Bottle Apostle Clapham Abbeville Village

Ros started working with wine because she wanted to be around cheerful people and decided that most people are in a pretty good mood when they are buying wine. She started off at Majestic for 6 years where she did her WSET Advanced and developed her passion for wine. Since joining Bottle Apostle her interest in Portuguese wines has grown and grown alongside her fondness of craft beer.  

Iryna moved to London in 2019, leaving her successful model management company to follow her true passion in wine and her even truer passion…. CHAMPAGNE!! She passed her WSET level 2 and level 3 courses with distinction and there are no bounds to her vinous curiosity. Iryna enjoys organising events and introducing new wines to her friends and customers of the shop.

Marion’s interest in wine comes from a long time ago when she wondered ‘how can we obtain this from a fruit?’. Curiosity was also enhanced by her parents; when you are French, you tend to try wine when you are young, just by ‘dipping your little finger in it’. She studied wine in France and has recently passed her WSET level 3. Marion’s favourite wines are from Burgundy, Provence (where she is from) and South Africa. When not selling wine, you will find her mostly near a sewing machine, where she loves to create historical clothes or costumes from movies.

Kieron always loved wine but came late to learning and selling it after a career in advertising while drinking it. About 8 years ago he made amends by working through WSET courses progressing to level 3 and then joined Bottle Apostle. He relishes the challenge of helping customers find just the right bottle - whether it be a food pairing, special occasion, a present, or just an end of the week wind down. His personal favourites tend to come from California and Italy, but he's always on the hunt for great finds wherever they are. 

Janelle fell in love with wine after living next to an independent bottle shop for years in New York City. She went on to pursue her WSET Level 2 in Napa, CA, and her WSET Level 3 in Singapore. After a career as a professional poet and English teacher, she moved to London to pursue her love for wine. In wine, she loves Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley, Georgian and Greek wines, orange wines, and pet-nats. When not in the shop, she loves shoegaze music and exploring London’s DIY music scene.