Pat Daniel 
Pat Daniel is the owner of Uptown Wine and Spirits. She is a Certified Public Accountant by training but has been in the beverage alcohol industry since 1986, when she purchased her first store, The Forrest Road Package Store, which she continues to own and operate.
Pat began her quest for a store in Uptown Columbus in 2014. She purchased the location at 1208 Broadway in 2015 and spent 18 months renovating the property. Uptown Wine & Spirits opened in December of 2016.
Pat has a passion for wine and has visited many wine regions around the globe and has personally hand chosen all of the wines in the store’s vast selection. She writes a column, “Crush”, about wine, in Columbus and the Valley magazine.
She is a longtime member of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Alcohol Dealers Association, the retail liquor store owners’ association in Georgia. In March of 2018, she was awarded the Brown Foreman Retailer of the Year for Georgia at the Alcohol Beverage Licensees national meeting.
Pat is a member of the North Columbus Rotary Club, the Board of Directors of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Board of Advisors of the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, the Board of Directors of the National Monuments Foundation in Atlanta and is a co-chair of the National Board of Visitors for the Bo Bartlett Center for Fine Art at Columbus State University. She is a longtime member of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, the Georgia Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Pat is a native of Savannah, Georgia, but has resided in Columbus since 1986.
Alan Schultz
Alan Schultz has been entertaining, educating, and selling beverages for 24 years. He studied Clarinet in college, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from Illinois Wesleyan and a Master’s Degree from Arizona State University. At the end of his formal education, he began a 13-year career at the Scottsdale, Arizona Olive Garden, becoming the head bartender for 8 years.
From 2005-06 Alan completed an intensive beverage course and was certified by the International Sommelier Guild. Soon after he began working for Total Wine, the nation’s largest wine retailer, stocking over 8000 wines, 2000 spirits, and 1500 beers. In addition to selecting products for his large following of customers, he taught beverage classes held at the store.
In 2015, he moved to Georgia where he started selling wine at a local shop. Alan has been with Uptown Wine & Spirits since 2019 and as a certified sommelier can offer thousand-dollar first growths to inexpensive party wines and everything in between.
Alan still plays clarinet occasionally and has also earned a black belt in Taekwondo.
Matthew Jacobs 
Matthew grew up in North Carolina and pursued his passion for alcoholic beverages by obtaining degrees in Fermentation Science and Chemistry from Appalachian State University. Further, he specialized in Oenology (the science of wine) and distillation technology while working for a small vineyard in the mountains of NC.
Following graduation, Matthew headed out west to work at the largest single estate producer in Oregon where he processed over 200,000 tons of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay annually. After honing his skills as a Winemaker he packed up and moved back East where he became the lead distiller for the largest custom-label distillery in Tennessee. While there, he produced distillate for hundreds of brands many of which we carry at Uptown Wine & Spirits.
His desire to learn more about alcohol sales and to be closer to family led Matthew to move to Georgia in 2022 and begin a career with us. Matthew is an expert on all things whiskey and many wine varietals.
Justin Oliver
Justin is our craft beer and mead specialist. He spent 12 years working in the Auburn, AL bar business where he learned the ins and outs of alcoholic beverages.
He was the beer manager at a liquor store in Colorado for 4 years before moving to Georgia. His interest in beer comes from his love for classic European styles as well as finding new craft beers. Justin grew up playing bass guitar in various bands and still plays every now and then.
Leon Ogle
Leon is a Georgia native and a world-class salesman. When he’s not selling alcohol you can find him buying and selling everything from rare coins to cars. He even flips storage units!
Welches grape juice is Leon’s favorite beverage; however, he says that one thing that he has learned at Uptown Wine & Spirits is that we have something for everyone.
Leon came on board in 2022 to help us launch a delivery service since he has been a delivery driver since the 80s. He enjoys meeting new people and hearing everyone’s stories. In his spare time, Leon enjoys hunting, fishing, outdoor activities, and collecting arrowheads and coins.
