IWCA Members
Committee Member
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Direct Wines
Country: UK
Name: Simon McMurtrie
Website: www.directwines.co.uk
Direct Wines Ltd is the world's largest independent wine merchant with annualised sales in excess of £300 million. It also has operations in the USA, Switzerland and Australia.
Core Activity:
Direct Wines' trading identities include Laithwaites, The Sunday Times Wine Club, The Barclaycard Wine Service and The NatWest Wine Club.
Direct Wines is a specialist wine merchant, offering its customers a range of over 2000 different wines.
Over 700,000 customers currently buy at least once every 6 months.
Over 92% of cases ordered are repeat orders i.e. customers returning to purchase wines after an initial offer.
Direct Wines was awarded Winner of the Consumer Category for Food & Drink 2007 at the ECMOD Awards.
Direct Wines receives 2.5 million telephone calls per annum. The Communications Centres in Reading and Plymouth can handle over 21,500 calls in a day between them, at over 300 telephone workstations. The annual average order-to-home delivery time is 3.5 working days - all orders are computer tracked.
Direct Wines delivered over 56 million bottles of wine throughout the UK 2007.
Direct Wines, through its Fine Wine Service, is the largest private fine wine supplier in the UK (*still wines over £12 per bottle).
During the peak month of trading last year (Dec 2007) the Distribution Centres packed and despatched 54,000 cases in one day. Direct Wines has a new state of the art despatch centre in Gloucester, ready to cope with ever-increasing demand.
Over 96% of the Waste produced by the Distribution Centres is recycled. This has improved from 45% just 12 months ago.
DW actively sources recycled packaging where available, currently about 90% of our packaging is made from recycled materials.
Direct Wines has been a member of the IWCA since 2003.
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Jan142012
Dom Wina
Country: Poland
Name: Pawel Gasiorek
Website: www.domwina.pl
One of the biggest and oldest wine importing/distributing companies in Poland. Dom Wina has been supplying the Polish market with quality wines from all over the world for since 1996. We distribute to traditional trade channels and also sell directly to private customers. In 2001 the company founded Dom Wina Wine Club which today is the largest in Poland.
Core Activity:
Dom Wina imports wine from all over the world and distributes throughout Poland. Its portfolio includes over 400 different wines. The company sells wine to specialized wine shops, restaurants and hotels all over Poland. The core business
of Dom Wina lies in direct sales through its wine club which has over 10,000 members. Every two months Dom Wina issues 'Czas Wina' magazine, which is Poland's largest wine magazine. Each issue contains descriptions of different vine growing regions and wineries from all over the world and presents wines from the company portfolio.
Dom Wina Club also organizes oenological trips to wine producing countries, tastings, sommeliers' training and meetings with producers.
Dom Wina has been a member of the IWCA since 2006.
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Jan142012
Enoteca - Clube de Vinhos
Country: Portugal
Name: Jose Serodio/Nuno Serodio
Website: www.enoteca.pt
Enoteca Clube de Vinhos is a Portuguese Wine Club. Our main objective is to meet our members’ expectations through an eclectic selection of wines, always keeping in mind the concept of value for money.
We have a permanent team of 4 wine tasters who select our wines and experienced customer service staff to respond to all of our members’ individual demands. We work mainly with Portuguese wines, nevertheless in every magazine and on our website we try to give our members a "taste" of the good things the wine world has to offer.
Enoteca Clube de Vinhos has been a member of the IWCA since 1992.
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Jan142012
Giordano Vini S.P.A.
Country: Italy
Name: Carlo Boggione
Website: www.giordano-vini.com
‘The taste of ancient tradition’
Giordano Vini S.p.A. has been a wine producer since 1900 in the Valle Talloria d’Alba, Italy.Today, Giordano Vini S.p.A. offers a broad range of Italian wines, selling its products from its cellars directly to European and American consumers.
Core Activity:
Giordano Vini S.p.A. deals with a wide range of Italian wines. It also offers its consumers typical Italian specialities including pastas, sauces, biscuits and a wide range of culinary gifts. The company’s activities are divided as follows in terms of sales: 80% Direct Mail; 7% Internet; 13% Outbound Telemarketing.
Giordano Vini S.p.A. has been a member of the IWCA since 1997.
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