Business Is Pouring In For Welsh Wine Dealer
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Issued on behalf of Devine Wines
WINNERS at this week’s Western Mail Business Awards ceremony will be presented with a specially engraved, gleaming trophy – but they may be surprised to find their award has been made by a Welsh Wine dealer.
Devine Wines was founded in 2003 by Stan Devonish, providing made-to-order bottles of wine with bespoke labels, as corporate or personal gifts.
Following the success of the first three years of trading, Devine Wines diversified into specialist crystal engraving services, offering a custom-made design for almost any type of crystalware – as well as bottles of wine.
Based in Gwaelod-y-Garth on the outskirts of Cardiff, Devine Wines has already produced bespoke engraved awards for the Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards, as well as for the Welsh Rugby Union, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Ryder Cup Wales, Lord’s Cricket Ground, and Doosan Daewoo.
Hotels have also been keen to take up the Devine Wines service – the Marriott and Hilton in Cardiff and the Celtic Manor in Newport are just a few of the hotels working with the company to create their own Welsh whisky and liqueur presentation gift sets. Each set consists of branded spirits, engraved crystal glasses and decanters for both hotel guests and corporate clients.
Devine Wines is also preparing to launch a new online service where businesses or organisations, as well as individual customers, can design their award, wine or gift set from start to finish by uploading their own logos and images.
Stan Devonish said that being able to offer businesses a full package of wines, spirits and crystal ware – with all the personalisation and engraving carried out in-house – has been a huge advantage in attracting business.
“The in-house service has been a great benefit to our customers, as it gives us the flexibility to produce any quantity they require, from one item up, and tailored to their exact requirement with extremely short lead times, said Stan.
“We can personalise anything the customer wants with any message they like, by tailoring the branding to specific events such as award ceremonies, staff or client gifting, employee of the month awards – the list is endless, he added.
“For example, we can create bespoke hampers with corporate branding, or personalise a whole table at an awards ceremony, even down to the coasters.”
“I think it is these extra little touches that are really appealing, and can make an entire event that little bit more special.
“The website will add another new dimension to the business, allowing customers to see their product being designed and built in real time.”
