| Brian Ritchie Brian moved from Scotland to Canada with his parents when he was 4 years old. In 1971, French wine really got his attention when he visited Paris for the first time. In the 1980’s Brian purchased grapes from Spagnols, hosted many crush parties and made some wonderful wines at his own home. Since then, Brian has traveled around the world and brought back many interesting wines. For some twenty years, he would go twice a month on wine procurement trips to Seattle or San Francisco. When you see him in the shop next time, be sure to ask him for his opinions on English, Hungarian, Moroccan, Japanese and even Chinese wines. E-Mail me!! |
| Simon Chang Simon developed his interest in wine during his college days when he was also working as a bartender. Now he is the Principle operator responsible for making Bellevue Wine Company a pleasant and fun place to work as well as to shop. Simon would love to hear your comments, suggestions, compliments as well as complaints! E-Mail me!! |
| Emanda Shan Emanda had developed an interest in wines early in her years in the Hospitality and Tourism sector. 8 years later, she has developed to be quite the Gewürztraminer connoisseur and a great white wine enthusiast. She just passed her level 2 WSET course and will be continuing her studies in the wine field. She is also in charge of the lovely wine baskets that you see ever so briefly around the store because they get bought out all the time. E-Mail me!! |
| Leilani Agnew Even though she grew up in the Okanagan, she was first introduced to the area’s wineries ten years ago on a road trip with her husband. She is learning to appreciate the subtleties and characteristics of the wines and particularly enjoys pairing wines for her dinner parties. During the week, Leilani works at a property and casualty insurance intermediary in North Vancouver. E-Mail me!! |
| Susan Gardi Born and raised in West Vancouver, Susan developed a keen interest in wine during her years in the hospitality industry. Back in 2003, Susan was pleased to see a specialty wine shop open in her neighbourhood and considered joining our knowledgeable team to further her interest in wine and people. We are glad that she finally joined us in 2005 as a salesperson to share her love for BC wines with our customers. Susan also works part time at the library. E-Mail me!! |
| Robert Tait Robert was one of the regular customers of Bellevue Wine Company. He and his wife would always come down and visit for chats and tastings of wines that we hosted weekly. His interest and knowledge of BC wines and other wines around the world was so keen that we asked him to join us and have him contribute to our ever growing knowledgeable team. E-Mail me!! |
| Stephanie Berto Stephanie introduced herself to us as a wine enthusiast. She has since become one of the team and has always given great advice on wines! When she's not in the store, she can be found teaching Yoga classes or at wine tasting events. She's always up to date on the wines of the world~ E-Mail me!! |