Our Team

Gavin Murphy

Gavin Murphy is a name synonymous with passion, expertise, and an unwavering dedication to the world of wine. Born and raised in Johannesburg South Africa, Gavin’s journey into the world of wine began at an early age, surrounded by a wine loving family, never missing the opportunity to savour the countries best.

Gavin and his family moved to the UK in the early 2000’s and he continued his studies in wine through the WSET and went on to teach the wine story and it many facets to others, all done in association with the WSET.

Gavin has a Business Degree and a tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering, today put to good use in his endeavoured to bring our customers the best possible products at the best possible price, anywhere.

Gavin journey as a wine merchant is a testament to the idea that pursuing one's passion can lead to a fulfilling and enriching life. With every bottle he sells and every wine he recommends, Gavin invites others to share in his love for the art of winemaking and the joy it brings to the senses and the soul.

When he is not in the office, Gavin’s passion is cycling, both on and off road, cooking, gardening, and walking in the great outdoors.

Liz Murphy

After completing her formal education in Systems Analyse through a bursary from one of the big 4 South African banks, and then spending several years in the Financial Service industry working with the highly regulated world of finance, Liz’s passion for the people element in business drove her in the direction of Leadership Development on and international level. This brought her to the UK where Liz championed the early focus and changes in the values culture of the industry in the City in London.

Liz is a founder member of the UK Values Alliance and an invited speaker at several conferences on the subject both here in the UK and abroad. She left the financial service industry in 2016 to pursue her own interest. During her career in financial service, she went on to be awarded a Degree in Business.

She joined K and L Wines in 2016 and as a shareholder and strategic thinking partner to Gavin. Together, they have changed the face of K and L Wines to the fast growing and agile multi-channel specialist wine merchant it is today.

When Liz is not in the office at K and L, she runs her own business dedicated to teaching a holistic wellbeing therapy known as Sophrology, she in co-authoring a book and loves walking and enjoy the natural world around us.

... and in the warehouse.

Grace O'Malley

Operations Manager

Grace joined K & Wines in 2021 from the supply chain industry servicing the hospitality industry and later the high pressured and regulated procurement division of a well-known pharmaceuticals company. She brings a new level of process based precision to the logistics side of our business and through this has been instrumental, and indeed and driving force, in the ongoing operational improvement evident in k and L Wines and across our sister company, Consolidated Wines. This we regard as a mission critical requirement by any business to survive and grow in today’s tough economic times.

In addition, Grace also looks after our ecommerce portfolio across all electronic sales channels, ensuing all products are correctly listed and kept up to date, a full-time job on its own.

When Grace in not at work, she loves walking her dog Amy, cooking, watching sport on TV, reading and going to the movies.

Grace has an advance driver’s licence and has been known to take her Mini Cooper S to Brands Hatch for the odd track day.

Geoff Thumwood

Logitics Operative

Geoff, who joins from a warehousing background and has taken on the role and responsibility of insuring local trade customers are well serviced and deliveries are made on time and in accordance with the requirements of each individual customers specific requirements.

As part of this and in addition, he ensures that the warehouse receiving and dispatches processes happen as planned and scheduled, all in accordance with our Operational Procedure. All this, a time critical and pressurised role, which Geoff takes in his stride.

When Geoff is not at work, he is a dedicated grandparent, loves walking his dogs and sky diving in the summer months.

He has been known to read forklift review articles on the weekend.

Our Team

Gavin Murphy

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Liz Murphy

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... and in the warehouse.