tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59089990908774895972024-02-20T22:31:45.973-08:00Personalized Wine Gifts by Personal WinePersonal Wine is the source for custom wine projects like personalized wine labels, personalized wine bottles, engraved wine bottles and champagne. We provide the highest quality wines for your custom wine giftsPersonal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-1198031333456629032013-01-04T09:22:00.001-08:002013-02-17T16:28:32.341-08:00Build Your Brand by the Bottle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Build Your Brand by the Bottle</b>....sounds cool, huh?!<br />
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How many times have you walked down an aisle at a wine shop or grocery store, looked at wine label and said "that one looks cool, I think I'll try it." It took <b>plenty</b> of thought to get you to say and think that. Building your brand is not easy and if you do it with wine, you'll get one chance at delivering impressive results when you or someone looks and tastes your custom wine. This isn't just about taste, its about appealing to the three senses, vision, smell and taste. You are here because its all about you and so is your brand.<br />
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Wine is much more than just a blank canvas, it involves chemistry using grapes that are grown from a vine. Each year is different, each barrel produces different results. It involves expertise in packaging. That's the cool thing about wine...its constantly changing out there in the world AND inside the bottle.<br />
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Leave it up to the winemakers to make the wine, leave it up to us to<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> <i>Build Your Brand by the Bottle. </i></b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Alex Andrawes (CEO, Founder)</i></b></div>
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<i>About Personal Wine: We are the #1 Custom Wine Label & Engraving Shop in the USA. We'd like to point out that if you are a first time customer and need help, we're live people located in Austin, TX and we love to design wine labels. Please allow us to help you. Please reach out to us by calling us at (800) 690-9463 (WINE) or by <a href="mailto:questions@personalwine.com">emailing us</a> directly.</i><br />
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<b>Here are some unique ways Personal Wine can enhance your image...</b><br />
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<li>Give people a custom wine gift that people will know who it came from. Use it for <b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">birthdays, weddings, retirement or tastings</span></i></b>. </li>
<li>Corporations use them for <b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">deal tombstones, events, meetings and for the Holidays</span></i></b>. </li>
<li>Do you give gifts for corporate events or for <i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">employee recognition</span></b></i>? </li>
<li>Personal Wine will make it easy for you to give a wine gift with your personalized wine label, sent directly to the recipient in as few as 3-10 business days with expedited options.</li>
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<b>Why Choose Personal Wine?</b></div>
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<li>Unlike other custom wine shops, we don't buy phantom winery labels. We go to REAL wineries and buy wines from them that have the original winery back label. Wine is personal and people who love wine, care about what they drink.</li>
<li>How many times did you take a bottle of wine to an event and it was received and placed with a dozen other wine bottles? Personalized wine and stand out from the crowd!</li>
<li>Our wines are produced by award-winning vineyards by acclaimed winemakers. Did you know the consulting winemaker on our Diamond Mountain Claret is produced by Paul Hobbs? Did you know the Retour Winemaker is Eric Hammacher? Google these winemakers...</li>
<li>Personal Wine has been featured on Fox and Friends, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, Maxim Magazine and more because of our quality and customer service.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the <span style="font-size: large;">1<span style="font-size: large;">1</span>th Day of Christmas</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">by Alex Andrawes, <span style="font-size: large;">Founder</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Just a quick reminder that if you want to order custom wine bottles for Christmas delivery, place your order on or before <span style="font-size: small;">12PM CST, </span>December 14th for our Delivery Guarantee. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So you<span style="font-size: small;">'re probably seeing this website for the first time wondering... how did I m<span style="font-size: small;">iss this? Well you didn<span style="font-size: small;">'t miss it yet. We<span style="font-size: small;">'re still rockin' and a rollin' at <span style="font-size: small;">Personal Wine cra<span style="font-size: small;">nking out cu<span style="font-size: small;">sto<span style="font-size: small;">m<span style="font-size: small;"> label wine orders for some soon-to-be<span style="font-size: small;"> happy folks! W<span style="font-size: small;">e'<span style="font-size: small;">d like to take a mom<span style="font-size: small;">ent to say that even if you don't have a lot of time, please be sure to subscribe <span style="font-size: small;">to our mailing list so that you can get promo codes and special offerings that are not normally present<span style="font-size: small;">ed on our website. