Our Team

CL&L Fine Wines is solely run by Dan Lovedale, a member of the UK fine wine trade for 14 years and, foremost, a keen wine lover, wine collector, and occasional sipper-of.
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Prior to CL&L, Dan was a co-founder, co-director and Commercial Director of Provinance Ltd for four years, following five years as Trading Director of Cellar&Co Ltd, where he managed over £4M of stockholding and £5M annual turnover, supplying finest and rarest wines to the global wine trade, private consumers and collectors, working closely alongside the highly-skilled veteran of the trade and Master of Wine, Hugo Rose, for nine years.  Prior to this, Dan held roles as Head of Business Development at Cru Wine Limited and Fine Wine Trader for the £7M-backed Vindemia Wine Trading Companies, following the ubiquitous stepping-stone of a period managing an Oddbins (RIP) branch.  This proceeded a period in restaurant management, wine list formulation, and a good dose of wine exposure in earlier life (see The Company Name)
 
Dan is especially experienced and interested in the finest and rarest wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux and, on a more personal level, the quality wines of Tuscany, Chinon, Saumur and the burgeoning English still wine scene (with a particular penchant for Pinot).

Away from the desk  Dan is a keen globetrotter, happiest trekking through a wildlife-filled rainforest in the tropics. Or relaxing, glass-of-Sangiovese-in-hand (of course), looking out over the Conca d'Oro in Panzano, Chianti, with his wife, Becky, and five-year-old daughter, Lily.  He's also an extremely keen cook, edible gardener, well-versed and competent DIYer, tennis player and wanderer of the woods, on the hunt for ceps, chanterelles, et al, Lily and Becky in tow.  He also loves a fast car...as does Lily!