IWCA Members
Entries in members (32)
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Saturday
Jan142012
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.
Saturday
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.
Saturday
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.
Saturday
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.
Saturday
Jan142012
Hawesko
Country: Germany
Name: Alexander Margaritoff
Website: www.hawesko.de
Founded in 1964 by Peter Margaritoff in Hamburg, the Hanseatisches Wein und Sekt-Kontor (HAWESKO) has been a symbol for quality and continuity in the German wine market for more than 40 years now.
Core Activity:
As Germany’s leading wine mail order company, we supply enthusiasts and connoisseurs with excellent fine wines, as well as with top-class presents, for private enjoyment and business occasions from all leading wine growing regions of the world. We provide highly professional costumer service and delivery for all our products.
The company’s activities are divided as follows in terms of customer orders: 40 % by telephone; 30 % by post and fax, and over 15 % via Internet; the rest is mainly through wine clubs and cooperations. The Hanseatisches Wein und Sekt-Kontor is a subsidiary of Hawesko Holding AG, which also encompasses: Carl Tesdorpf – Weinhandel zu Lübeck (wine mail order), Jacques’ Wein-Depot (wine shops), Wein Wolf and CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft (wholesalers).
Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor has been a member of the International Wine Clubs Association since 1997.
Saturday
Jan142012
Mas de Daumas Gassac
Country: France
Name: Samuel Guibert
Website: www.daumas-gassac.com
"The Only Grand Crus of the Midi"
Which other estate with no appellation is considered by wine experts as “The only Grand Crus of the Midi (South of France)” - Hugh Johnson, “A Lafite in Languedoc” – Gault & Millau; “One of the 10 best wines in the world” - Michael Broadbent, or simply “Exceptionnal” - R. Parker. The story of Mas de Daumas Gassac is one of vision, enterprise, passion and pride - the combination of which have conferred Mas de Daumas Gassac with the rare status of “cult wine” which is only given to a few exceptional estates.
The wines do not lie; they have natural elegance and a purity that marks them apart from the crowd. Each vintage is truly a testament to a wine-growing season; one tastes the terroir rather than technique!
Core Activity:
The Mas de Daumas Gassac estate distributes directly its Grands Crus wines worldwide with about 60% of its activity focused on Private customers.
Mas de Daumas Gassac has been a member of the IWCA since 2008.
Saturday
Jan142012
Millesima
Country: France
Name: Patrick Bernard
Website: www.millesima.com
Millésima was founded in 1983 by Patrick Bernard and thanks to its expertise and reliability has become Europe's leading fine wine mail order merchant.
The company began life as Les Vins des Grands Vignobles and became Millésima in 1988, when it published its first catalogue of 100 of Bordeaux's greatest wines, the Grands Crus Classés. Patrick Bernard's aim then, as now, was to bring some of the world's greatest wines direct to wine lovers from the Châteaux.
Core Activity:
Since 1992, we have published our list every year on January 1st and it is now available in Germany (€), Belgium (€), Portugal (€), Austria (€), France (€), Switzerland (CHF), Great Britain (£), Ireland (€), Luxembourg (€), Italy (€) and Spain (€). Over the past 15 years, we have made over 250,000 deliveries to more than 55,000 satisfied customers and our expert knowledge and range of top Bordeaux wines is recognised and applauded by the international wine press and the wine trade. We continue to supply more and more wine enthusiasts with top wines from France, Europe and the rest of the world.
We are committed to customer satisfaction. To achieve this, we make all our customers five promises to guarantee choice, quality, excellent transport and delivery terms, price assurance and personalised customer service.
We promise you:
An exceptional range of wines:
from more than 2 500 000 bottles that age slowly in our cellars in Bordeaux. Our list covers Crus Classés and Crus Bourgeois wines from all the Bordeaux vintages of the past 15 years, enabling you easily to find the château and the year you are looking for. We also have a range of the best properties in the Rhône, Burgundy, Alsace and other French regions, plus top wines from the rest of Europe and the New World.
Quality at all levels:
As Millésima buys its wines exclusively from each property, your bottles have been kept in only two cellars, the Châteaux's and ours. Patrick Bernard and his team taste the wines several times a year to ensure all wines selected are in excellent condition and meet Millésima's quality standards. Our cellar guarantees optimum conditions for storing wines and should you ever be in Bordeaux, we would be delighted to show you around at any time.