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UmjBDy9qBkE/UMDz9P4bqII/AAAAAAAABOQ/i2XQAPZfy4w/s1600/photo1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UmjBDy9qBkE/UMDz9P4bqII/AAAAAAAABOQ/i2XQAPZfy4w/s200/photo1.JPG" width="148" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_n_rd9Y8hKI/UMD0AfLa06I/AAAAAAAABOY/RbqLUpJ_2YU/s1600/photo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_n_rd9Y8hKI/UMD0AfLa06I/AAAAAAAABOY/RbqLUpJ_2YU/s200/photo2.JPG" width="148" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>The difference between Personal Wine and our competitors is simple.</b> We DO NOT make wine. We take hundreds of samples of wines produced by wineries and deliver them to a team of Sommliers (A certified wine education program) to taste and select the top wines we offer each year. Personalized wine has historically been a winery selling their own wine. Our business believes that a Company who disguises a wine under a new brand name isn't proud of its wine. We know you want people to know exactly where their wine comes from which is why the source of the wine is disclosed on each back of the bottles you design with a custom wine label. It shows that you took the time to think about their taste and the quality of the gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Custom wine bottles don't need to be expensive. On Personal Wine you can find wines that start as low as $1<span style="font-size: small;">6</span>.99 per bottle, all the way up to $119 per bottle with a middle-of-the-road price of $29.00. We ship to 35 states so getting wine delivered to your friends and clients has never been easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To get help with your personalized wine order or if you need help with designing a custom wine label, please contact us to speak with a representative at (800) 690-9463. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Best Wishes this Holiday Season, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Alex Andrawes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(512) 476-9463 </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can make our business better for you, please let me know. I care about every customer and I want your first time experie</span>nce to be first class!<br />
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Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">A quick reminder that if you want personalized wine by Christmas delivery, please place your order no later than Friday, December 14th at 2PM CST.</span></b><br />
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Remembering a time not so long ago, when our parents woke us up and said "Santa just left, let's go look under the tree!" Christmas and the Holiday Season still has significant religious traditions, but also offers people of other faiths the ability to share and connect with others of a different view. The Holidays have always been a time to unite and share and we love being a part of it... <br />
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So in spirit of Christmas and the Holiday Season, we're launching our new
Personal Wine Label Design Contest. Each week, we're going to
select two winners, 1st Place and one Runner Up. The winner of the contest will win a
6 pack of personalized wine bottles (choice of red wine, white wine or
mix). The runner up will receive a $20 gift certificate on Personal
Wine. You can submit your custom wine label design by <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/contests">clicking this link.</a> <br />
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For example are some pretty cool custom wine label designs by recent customers...<br />
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Oh and by the way, if you don't have time to shop, please check this page out for a quick gift... <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/blackfriday">one case of wine for $99 with Free Shipping (labels are not personalized)</a>. These wines are hand selected by a team of Sommeliers who combed thru 150 wines to get 12 of the best white and red wines available at a bargain price. <br />
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Wishing you all a Happy Holidays!<br />
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We're in full holiday mode over here, working endlessly to put personalized wine and accessories in production. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work with you and we're honored you are considering us for your holiday wine gifts.</div>
