Inverarity Morton (IM), has strengthened its wine team with the appointment of Claire McLachlan (pictured) as Area Sales Manager for Edinburgh and Claire Blackler as Wine Buyer. Claire McLachlan moves to IM from Bellevue’s Drinks Direct division where she worked for over six years as Business Development Executive driving sales of wines, spirits and beers into the on-trade. While Claire Blackler will assist Colin Forgie in developing IM’s wine portfolio and negotiating distribution contracts. She will continue to train alongside Mike Cottam at IM’s renowned Wine School, which this month registered its 1,000th candidate.???Managing Director, Stephen Russell, said, “With Claire McLachlan in place, we have an experienced sales force that covers every corner of Scotland, and all of them know their corners like the backs of their hand. Claire Blackler has an encyclopaedic knowledge of wine and a huge passion for the subject. She will be an invaluable addition to the wine buying team as we look to further improve our portfolio.”?
