FromVineyardsDirect is the brainchild of David Campbell and Esme Johnstone. Our intention is to offer a small number of delicious drinking wines, principally from France, but not exclusively, imported direct from the growers and delivered to your door at the click of a mouse. We aim to be at least 20% cheaper than through traditional channels.
 David Campbell
David was introduced to wine publishing in the late '70s and early '80s as International Sales Director at Mitchell Beazley, where Hugh Johnson's Wine Atlas and Pocket Wine Book and Michael Broadbent's Great Vintage Wine were best sellers.
As international publisher of Hachette in Paris (1982-90), he invented the Guide Hachette des Vins, France's no 1 selling wine book.
David is currently the publisher of Everyman's Library, which he relaunched in 1991.
E-mail David at david(at)fromvineyardsdirect.com.
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Esme Johnstone
Esme's involvement in wine started at an early age when his father gave him a thimble full of wine at dinner with the promise of a full glass if he could get the vintage right—this not only encouraged a keen interest in wine but also in statistics and all things commercial.
After studying at the London School of Economics, qualifying as a chartered accountant and a spell in Hong Kong, Esme founded Majestic Wine, which revolutionized wine buying in the UK. This new format of wine warehouses with young enthusiastic staff and a totally cosmopolitan range of wines was a huge success and spread very quickly.
Esme sold his interest in Majestic in 1989 and moved to Château de Sours in Bordeaux where he created critically-acclaimed wines including 'probably the best Rosé in the world.'
Esme is now based in England where he is a consultant to Noble Rot Ltd, a fine wine trading company, and an advisor to Oriel Wines in the USA, as well as to other wine and beverage related businesses. He is also a founding director of Pomegranate Wines Ltd in Australia.
E-mail Esme at esme(at)fromvineyardsdirect.com.
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