Gordon, Co-Founder
In his final year of high-school in Australia, Gordon was suspended for drinking box wine in the middle of the day. Upon hearing the news, his parents said, “We’re not disappointed that you were drinking, rather that it was box wine. And couldn’t you have used real glasses instead of plastic cups?!”
Since moving from Melbourne to the United States in 2008, he has shed many a tear at the sparse selection of exported wine from his Australian homeland. Thus he is working to bring new and exciting brands to the United States. These brands are examples of what Australians actually drink at home, and what we regard as great wines.
He holds degrees in business and international relations from New York University and the University of Melbourne. He has worked in various roles from Hawaii to Frankfurt to New York in export promotion, logistics and wine retail. In 2014 he was named as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s “40 Under 40 Tastemakers”.
Lauren, Co-Founder
Lauren, a Virginia native, brings the sass. Never backward 
about being forward, she is constantly seeking new and exciting wines. She has travelled and tasted around Europe, the United States and Australia, embracing her passion for wine and life. After tasting a cornucopia of wines in Australia that bore no resemblance to the kangaroo-/koala dressed bottles she’d sampled stateside, she finds herself bringing the wines Australians have long-loved to the Big Apple. Lauren hopes that New Yorkers are as excited as she is about finally getting to sip from the smaller, quality wine producers they’ve been hogging Down Under.
During the day, Lauren is a practicing attorney with a J.D. from George Washington University Law School and bar qualifications in New York and Washington, DC.
Elish, New York Sales
Elish’s wine career began after a flippant decision to quit her government job in Washington, DC and move to the green mountains of Vermont to take the job that presented itself: waiting tables. By the time she landed on the NYC restaurant scene, it was clearly wine rather than cuisine that held her intrigue. Thanks to some brilliant and innovative sommeliers, her knowledge base thrived and curiosity grew. After four years on the scene, she wished to broaden that knowledge base but sensed that restaurants for life may not be her thing. After a stint as head buyer and manager at boutique wine store in Brooklyn, she recently sought to switch to the distribution side. Inspired by its mission and wines, she is delighted to be working with Little Peacock.
Bridget, National Sales
Also a Virginia native, Bridget began her wine career in the restaurant industry. Her lifelong love of food led her there, but it was the wine world that ended up winning her over. After being a wine buyer and manager at various restaurants, she “graduated to the other side of the bar” and became a wine sales rep in 2017. For six years, Bridget worked for Winebow in the on-premise and indie retail division. While Old World wine is what she cut her teeth on, she firmly believes that the Southern Hemisphere is where all of the cool things are happening – specifically Australia. She is excited to explore the country in search of new homes for Little Peacock wines – all while sipping on some killer Aussie Chardonnay. When she’s not galavanting around town pouring wines, you can find her in the garden, at the beach, or hanging out with her dogs, Dizy and Piper.