Guaranteed prices:
All prices in our catalogue are valid from 1st January until 31st December of the current year.
Punctual and professional delivery:
Over the last 20 years, we have made more than 250,000 deliveries to our 55,000 customers in Europe. We guarantee you a service that will take the utmost care of your wine and deliver it promptly to your doorstep.
Millésima has been a member of the IWCA since 1998.
Tuesday
Aug022011
Opimian Society
Country: Canada
Name: Pierre Chanzonkov
Website: www.opim.ca
Founded in 1973, The Opimian Society is Canada's largest wine club with 19,000 members across the country. As a non-profit wine purchasing co-operative we offer members more than 500 wines from around the world through mail order catalogues. All wines are exclusive to members and cannot be found on the provincial liquor board shelves.
Core Activity:
Opimian mails eight wine catalogues each year offering more than 500 wines from around the world. Seventy per cent of orders come through our web site. We focus on wine education through detailed wine descriptions; a wine and food magazine which all members receive which includes an inserted Opimian newsletter. More than 150 wine events are held each year across the country by our group of 26 area
representatives. Opimian also offers wine tours; from weekend getaways to longer journeys to the wine producing regions of the world.
Opimian has been a member of the IWCA since 1991.
Saturday
Jan142012
Robert Gilliard
Country: Switzerland
Name: Stephane Maccaud
Website: www.gilliard.ch
Proprietors of a vineyard of almost 40 ha at the heart of the prestigious Sion appellation, Robert Gilliard symbolizes the family tradition.
Cellared, vinified and bottled in the family cellars, Gilliard wines mirror the soul of the Valais, a land of fire, rock and stark contrasts.
Core Activity
We produce a wide range of red, white and rosé wines.
All our wines are brands with a very strong added value.
We are mainly active on the Swiss market (KAM, gastronomy and private customers).
The "Dôle des Monts" is probably Switzerland’s most famous wine and is present in many major cities worldwide.
Robert Gilliard has been a member of the IWCA since 2010.
Saturday
Jan142012
Samlerhuset Group
Country: The Netherlands
Name: Erik Constapel
Website: www.samlerhuset.com
Europe's most successful coin direct marketing organisation
Samlerhuset was established in Norway in 1994. It quite rapidly emerged as the leading distributor of collector coins in Europe, with a turnover of approximately €300 million. The Samlerhuset Group, which operates in 10 European countries (United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Finland, Netherlands, 3 Baltic states operated through Estonia, Poland, Czech republic) and China was the first privately owned organisation to be allowed ownership of a national mint - owning 50% of the Mint of Norway - and enjoys extremely good relations with all of the major mints around the world, as well as a number of international coordinating bodies such as FIFA and the IOC.
Core Activity:
Our objective is to open up the fascinating world of coin collecting to a far wider audience than the traditional numismatist. Through offering a wide array of coins – ranging from modern day commemoratives to coins from the ancient world, and our renowned European gold collections to coins celebrating Harry Potter, and the newly expected King IV– we make coin collecting a vibrant and engrossing hobby. Backed up by the highest standard of customer care and competitive pricing, we provide our rapidly growing customer base with the highest level of service.
Samlerhuset Group has been an Associate Member of the IWCA since 2008
Saturday
Jan142012
Sankt Urban
Country: Austria
Name: Alexander Gottardi
Website: www.sankt-urban.at
Sankt Urban Weinhandel Weinversand is the leading distance wine selling merchant in Austria. The company was founded in 1897 by Alfons Gottardi and in 1969 the family-owned company started with their direct-marketing activities. The selection consists of Austrian wines as well as an exclusive range of French and Italian wines and quality products from all over the world.
Core Activity:
Our private customers are exclusively in Austria and are mailed 14 to 16 times a year. In addition, they receive 1 catalogue per year (Weinbrevier). In the autumn we also organise a tasting for our customers, normally at our offices in Innsbruck. Internet is a slowly increasing part of our business and currently represents about 10 % of our turnover.
Sankt Urban has been a member of the IWCA since 2005.
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Jan142012
