Camberwell South Cellars is a fine wine liquor store on Toorak Road in the leafy south-eastern suburb of Camberwell South. At first it was a grocery store before the then-proprietor experimented and turned a back section of the store into a liquor area. Soon that liquor section had transpired into the whole shop!! Over the 40 years of the store’s existence one thing has remained true – exemplary customer service with every expectation met.

JAMES & SIMONE HALL

James & Simone met at University of Ballarat in 1994 and together completed a Bachelor of Management course. After University they worked for an Australian tourism firm in America marketing and then leading tours to places such as The Fiji Islands, New Zealand , Cairns , Zimbabwe and South Africa . Europe beckoned after America where they travelled and worked the odd job to support themselves.

They returned to Glen Iris (where James had grown up and attended the local St. Cecilia’s Primary School) for a couple of years.

(On a personal note, James &
Simone finally tied the knot
on April 22^nd, 2005 after
10 years together!)

However, it wasn’t long before they got another bout of the ‘travel-bug’ This time the destination was Japan where they taught English in Hiroshima as well as Takayama in the heart of the Japan Alps. When in the process of finishing up in Japan they were told Camberwell South Cellars was up for sale and decided it would be the perfect challenge and opportunity.

In September 2002 James & Simone took over the running of Camberwell South Cellars and both believe they couldn’t have a better group of loyal local customers.

TERRY COGLEY

Terry & his wife Mary have lived locally for over 25 years. Prior to coming on board with Camberwell South Cellars 14 months ago, Terry owned and operated his own IGA grocery and liquor store, gaining over 16 years of invaluable experience in the liquor industry.

Besides the shop, Terry’s main interests are Essendon, jogging and golf – even though he would never admit it, Terry is quite the golfer!! His favourite style of wine is Cabernet Merlot due to the blend’s lovely soft easy drinking style.

With the wine industry being so dynamic and there being the introduction of so many new styles, varieties and blends, Terry believes the consumer is in for exciting times ahead.