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For those of you who are interested in using us for your Christmas Holiday wine gifts or if you're looking for a Holiday gift in general, we're happy to report that <b><span style="color: blue;">we'll be taking orders for guaranteed Christmas delivery up until 3PM on December 12th.</span></b> This is our familiar guarantee to our customers that if you place your order by that date, you're recipients or you will receive your personalized wine order in time for December 25th delivery. <span style="color: red;"><b>For anyone placing an order on or after December 13th and up until December 18th, please select 2-Day shipping for Christmas delivery. We will be taking overnight orders with a Christmas guarantee all the way up to 19th of December. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">If you didn't already know, Personal Wine will gladly individually ship any wine to your recipients. For these types of orders, we encourage you to call us at (800) 690-WINE (9463) for assistance. For orders over 120 bottles please feel free to speak with a representative for savings opportunities and assistance with your order.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Also, we are offering until November 30th, for a limited time, <a href="http://silveroak.personalwine.com/design/label">Silver Oak Napa Valley 2007 engraved</a> or etched with your text message or logo for just $95/bottle. Orders of a case or more get Free Shipping to one location. </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Again, the<span style="font-size: small;"> Silver Oak offering is only available as an <span style="font-size: small;">engraved bottle. Please call us for assistanc<span style="font-size: small;">e at (<span style="font-size: small;">800) 690-<span style="font-size: small;">94<span style="font-size: small;">63 (WINE).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: black;">For those who do not have time to shop, please see our <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/blackfriday">Limited Edition 12th Anniversary Special Special</a>. These wines are NOT personalized. These wines were selected from 150 samplings and combed down into 6 red, 6 white wines that exemplify terroir and deliver unbelievable savings. This 12 Pack Anniversary Special is just $99 with Free Shipping. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once again, we <span style="font-size: small;">sincerely appre<span style="font-size: small;">ciate the opp<span style="font-size: small;">ortunity to serve your custom wine<span style="font-size: small;"> label and eng<span style="font-size: small;">raving needs. We know Holiday Gifts are important and there is always a budget. If you have any suggestions o<span style="font-size: small;">n how <span style="font-size: small;">we can<span style="font-size: small;"> make this site better, please let us know<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Celebrating 12 Years of Personalized Wine </h2>
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This year, we've celebrated over 12 years in the business of personalized wine bottles and champagnes. Since 2000, after graduating from college, I had the vision of a company that would be customer service oriented with a focus on obtaining the highest quality wines and combining them with our customer's designs. Personalized wine is not an easy thing to select, and giving customers' the ability to select from defined list of "the best" is a yearly goal that we set at Personal Wine. From the time wine enters the bottle at the winery, we are on the hunt. Thousands of miles in airplanes and panels of wine sommeliers (Educated wine experts) yield a careful selection of 30-50 wines that make the final cut. This is what we offer at Personal Wine...fine wine with customized labels.</div>
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Wine is not unlimited, at least not fine wine. Fine wine isn't made in a tank using a clear formula. Wine is dependent on the land where the grapes are grown commonly referred to as terroire, and then dependent on weather and finally the hands that are used to carefully craft wines into masterpieces. At Personal Wine, we select wines that come from great fruit, produced in the optimal climates and blended/produced by the greatest winemakers of our time. While our competition is focused on sales, we're focused on repeat business and we know that will only come by giving you the highest quality experience inside and outside the bottle.</div>
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Personalize your wine label, select your personalized wine bottle and then check out. Three simple steps which are not as easy as you'd think when it comes to making a wine label design tool that enables quick ordering. We've spent over three decades worth of man hours studying habits and how people use our previous designers to give you a label designer so simple, even technically challenged people will enjoy using our wine label design tool. </div>
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We know that price is always an issue in this day and age and as a result, we're committed to offering our customers wine deals and promotions that will keep you coming back for more. We also know that wine is the quintessential gift, going back more than 10,000 years. At Personal Wine we want you to know that we are aware you'll likely be using us for your Holiday and Christmas wine gifts and we are honored you've chosen us. Please let us know how we can improve our personalized wine selections and custom wine label designs. </div>
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Thank you and have a Happy Holidays!<br /><br />Alex Andrawes</div>
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We'd like to take a moment to honor and pay our respect for the millions of people out there who have served in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Special Forces. Thanks to you we enjoy our liberties and we salute you. We wish you warmth, happiness and fortune not just today, but every single day. Thank you so much!<br />
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Have you thought about your holiday gifts this year? Waiting for the last minute? For the past 8 years,
Personal Wine has sold out of our wine selections and based on our
