Oeno Group

About Us

Oeno is more than just a group. It’s a dynamic and innovative entity that sets trends and reshapes the way investors enjoy the fine wine market. Our financial analysts and wine experts work seamlessly together to provide an exceptional level of service to our clients on a daily basis and offer exclusive access to the world’s most prestigious wines.

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Future

Our multi-award winning investment arm with a fully-managed service that is second to none. Our expert insider knowledge and investment expertise yield market-beating profits, putting us at the cutting edge of a fast-paced market.

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Trade

Whether you are a Michelin-starred restaurant, a discerning private collector, or part of the busy hospitality customer, OenoTrade’s personalised service supplies the finest of wines direct to your cellar.

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House

Our home, an inviting space for our clients and city workers to mingle with like-minded individuals. Here guests can enjoy the finest of wines in an elegant setting unrivalled anywhere in the city.

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Meet the team

Daniel Carnio

Daniel was born into the world of wine, taking his first sip aged 6 and helping with the harvest in his grandfather’s vineyards. After studying enology under Professor Mario Fregoni, Daniel made wine under the late, great Gianfranco Soldera and worked as a sommelier at Michelin-starred restaurants before setting up his first wine investment company in his late twenties. As Oeno’s director, Daniel’s encyclopaedic knowledge of wine and exceptional industry contacts benefit all parts of the group.

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Daniel Carnio

CEO & Co-Founder

Daniel Walker

Daniel Walker has a real knack for analysing markets and utilising their unpredictable nature to benefit OenoFuture’s clients. After honing his skills in trading houses, hedge funds and asset management in the City, Daniel had his eureka moment in a London wine bar and realised the incredible potential of the fine wine market. As Head of Investment and Oeno Co-Founder, Daniel’s industry-leading advice maximises annual returns and enables our clients to consistently reap rich rewards.

Daniel Walker

Head of Investment

Justin Knock MW

Justin Knock has the rare distinction of being one of the few Masters of Wine to pass the notoriously tough exams first time round in 2010. He has held a number of high-profile roles in the wine industry such as UK Director of the California Wine Institute. With extensive experience in wine production, distribution and marketing, Justin brings a wealth of industry expertise as Oeno’s Head Wine Analyst and resident expert on the New World specialising in Australian and Californian fine wines.

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Justin Knock MW

Head Wine Analyst

Olivier Gasselin

Olivier Gasselin has been in the wine trade since 2001 with his career taking him all over the globe as head sommelier and wine buyer for restaurant groups like D&D London and Hakkasan. Olivier was awarded Best Sommelier in the Middle East three times, also winning the Sommelier Wine Challenge at Imbibe Live 2016, before completing his WSET Diploma in 2018. As Head of OenoTrade Olivier manages buying and supplier relations, using his extensive contacts to keep everything running smoothly.

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Olivier Gasselin

Head of OenoTrade

Mattia Tabacco

Mattia began working in wine while studying at the highly-respected Universityof Gastronomic Sciences. Since then he has enjoyed a varied international career including stints as wine tasting coordinator with Slow Food, sommelier for Peck in Milan, and in the purchasing department of an Italian wine importer in the U.S. Most recently, Mattia worked as Deputy Head Sommelier for Hakkasan and now uses his extensive contacts and wine knowledge to offer an exceptional level of service to Oenotrade.

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Mattia Tabacco

Senior Wine Buyer

Alice Longhurst-Jones

Alice Longhurst-Jones fell for wine on a month-long trip to Argentina which turned into a three-year love affair. After completing her WSET Level 3 and graduating with a BA in Liberal Arts she has worked for several London wine merchants as well as wine companies in Spain and Argentina, gaining wide-ranging experience in purchasing, sales, and marketing. She is now returning to her creative roots as Oeno’s Head of Marketing.

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Alice Longhurst-Jones

Head of Marketing.

Mike Heffernan

Mike Heffernan started working in the City in the 1980s, advancing quickly to become a dealer and then a broker in 1988. For 10 years he pursued a very successful career in broking for the highly acclaimed Harlow’s International & Spot CHF desks before turning his attention on the Asian market. Now Mike uses his wealth of experience, impeccable market analysis and financial acumen to help Oeno to stay ahead of the game in his role as Head Financial Analyst.

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Mike Heffernan

Head Financial Analyst

Nicola Merighi

Nicola Merighi’s Italian roots led him to an early interest in wine, although it wasn’t until he began to work for a high-profile gastropub in London that he discovered his true calling. He honed his wine skills and knowledge at private members’ clubs and top London restaurants including Hakkasan Mayfair where he worked as Head Sommelier for several years. Passing his WSET exams up to Level 3 in wine, Nicola puts his wine knowledge and on-trade contacts to good use working for OenoTrade.

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Nicola Merighi

Trade Manager

Daniele Napoletano

Daniele was raised in a family of hugely successful role models. His father is an acclaimed international hotelier which helped to expose Daniele to the world of gastronomy and fine wine from a tender age. By the age of 18, Daniele had already acquired an extensive understanding of the fine wine market. He then studied economics at UCL and went on to become a high flyer at some of London’s leading luxury asset management companies.

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Daniele Napoletano

Head of Investment Italy

Matt Panton

Matt Panton has been in the accountancy profession for over 15 years, with a specialism and passion for the food, drink and hospitality industries. As CFO of Oeno Matt safeguards the financial health of the business and ensures that investors and clients can be looked after to the exacting standards set by the company founders.

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Matt Panton

Chief Financial Officer

Events, Seminars & News

20/10/2020

Italy’s Finest: Tre Bicchieri For Tenuta di Arceno

The ultimate seal of approval for Italian wine is to receive the coveted “Tre Bicchieri” or “Three Glasses” rating from Gambero Rosso, the country’s most famous food and wine publication. We are delighted to share that the Chianti Classico Riserva 2017 from Tenuta di Arceno was recently awarded Tre Bicchieri in their 2021 edition of…

What Is Wine Investment?

What is wine investment? Watch the video below with Daniel Carnio, CEO and Co-founder of London-based fine wine investment company OenoFuture, to discover what it means to invest in wine and what kind of returns you can expect to see. This seminar was recorded at our Portfolio Tasting held in London’s Leadenhall Building in February…

Penfolds G4: The Reward of Patience

Earlier this year Penfolds unveiled their latest challenger to rival the fairest and finest wines on the planet, their much-awaited g4. Conceived as a limited release multi-vintage Grange, just 2500 bottles of g4 have been released as part of the Penfolds Collection 2020. Competition is expected to be extremely fierce amongst collectors and investors vying…

“The Premiership Quarter”: View From The 2020 Harvest

As we enter the final quarter of the year, Justin Knock, Master of Wine Oeno’s Chief Wine Analyst reports live from the 2020 harvest on what has been a season of mixed blessings for winemakers and investors alike: “As many of us know from business and life, this is the time of the year to…

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