Crescent Wines - Our Team

Kathy Hicks and John Mack are the current owners of Crescent Wines Ltd. taking over in the fall of 2018. Kathy is one of the original owners of the Crescent Wines in Langley which opened in 2004 (and merged with the White Rock store in 2022). She started her amateur wine making with her father's influence over 40 years ago, making wine at home from similar kits that are still used today (although very much improved).

In the beginning … Kathy and previous co-owner Paula were bottling some of Paula's wine at the original White Rock store when they heard Gord, founder of Crescent Wines, talking about the possibilities of franchising. It sounded like fun and they decided to turn their hobby into a business and started the process of opening their own franchise. Crescent Wines Langley was in business from spring 2004 until early 2022 when it moved and merged with the White Rock location. Paula retired at the end of 2016 and Kathy continued to operate the store along with her husband John. Gord has also since retired.

In the fall of 2018, Kathy and John also acquired the original Crescent Wines in White Rock and Kathy now operates and manages that location. Kathy attributes their success to the unique methods and procedures Gord instilled over the years.

Allison, Kathy's daughter, joined Crescent wines in the fall of 2018 shortly after Kathy and John acquired the White Rock/South Surrey store. She has managed the White Rock location doing both production and store operations. We've enjoyed her enthusiasm and love of wine as she's gotten to know you and the wines you love. She was on maternity leave for a year but we are now happy to have her back part-time.

Hayley joined us in March 2020 and has enjoyed meeting everyone by helping customers out front as well as taking care of the wine in production. Hayley's husband has been making wine using our kits from home for years, so Hayley has been thrilled to learn the process, and compete with her husband :).

Megan joined us in October 2020 and works hard in the back doing production. She is also a wine lover and you can trust her to take good care of your wine and all the processes it involves. You may see her out front a bit more as she trains for helping customers as well. She works for us while continuing her education in theatre and film.

Robert joined us in February 2022 and is superman in the back doing production. We can thank him for doing all the heavy work, lifting and lots of racking and cleaning. He balances working for us and continuing his education.