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Personal Wine Mother's Day... Don't End Up in the Dog House!
Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 Winery Blogs
Mother's Day comes upon us this May 10th! Here's a nice Mother's Day personalized wine story that literally brought a ton of joy to my heart. This is the story about Melissa and Johnny. Johnny's mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease a few years ago. Melissa (Johnny's wife) called me to place an order for Johnny's Mother's Day gift. Because time was of the essence our team of label designers created a nice custom label featuring a vintage 40's picture of Johnny's mom and dad at their engagement party. Johnny knew his mom was not suppose to drink wine due to her condition. Mother's Day came, and Johnny and Melissa took the bottle over to the care facility to give to Johnny's mother. Upon receiving the gift Johnny's mom took a glance at the bottle and things popped into place for Elizabeth (Johnny's Mom). She immediately started to talk about her wedding day and those who attended as if the event was taking place before her eyes. For a moment, it was as if everything was normal and for Johnny, Melissa and Elizabeth it was the perfect moment... (written by Alex Andrawes, CEO of Personal Wine)
Personal Wine Mother's Day... Don't End Up in the Dog House!
Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 Winery Blogs
Mother's Day comes upon us this May 10th! Here's a nice Mother's Day personalized wine story that literally brought a ton of joy to my heart. This is the story about Melissa and Johnny. Johnny's mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease a few years ago. Melissa (Johnny's wife) called me to place an order for Johnny's Mother's Day gift. Because time was of the essence our team of label designers created a nice custom label featuring a vintage 40's picture of Johnny's mom and dad at their engagement party. Johnny knew his mom was not suppose to drink wine due to her condition. Mother's Day came, and Johnny and Melissa took the bottle over to the care facility to give to Johnny's mother. Upon receiving the gift Johnny's mom took a glance at the bottle and things popped into place for Elizabeth (Johnny's Mom). She immediately started to talk about her wedding day and those who attended as if the event was taking place before her eyes. For a moment, it was as if everything was normal and for Johnny, Melissa and Elizabeth it was the perfect moment... (written by Alex Andrawes, CEO of Personal Wine)
Oh My...Is it Wedding Season Already?
Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 Winery Blogs
Technically its already Spring and has been for a couple weeks, although winter has been particularly harsh this year. Wild flowers, birds chirping, short sleeve shirts and mini skirts are all popping up as April brings forth springtime fashion and... the celebration of Wedding Season! At Personal Wine, we're no stranger for the quest of the perfect personalized wedding gift.
If you've stumbled upon our site looking for information on the proper wines to serve at your wedding, then we'd love to help you with advice using a simple calculation that will save you time and money. The glass of wine is typically a two and a half ounce (2 oz) pour. There are 5 full glasses of wine inside every bottle. Unless your demographic is substantially different, you should forecast at least an 80% of the people at your wedding party will consume alcohol of some fashion. Most will have 1.5 drinks per hour, especially if dinner is to be served. This doesn't include champagne toast which is much easier to forecast using the same calculation above, except that you get 6 glasses per bottle. To make the process of understanding this much easier here is a simplified breakdown...
For a party of 100 people, lasting 4 hours, forecasting 80% of the attendees will drink wine, eighty (80) people will have at least one glass of wine per hour (probably a bit more) with a maximum of four-five glasses per person. To be on the safe side, without having too much wine at the end of the party, you should budget 60-70 bottles of wine. The most safe assumption is that 70% of all wine drinkers stick with red wine or move to beer & hard liquor. We recommend that parties of 100 purchase four-five cases of red wine and two cases of white. You'll need exactly 20 bottles of champagne or sparkling wine for the toast.
If the calculations above got you dizzy, the next part is the most fun. Every year, our wedding business gets substantially larger as brides and grooms stumble around looking for the best wedding favors at preferably favorable prices. Personal Wine has you covered! We'll label or engrave any wine in our menu at a price that's not only going to make you smile, it rewards your bridesmaid or groomsmen for their commitment you. At the end of the day, if you ask yourself "What would I want?" you'll hear yourself answering "Something I will use or enjoy." This is why at Personal Wine we always say that a gift of custom labeled wine is the gift of class and taste combined, that will surely be enjoyed by everyone...
Congratulations on your celebration, and we sincerely honor your business!
