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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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.Let's Connect
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.Let's Connect
Olivier Gasselin
Head of OenoTrade
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.Let's Connect
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.Let's Connect
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.Let's Connect
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.Let's Connect
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.Let's Connect
Matt Panton
Chief Financial Officer
Events, Seminars & News
27/05/2020
Winemaking Against The Odds: Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin
“Pure, crystalline and with a fine balance between power and minerality” is how our Director of Trade and resident Frenchman Olivier Gasselin describes Benoit Droin’s masterful Chablis wines. Vines were first planted in Chablis in 1133 by the monks of Pontigny and by the 15th and 16th centuries several families bearing the Droin name owned…
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20/05/2020
Italy Shines Bright On The Fine Wine Market
Despite gloomy weather on the wider markets, Italy has brought welcome sunshine to the fine wine market in the first four months of 2020 with growing market share and dominance of Liv-Ex’s top performers table. Italian wines claimed five spots on Liv-Ex’s top 10 price performers for Q1 2020. Leading the table was Sassicaia 2009…
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18/05/2020
“The Yin Of Australian Wine”: Henschke Hill of Grace 2015
The story of Henschke begins with a tragedy. In the 1840s Johann Christian Henschke left behind his homeland of Silesia in modern-day Poland and made the 98-day journey to Australia in search of a new life. Sadly his wife and two of his children did not survive the journey. Henschke settled down in Australia and…
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13/05/2020
Join Us With Liber Pater’s Loic Pasquet On Instagram Live
“I replanted old pre-phylloxera grapes like Tarnais Coulant and Castet as the idea is to rediscover the taste of Bordeaux wines that everyone was talking about at the time of the 1855 classification, but that nobody knows nowadays.” Loic Pasquet Join us on Instagram on Friday as our CEO & Co-Founder Daniel Carnio speaks to Loic Pasquet, creator…
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