Our buying team are the lovely people who seek out our amazing wines. They travel all over the world to get the best wine at the best prices and work with all our producers to ensure we are supplying what the customer wants. Here is a little bit more about their wealth of experience.
Dominique Vrigneau, Buying Director
Dominique joined Majestic on a work experience placement in 1986 after completing a five year PhD in Agriculture and Oenology in France. He was soon promoted to the position of buying manager. Dominique joined Thierry’s in 1991 after a chance encounter with founder, Thierry Cabanne and is now buying director for France, Austria, Germany, Australasia and the United States. His vast knowledge of the French wine industry and his passion for French wines is second to none.
Lindsay Talas, Buying Director
Lindsay joined Thierry’s in 2004 as buying director and is now responsible for Spain, Italy, South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Portugal. Lindsay has a strong commercial background, having worked as a senior buyer for Sainsbury’s, where she passed her WSET Diploma with merit, winning the Italian Scholarship. She also led Tesco’s newly-formed, all-female product development team and was responsible for the launch of the Tesco Finest range. As head of Tesco’s innovation forum, Lindsay helped bring new wine regions, grape varieties and marketing concepts to the UK consumer. She has a passion for Spanish and Italian wines.
Jeneve Williams, Winemaker & Quality Manager
Responsible for managing all aspects of quality, liaising closely with our producers to ensure that consistent high levels of quality are achieved, Jeneve has a strong winemaking background most recently working as Winemaker for Waverley TBS where she provided technical support in the selection and supply of wines. She also oversaw winemaking contracts in France, Italy and Spain and recruited and managed winemakers working on these projects. She was also the wine buyer for the German and English wine categories.
Prior to this, Jeneve was Assistant Winemaker at Pernod Ricard Pacific where she worked vintages in New Zealand and California. Her brand responsibilities included Deutz and Lindauer. Jeneve has also held various other winemaking, marketing and sales positions in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and California.