Friendly faces of Busy Manor.
Matty, National Sales Manager
matty@busymanor.com.au | +61 450 900 610
Matty started out in fashion retail — he worked his way up to a State Manager before starting a clothing label of his own. A fateful meeting with Dylan lured Matty to a role at the AB&D Cellar Door, where he fell in love with wine. He eventually took on the role of South Australia wholesale, adding Victoria & NSW and now looks after all of the key accounts nationally.
His love of wine extends to the industry as a whole; the people, the craft, the product — he’s especially drawn by its ‘old school edge’, such an ancient and storied drink! The only things that rival wine in Matt’s world are cycling, his partner, and his whippet, Evie.
Erika, Area Sales Manager VIC
erika.mcharg@busymanor.com.au | +61 499 653 451
Erika’s worked in sales in the wine industry for more than 25 years. She started out in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne, where she spread her wings into on-premise sales with Samuel Smith & Son and Negociants. Since then, she has worked in sales and management roles with Rochford and TarraWarra Estate before joining the Alpha Box and Dice team in 2022.
Erika loves that wine takes you on a journey; it connects you so strongly with a sense of place and even with childhood memories in such an enchanting way. She also loves entertaining and eating out, and running away to Anglesea with her family to hike and wine and hunt down local breweries.
Sam, Area Sales Representative VIC
sam.little@busymanor.com.au | +61 499 406 861
For many in our humble industry, there is a defining moment involving a very particular bottle. It’s a tale as old as time in the wine industry, a wine that over the course of a few sips, causes a person to change career paths. Sam’s foray into wine follows a similar story. Unravelled by a bottle of S.C. Pannell Grenache Syrah, he gave up a career in journalism to foster his newly found love of wine. He spent the next few years at S.C. Pannell, growing his knowledge while working in the cellar door and kitchen. Fully entrenched in the industry, the following four years at Shaw & Smith saw him garner the assistant manager role. And his next move is to Melbourne as the latest member of our Busy Manor team!
Sam loves the romance in wine and the fact that it's the work of so many hands—once wine was bourgeois, but now it’s the unsung hero of every table.
Dillon, Area Sales Manager SA
dillon.rahkola@busymanor.com.au | +61 499 109 328
Dillon’s wine journey started with a beer. He came to South Australia 11 years ago (a native to Toronto, Canada) and got a gig working in beer sales, catapulting him into a 9-year career and a collaboration at Young Henrys. He helped create a beer aged in Alpha Box & Dice wine barrels, furthering his interest in South Australian vineyards and the progressive wines coming out of the state.
Four years later he joined the Alpha Box & Dice team where the budding, innovative winemakers of the industry excite him daily. He looks forward to seeing what each vintage brings to life. Outside of work, you can find him spending time with his son and wife, catching the latest punk set at a local venue, or watching the footy.