current order volume, it will happen again this year. So we're giving you a couple reasons why you should think about it now...<br />
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When was the last time you checked out Personal Wine? Where else can you
get a personalized wine gift that tastes great, under $40 delivered for a
single bottle, and under $20 when ordered by the case? Here are a few reasons why we are the best at personalized wine bottles and engraved wine bottles :<br />
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<a href="http://www.personalwine.com/wine/2011-ghost-winery-syrah">Atlas Peak Syrah</a>, <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/wine/2008-white-oak-winery-cabernet-sauvignon">Napa Cabernet Sauvignon</a>, <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/wine/flora-springs-soliloquy-sauvignon-blanc">Oakville Sauvignon Blanc</a>, and <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/wine/08-excelion-crianza-rioja">Spanish Rioja</a> available for custom labeling
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<li>A new Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon from the
heralded 2007 vintage will arrive for Christmas shoppers. This wine is
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White wines are a must-have pre-dinner glass. Paired perfectly on the white side with dry or sweet Riesling, Torrontes or Viognier. These wines have a distinguished nose and they have medium to higher acidity which doesn't dominate the palate. In fact these wines have acidity that will give the foods a cutting taste which will help break down the fattiness in the meal. With that said, its no crying shame to bust out the higher acidity chardonnays which are no doubt a game bird's best friend. With higher acidity, you have the choice on buttery or bone-dry chardonnay. Buttery chardonnay is barrel aged and typically found in California. For bone-dry chardonnay try Oregon Chardonnay or head to Santa Barbara California.<br />
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On the red side there are a plethora of options. Spanish wines are all the rave these days, due to their balance, tannins and bold fruit. One thing you don't want to do is open up a bottle of tannic, dry wine. This will absolutely dwarf the turkey's taste. Consider the following options<b> </b>including<b> Pinot Noir</b> with lighter styles coming from Oregon and Burgundy, France. These wines are a bird's best friend. With spice, backwards fruit and a lighter style, they are feminine wines designed to accentuate poultry. If you want something on the more masculine side, then head to California's Sonoma Coast for some heavier style Pinot Noirs.<br />
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Other red wines to consider include <b>Garnacha</b> - lighter in style than most Spanish varietals, but has spice, soft tannins and acidity that is uniquely designed to tear into fatty turkey, also pairs well with stuffing. Its got a cranberry-like taste to it (but no sour or sweet), almost tart-like. These wines are not expensive, which gives it a big plus. <b>Rhone Valley</b> - Rhone Valley wines are syrah blends. While syrah or shiraz tends to be full bodied and jammy, with loads of fruit, Rhone Valley wines contain blends of Mourvedre and Grenache which tone down the fruit, while maintaining tannic structure and balance. For hundreds of years, monks in the South of France cultivated and produced these wines in a very sustainable way that continues today. Lower in sulfites and higher in tannins, these are considered to be the most healthy choices in wines out there. <br />
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We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner with our suggestions and if you need any advice on wines or pairings, please hit me up on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/personalwine">Twitter @personalwine</a> or via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/personalwine">Facebook</a>.<br />
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Best wishes for the 2012 Holiday Season!<br />
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Alex Andrawes<br />
CEO, Founder<br />
(800) 690-WINE</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whether good times or tough times <i>We the People</i> like to drink our wine, regardless of the state of the economy. Can our government take away alcohol again just like the did in the old days of Prohibition? Not going to happen, no way...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />This is why the 2012 Elections are so important and in the Spirit of America, to keep things straight, we're releasing for the first time ever the 2012 Election Wine Poll. The rules are simple...Go to the </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Depending on the label you select, we'll keep a tally of Obama vs. Romney Labels which will reveal the REAL election results. At the Order Checkout, in the order notes field, guess the total electoral college votes in this election. If you win, you'll get a <b><span style="color: red;">FREE CASE OF WINE</span></b>, valued up to $500 which you can customize to your liking. </span></div>
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Looking for top shelf, highly rated wines for personalization? You've come to the right spot! Personal Wine is the premier provider of custom labeled or personal engraved wines. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Orders placed today will be produced and shipped within 3-5 business days</span><span style="color: blue;">. </span></b></span><br />
