Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

New wine from the new world

Perth - Medianet International-AsiaNet - West Aussie Wine (WAW) will be launching a new service on 31st March 2008. Offering exciting and new wines to the UK. West Aussie Wine will deliver premium wines from across Western Australia the customers front door. WA experts on wines and wineries, WAW is the only company that exclusively supplies WA wines direct to the UK market.

Showcasing smaller boutique style vineyards we offer the consumer the opportunity to experience premium wines produced by a number of prestigious WA wineries. WA accounts for only 4% of the total wine production in Australia; however this figure is dwarfed by the fact that 25% of Premium wine produced in Australia emanates from the vineyards of WA.

The combination of a warm maritime climate, cooled by the Indian Ocean, gravely loamy soil and good early rain ensures that WA continues to produce Premium quality wines.

Available for immediate delivery to your front door from our purpose-built storage facility in the South East we are able to able to deliver wines from the renowned Margaret River region as well as up and coming regions of Pemberton, Manjimp Swan Valley and Blackwood. These regions are renowned for being home to award winning labels including Leewin Estate, Cullens, Voyager and Fontys Pool. Family owned wineries producing less than 5000 cases per year form our major source of wines. Many of these are award winners and the WAW website provides detailed tasting notes as well as information on the Winery and Winemaker.

Ray Jordan, author of the definitive Ray Jordan Guide to Western Australian Wine, and celebrated WA wine authority has reviewed the majority of our cellar and has included his tasting notes on our site for your benefit.

Australian wines continue to grow in popularity with the UK consumer. As the market becomes more educated, about these wines, the buyers are looking for new and exciting wines. West Aussie Wine will provide this exhilaration and continually offer new wines previously unavailable for immediate delivery to the UK customer.

www.westaussiewine.co.uk
Contact: Peter Lynch peter@aussiewinedirect.co.uk +61 8 6263 9227
SOURCE: Aussie Wine Direct

Monday, March 24, 2008

Vinfolio announces first international operations in Hong Kong

Leading online wine retailer will launch retail and storage operations

San Francisco - Vinfolio, a San Francisco-based online wine retailer and collector services company announced plans to initiate operations in Hong Kong by Fall 2008.

With an inventory of over 2,900 fine wines in its online store, Vinfolio is already serving a growing number of important clients in Hong Kong and the broader Asian region.

That number is expected to grow exponentially following Hong Kong's February 28th announcement that it is lowering its wine duty to zero.

"The global nature of the fine wine business requires a business presence in major economic regions," says Stephen Bachmann, Vinfolio CEO and Founder.

After returning from a recent trip to Hong Kong and Shanghai, Bachmann concluded that "the elimination of Hong Kong's wine import duty combined with its favorable business environment makes this the perfect time and location to establish regional operations".

Vinfolio plans to open a sales office and a climate-controlled, wine storage warehouse to service individual collectors and the wine trade.

"Many signs point to HK becoming a global fine wine hub for the region," says Jean-Michel Valette, Master of Wine and Vinfolio Chairman.

"Vinfolio plans to play a leadership role in that evolution."

To support sales, Vinfolio will hold part of its retail inventory in Hong Kong and create a new version of its website.
Additionally, VinCellar, Vinfolio's free online cellar management software will add multi-currency capability later this year.

Vinfolio's other collector services, including inventorying and personal cellar management, will be added based on demand.

About Vinfolio Founded in 2003, Vinfolio (www.vinfolio.com) has seen rapid growth, with 2007 revenues tripling over 2006 and expected to more than double in 2008.

With a guiding principle of "fine wine, finer service" and an inventory of over 2,900 wines in its online wine store, Vinfolio caters to the fine wine buyer and collector.

In addition to its online wine store, Vinfolio offers Collector Services, including full-service storage, inventorying and personal cellar management, all of which are seamlessly integrated with VinCellar, Vinfolio's free online cellar management software.

With a staff of 60, Vinfolio is based in San Francisco where it operates a 17,000 square foot wine storage warehouse and is scheduled to open a second 25,000 square foot facility in September.

VinfolioRachel Blatt, 415-946-1300