Alex Andrawes
CEO, Founder
Personal Wine
(512) 476-9463 ext 304
Oh My...Is it Wedding Season Already?
Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 Winery Blogs
Technically its already Spring and has been for a couple weeks, although winter has been particularly harsh this year. Wild flowers, birds chirping, short sleeve shirts and mini skirts are all popping up as April brings forth springtime fashion and... the celebration of Wedding Season! At Personal Wine, we're no stranger for the quest of the perfect personalized wedding gift.
If you've stumbled upon our site looking for information on the proper wines to serve at your wedding, then we'd love to help you with advice using a simple calculation that will save you time and money. The glass of wine is typically a two and a half ounce (2 oz) pour. There are 5 full glasses of wine inside every bottle. Unless your demographic is substantially different, you should forecast at least an 80% of the people at your wedding party will consume alcohol of some fashion. Most will have 1.5 drinks per hour, especially if dinner is to be served. This doesn't include champagne toast which is much easier to forecast using the same calculation above, except that you get 6 glasses per bottle. To make the process of understanding this much easier here is a simplified breakdown...
For a party of 100 people, lasting 4 hours, forecasting 80% of the attendees will drink wine, eighty (80) people will have at least one glass of wine per hour (probably a bit more) with a maximum of four-five glasses per person. To be on the safe side, without having too much wine at the end of the party, you should budget 60-70 bottles of wine. The most safe assumption is that 70% of all wine drinkers stick with red wine or move to beer & hard liquor. We recommend that parties of 100 purchase four-five cases of red wine and two cases of white. You'll need exactly 20 bottles of champagne or sparkling wine for the toast.
If the calculations above got you dizzy, the next part is the most fun. Every year, our wedding business gets substantially larger as brides and grooms stumble around looking for the best wedding favors at preferably favorable prices. Personal Wine has you covered! We'll label or engrave any wine in our menu at a price that's not only going to make you smile, it rewards your bridesmaid or groomsmen for their commitment you. At the end of the day, if you ask yourself "What would I want?" you'll hear yourself answering "Something I will use or enjoy." This is why at Personal Wine we always say that a gift of custom labeled wine is the gift of class and taste combined, that will surely be enjoyed by everyone...
Congratulations on your celebration, and we sincerely honor your business!
Alex Andrawes
CEO, Founder
Personal Wine
(512) 476-9463 ext 304
Our 10th Year Anniversary Officially March 5th!
Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 Winery Blogs
On March 5th, we celebrate 10 years in the personalized wine business. Our dedication and satisfaction at Personal Wine comes from the amount of joy we contribute to your special occasion. We honor the fact that you have chosen Personal Wine as your #1 Custom Wine company in the U.S. and we want to offer you a chance to tell us the "Adventure of a Personal Wine."
Please send us feedback and your stories and you'll have a chance to get a 20% off coupon on your next order and a chance to win a FREE CASE OF WINE for your next event. To better your chance of winning, send us a story about your occasion, and the reaction and feedback you got when you showed up with Personal Wine. Everyday we hear new and interesting stories and we want to hear from you!
Once again, thank you for 10 Years in Business. We will always be committed to service and quality to the most meticulous customer at Personal Wine!
Cheers,
Alex Andrawes
CEO, Founder
(800) 690-WINE
Our 10th Year Anniversary Officially March 5th!
Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 Winery Blogs
On March 5th, we celebrate 10 years in the personalized wine business. Our dedication and satisfaction at Personal Wine comes from the amount of joy we contribute to your special occasion. We honor the fact that you have chosen Personal Wine as your #1 Custom Wine company in the U.S. and we want to offer you a chance to tell us the "Adventure of a Personal Wine."
Please send us feedback and your stories and you'll have a chance to get a 20% off coupon on your next order and a chance to win a FREE CASE OF WINE for your next event. To better your chance of winning, send us a story about your occasion, and the reaction and feedback you got when you showed up with Personal Wine. Everyday we hear new and interesting stories and we want to hear from you!
Once again, thank you for 10 Years in Business. We will always be committed to service and quality to the most meticulous customer at Personal Wine!
Cheers,
Alex Andrawes
CEO, Founder
(800) 690-WINE
Personal Wine Celebrates 10 Years with You!
Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 Winery Blogs
The concept was conceived in a totally cliche way...A BAR NAPKIN with some writing. I wish I remembered to keep it but unfortunately that night was spent celebrating what has become a pretty great idea. It was 2000, and I had just graduated from college. I had a small business and did a little day trading, taking advantage of the dot-com boom. A few weeks after graduation a friend of mine who subsequently now owns the Texas Hunt Lodge in Kerrville, TX. Aaron and I spent the first few weeks finding Texas wineries to participate in the personalization of wines. Because wine laws had not changed since prohibition for the most part, it became a challenge to craft laws and interpret them to allow us to personalize labels. Wine labels are actually governed by Federal and State agencies. Eventually, 9 months later, we got the green light from the government.
Wishing you health, prosperity and good wine in 2010,
Personal Wine Celebrates 10 Years with You!
Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 Winery Blogs
The concept was conceived in a totally cliche way...A BAR NAPKIN with some writing. I wish I remembered to keep it but unfortunately that night was spent celebrating what has become a pretty great idea. It was 2000, and I had just graduated from college. I had a small business and did a little day trading, taking advantage of the dot-com boom. A few weeks after graduation a friend of mine who subsequently now owns the Texas Hunt Lodge in Kerrville, TX. Aaron and I spent the first few weeks finding Texas wineries to participate in the personalization of wines. Because wine laws had not changed since prohibition for the most part, it became a challenge to craft laws and interpret them to allow us to personalize labels. Wine labels are actually governed by Federal and State agencies. Eventually, 9 months later, we got the green light from the government.
Wishing you health, prosperity and good wine in 2010,
Design a Wine Label, Select a Wine and WIN BIG!
Date: Sat, Nov 28, 2009 Winery Blogs
We're constantly adding all the new wine labels that have hit the "Wall of Fame" here at Personal Wine and we've noticed some interesting patterns of which we'd love to share some of the statistics. Every week, we get at least 6 wedding proposals on wine labels and at least 30-40 engagement themed labels. Over 200 custom designs for corporations and individuals using Personal Wine as a holiday gift. Over 60 custom designs featuring pets, mostly dogs and over 150 seperate birthday labels. As you can see there is no limit to the application of a personalized wine bottle. We associate each label like an adventure whether it be quitting a job, celebrating a new thrilling rollercoaster, supporting a cause like PAWS Animal shelter or perhaps playing with different Chistmas themes..
And the Winners Are....
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2009 Winery Blogs
Its November the 8th. We enter into the holiday season with serious love for all our fans! Our label design contest is on full swing and we have some winners. Again, anyone can enter and you don't have to order anything. Just create a sweet label design, register it to your account and then email me at alex@personalwine.com with "Label Contest" in the subject headline. One winner each week gets a free case of wine with their label design, up to $200 in value!
Since 2000, Personal Wine has dominated the personalized wine market simply because we select awesome wines available for your custom labeling. You can order one bottle or more and custom label the wine with no design, set up fees. We source only the highest quality premium brands, and all of our wines come with the original winery back labels so your friends, family, and clients know exactly what they are drinking. Buy personalized wine from PersonalWine.com this month and get free shipping by the case of 12 bottles or if you buy 1-6 bottles, we'll include FREE organza mesh wine bags with each bottle.
Oh yeah, lots of people are asking...do you include gift messages with the bottles? Yes, that's done in the checkout phase.
Second most asked question... are you including receipts in boxes? NO! We assume all orders are gift orders so no receipts or bills are in our boxes.
AND THE WINNERS FOR OUR LABEL DESIGN CONTEST ARE...
Brandon Sopinsky - winner on the week of October 17th! Wins a free case of wine up to $200 in value! Brandon created this ultra cool modern day romance label for a buddy's wedding. Anyways he didn't even know about the contest until I emailed him and said..."you gotta enter this one in. Its really cool!"
Pat Lawson from Scottsdale Arizona! I love dogs (and cats too). This watercolor using a beautiful golden retriever hit home for me. I too have a Golden and I know the love a pet can bring. Well done. Its simple and classy! You get a free case of wine $200 value!
2009 Personal Wine Design Contest!
Date: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 Winery Blogs
73 days to Christmas! We're going to kick off our 10 year anniversary a little early this year with a contest! The good news is that you need not buy anything to win. All you need to do is to use our label designer to create a cool label design, and email your first, last name directly into contest@personalwine.com for a chance to win a free case of wine (value up to $199) with your design. We're going to award one winner each week. Each week we'll blog about last week's winner!