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It will take between 3-5 business days to receive your wine. If you want it sooner, we can help! Select 2-Day or Overnight Shipping to have your wines within 2-3 days (Overnight and 2-Day). If you require help, please contact us at (512) 476-9463 for customer service assistance between 9AM and 6PM Monday thru Friday.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-84255019141323280562012-01-31T17:31:00.000-08:002012-01-31T17:35:09.927-08:00Valentine's Day Order Information<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Order by February 6th to receive wine by Valentine's Day!</span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><br />
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Order on or before February 6th at 12PM CST and you'll get your wine order by Valentine's Day. We work extra hard over specific holidays like Christmas, Valentine's Day,
Mother's Day and Father's Day to ensure your wine ships out in time to
be received on or before that day!<br />
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Regularly it takes 1-3 days to produce your order and 2-5 days to receive your
order. Therefore you will receive your wine within 7-10 business days
(Mon-Fri). For regular, non-holiday specific orders, If you want your wine to be delivered sooner, please select 2
Day or Overnight Shipping. If you need it delivered inside a range of
dates, then please add that info in your order notes so we can
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Its 2012, the year of the Dragon in the Chinese Calendar. The symbol of the Dragon in Chinese culture is not a symbol of a malicious beast, as the Western World has made it out to be. In ancient Chinese culture the dragon is a symbol of the divine beast, the deliverer of good fortune, honor and respect.<br />
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The Dragon, and people who share the Dragon qualities, include inhibition, confidence, ambition, fearlessness and generosity. There is the Dragon in all of us, big or small, and we're all survivors, winners, and people who want to give on some level. If you're on this site or know anything about Personal Wine, we're some serious Dragons over here. We breath fire, we hustle, and we dominate in the world of personalized wine because we have passion in making people happy with our wine, labels and service. <br />
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Whatever you choose to believe, symbolism is the most powerful tool in our society. Its applied, recognized and believed by all. You see it everyday when you hit a "stop", "yield" or "go" sign. You tune into the tv or internet and see it on the news whether its
peace sign or fist. You pay the tab at your local coffee spot and rightfully acknowledge the dollar, euro or RMB sign. This year pay attention to three specific symbols... the Dragon, the plus sign (adding someone as a friend or connecting with a long lost friend or loved one) and most importantly the Heart symbol.<br />
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From myself and my peers at Personal Wine, we wish peace, prosperity, and good health to you all.<br />
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Alex Andrawes<br />
CEO, Founder<br />
(512) 476-9463 ext 301<br />
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It takes 1-3 days to produce your order and 2-5 days to receive your order. Therefore you will receive your wine within 7-8 business days (Mon-Fri). If you want your wine to be delivered sooner, please select 2 Day or Overnight Shipping. If you need it delivered inside a range of dates, then please add that info in your order notes so we can accommodate your request. <br />
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Dear Personal Wine Customers,<br />
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Engraved Wine Orders are SOLD OUT FOR CHRISTMAS!<br />
We are still taking orders for Labeled Wines and Label.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Our Holiday Delivery Times are as follows: </span><b> </b></div>
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<b>Custom Labeled Wine Orders placed before 12PM CST (NOON) on December 18th will arrive on or before
Christmas, guaranteed. </b></div>
<b style="color: blue;"><br /></b><span style="color: blue;">If you place your custom labeled wine order after December the 18th at 12PM CST (16th thru the 20th) and you want it by Christmas, we can do it, but you will need to select 2-Day or Next Day delivery and you will need to order on or before 3PM on December 20th.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">All custom labeled wine orders placed on or before the 23rd will arrive in time for New Year's Eve</span><br />
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Personal Wine uses UPS Ground as a standard on all regular orders. It
will take 3-5 days for us to produce your order and between 3 (Central US) to 5 business days (East and West
Coast) to deliver your wine once it is shipped.<br />
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You can expedite your
order online at check out using Next Day Shipping which means your
package will be produced and will ship and be delivered within 3
business days. If you select Two Day Shipping, you will receive your
wine within 5 business days from your order date.<br />
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Thank you very much for your business and we appreciate the opportunity to work with you this Holiday Season.<br />
