home(s) | Cardiff- Guardamar del Segura- New Quay. |
| Hometown | Cardiff. |
| CV | Hotels, Pubs, Restaurants,Bars, Sports Arena's most things involving alcohol really then a stint in food sales. |
| Education | Long and varied. |
| Favourite Varietal | Merlot. |
| Desert Island Wine | Anything cold - Magnums preferably. |
| Most Prized Possession | My dog Mungo. He is a Sharpei. |
| Favourite CD | I have no favourite but I do like rocking out to a good 80’s style power ballad! |
| Guilty Pleasure | Scoffing chocolate. |
| Teams supported | Wales Rugby, Cardiff Blues and Manchester United. |
| How do you sum up Copestick Murray? | Pro-active. |
Tom Rew
Sales Manager
| Question | Answer |
| Name | Tom Rew |
| Position | Sales Manager |
| Family | Widely spread settlers across the globe. |
| Home(s) | A farm in Wiltshire. Always have been a country lad. |
| Hometown | Ludlow. |
| CV | Wine and English related work in Spain followed by a couple of years retail work with Wine Rack and Jeroboams. |
| Education | Gordonstoun School and UWE Bristol. |
| Favourite Varietal | Loving my German Rieslings at the moment. |
| Desert Island Wine | Etienne Sauzet's Batard Montrachet '03. |
| Most Prized Possession | My bike - nearly as old as I am. |
| Favourite CD | Currently Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a true story. |
| Guilty Pleasure | Shaving the wrong end of my pencil and rubbing the rubber shavings between my fingers - I love it. |
| Teams supported | Wanstead Rugby Club. |
| How do you sum up Copestick Murray? | A friendly, no nonsense, positive and robust team. |
David Clarke
Sales Director
| Question | Answer |
| Name | David Clarke. |
| Position | Sales Director for Source Wines. |
| Family | 2 children - 1 daughter and 1 son. |
| Home(s) | Only 1. |
| Hometown | Swadlincote. |
| CV | 8 Years with Paragon Vintners, Sales Director Midlands/North, 2 Years Financial Services with Cattles PLC, 13 Years at Bass PLC in Sales Account Management, Tele Account Management, Training, UK and Europe. |
| Education | Granville Secondary Modern, Burton Technical College. |
| Favourite Varietal | Pinot Noir and Riesling. |
| Desert Island Wine | Noval Nacional 1931, with only a couple of dozen bottles left in the world from around 200 original cases, my dream wine! If I cant get the 1931 Nacional, I'd settle for 1931 Noval Vintage Port, about as rare but I dont want to appear too fussy! |
| Most Prized Possession | Camera. |
| Favourite CD | O mio babbino caro - Montserrat Caballé. |
| Guilty Pleasure | Chocolate Brazil Nuts. |
| Teams supported | Not really. |
| How do you sum up Copestick Murray? | Never a dull day. |
Sally Milles
Brand Manager
| Question | Answer |
| Name | Sally Milles. |
| Position | 329th in my last triathlon and desperately trying to improve on that this summer! Regular BBQ's with a beer on the beach won't help my cause! |
| Family | A husband and huge extended family. |
| Home(s) | A tiny flat in Southfields, home of the AELTC (answers on a postcard!), and Kennexstone campsite on the Gower. |
| Hometown | Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire, once home to Robin Hood and his merry men. |
| CV | North Notts Graduates into Industry Scheme after graduating in 2000. Joined Majestic Wine in 2001. After being a retail manager for 5 years across London I moved to head office and performed various roles including Public Relations Manager and subsequently Brand Development Manager. I met Robin in 2009, he seemed like a good bloke (!). The rest is history! |
| Education | The Rufford School followed by Coventry University where I fostered a healthy reputation as a connoisseur of all things gastronomic. |
| Favourite Varietal | Got to be Chardonnay. Responsible for Champagne and white Burgundy ...what more can I say! |
| Desert Island Wine | Salon 1996 and Haut-Brion 2000 after the canapés! |
| Most Prized Possession | My red van known as "the piglet". Being 5'3" tall it makes me feel more powerful on the busy roads of London and its revolutionised my camping experiences (I can plug my hairdryer in!) |
| Favourite CD | Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens. An oldy but a goody! |
| Guilty Pleasure | Cheese of all varieties ...ideally in front of Eastenders (sorry guys!) |
| Teams supported | Nottingham Forest, although I couldn't name a single player or tell you their league position (or league for that matter!) |
| How do you sum up Copestick Murray? | A down-to-earth, dynamic, approachable, honest and fun team utterley passionate about wine! |