Use your imagination, be creative and you'll save yourself $200 worth of holiday gifts! Oh and if you want to keep youself in tune with our latest contests, we're always up to something on Twitter @personalwine so follow me! This year is the perfect year to cut your holiday gifts to under $15 using a bottle of personalized wine. Win it or buy it, you win either way. Please feel free to email me and let me know how we are doing!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, New Year's or Happy Holidays!
Alex Andrawes
CEO, Founder
Personal Wine
(512) 476-9463 ext 304
Give Back, Kick Back and Save BIG this Holiday Season!
Date: Fri, Oct 2, 2009 Winery Blogs
Here at Personal Wine, we work triple time to make sure you get your personalized wine bottles on time, everytime. What has allowed us to rise above the rest is the quality of our wines. Search the competition and see for yourself that there are plenty of companies who will personalize a bottle of "mystery" juice. At Personal Wine, we source the finest premium brands from world-reknowed vineyards and wineries. The wines we choose deliver excellent quality and price and we make sure the labels look great! Every recipient will know exactly where the wine came from, and what they are receiving because the back label says it all. There is no mystery as to the quality of the wines we select.
Countdown to the Winter Holidays...T Minus 10 Days
Date: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 Winery Blogs
The winter holidays are fun, dynamic and hectic here at Personal Wine. As we enter into our 10th year in business, we celebrate our 12,000th customer. The most interesting thing about this customer is that they wanted personalized wine for a memorial party, celebrating the live and death of a World War II pilot who lived a grand life after several near-death experiences in the Pacific front. We'd like to say that everyday we get cool label designs, but this one hits home. After 9/11, we all look at veterans and our armed forces as people who have sacrificed their lives and the lives of their families to better the lives of those abroad and those here at home. We'd like to say thank you, and we love you to guys and gals who wear bear Stars and Stripes. Now our business officially kicks into high gear in October as individuals and companies rush to find that perfect holiday gift. Tickets to the theatre, lavish dinners, and trips have fallen way-side as we all practice financial responsibility.
At Personal Wine, we are no different. We've lowered our prices, up to 40% off regular price, and created special packaging to ensure that your holiday, wedding, or birthday gift can be personalized using an award-winning wine under $25 with shipping inclusive. Shop with confidence that you will receive award-winning customer service and know that you're buying a wine that people will enjoy at Personal Wine. This holiday season, you will be the hero. All you need to do is sit back and listen to the praise which will kick start 2010 on a positive note!
Celebrity Wines & the Price Quality Ratio Conundrum
Date: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 Winery Blogs
What do Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Dan Ackroyd have in common? They all have their own wines. How a celebrity (some posthumously) can create and market their wines leaves some mystified and curious. Just last week, Frank Sinatra himself resurrected from his grave to launch his own wines. He specifically told the press via email that he was "unavailable" for comment after a particular member of his entourage spilled the beans stating that "Ol' blue eyes like Jack Daniels, not wine." While its always entertaining to see how a celebrity can yield their powers towards charity and enterprise, few actually have anything whatsoever to do with the actual wine-making, simply lending the name in the spirit of private enterprise. Whether the wines are good or unpalatable, should be left up to the fans to decide. Please do leave comments and tell us what you think about their wines!
Two most important factors in choosing wines are price relative to quality. Quality Price Ratio is a term that industry people, collectors and simple wine enthusiasts look for consciously or subconsciously when buying wines. Independent reviews lend a hand to oenophiles by slapping a 0-100 point score on a wine, but is there really a difference between a 90 point wine at $20 and a 90 point wine at $100? Is the difference substantial to warrant such a difference and is the enjoyment? When a wine buyer selects inventory for their store, QPR and availability should be the two largest factors in their buying decisions. An inexpensive wine is only good if it passes a set of criteria that gives it credibility as a "best buy." Best buy wines are characterized as "bang for your buck" and exhibit the characteristics of the wine varietal with excellence at a relatively low price point. In the coming weeks as we enter the full swing of Fall with High Holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years (just to name a few), step into your local retailer, and ask the question... "I am shopping for price and quality, where is your best buy in Red, White or Sparkling?" If they can't answer you with reason, you are buying wine at the wrong place. As a wine enthusiast, you'll secretly be toasting success at the next dinner party.
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