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Best wishes, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your family,<br />
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Alex Andrawes<br />
CEO, Founder<br />
(512) 476-WINE<br />
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Personal Wine uses UPS Ground, It will take between 3 (Central US) to 5 business days (East and West Coast) to deliver your wine once it is shipped. You can expedite your order online at check out using Next Day Shipping which means your package will be produced and will ship and be delivered within 3 business days. If you select Two Day Shipping, you will receive your wine within 5 business days from your order date.<br />
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Is giving wine for the Holidays or as a gift an appropriate gesture? First off, before we reach deep into the facts, let me say that most people would agree that history tends to repeat itself, especially when the results are good. This is how relationships go from good to great and how fortunes have been made. There is no doubt at the majority of all key client or family dinners over history have been at a table with a fine glass of wine in hand. So off we go, beginning with the facts...</div>
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<b><u>History of Wine (6000 B.C to Present)</u></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The history of wine spans thousands of years (as early as 6000 B.C) and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and humanity itself. </span>It was about this time that the amphorea, a massive jug, was invented to facilitate the</span> transportation of wine across the Mediterranean or long journeys. Evidence suggest that the first designs of amphorea were actually invented by the Chinese, but no patent system existed and the West seized the opportunity...</div>
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The Greek Empire (1500AD - 1100AD) thought it helped make the good times even better so they even gave wine its own God - Dionysus. If you didn't have a glass in hand, you were not cool.<br />
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The Romans (27BC - 400AD) In ancient Rome, vineyard management was beginning to be take shape as Roman Emperors used wine as a thank you gift to their governors who collected taxes and wine's growing popularity resulted in the creation of their own wine god, so Bacchus was born. </div>
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In 1308 A.D. Pope Clement V moved the Papacy to Avignon in the Rhone Valley of France where he set up shop and had his monks teach viticulture to the locals, producing superb blends of wines including Chateauneuf du Pape and Gigondas (syrah, grenache blends). </div>
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Fast forward a few hundred years lets look at the Temperance Movement of the 1870's - 1920's in the United States and other Countries. Big business owners and Industrialists (yes, the grand 1%) felt as if alcohol may be the root cause of all evil. They viewed any alcoholic beverage as the cause of tardiness, laziness, malnutrition and would lead to the downfall of mankind. The end result: Prohibition, which lead to the temporary downfall of society in the United States with the origination of the Federal Income Tax System, a 78% increase in homicide and the rapid development of the Organized Crime System. Last but not least, the eventual outcome was the Great Depression... Fifty years of walking backwards seemed to have erased 7950 years of forward movement.</div>
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So the question that everyone has been waiting for... is wine an appropriate gift? Absolutely. Don't take my word on it. We hit the streets to get a few opinions and we hit 5 for 5...</div>
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-56033454186030273982011-07-19T09:13:00.000-07:002011-07-19T09:20:25.968-07:00Personal Wine Thanks You For 11 Years in Business<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-icontact-width-flexible="1500" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/769462/12be21921648da82ee4da700bec6ceb1/image/jpeg" style="border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; height: 64px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 270px;" width="270" /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><h3 style="color: #73030c; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #c5242a;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">PersonalWine TV: An Inside Look Into The Business</span></span></h3><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Alex Andrawes, CEO and Founder of Personal Wine, introduces the company and talks about product and service offerings - custom wine labels, engravings and accessories - followed by some company history.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Personal Wine has added a new accessory to complement our custom labeled wine bottles! We now have available custom etched wine glasses which make the perfect addition to our custom labeled wines and champagnes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Copyright 2011. Pervino, Inc. | Wines.com | Personal Wine. All Rights Reserved.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-14574416095669868502011-05-17T09:14:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:21:03.654-07:00Personal Wine Label Design Contest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crowdtogether.com/personal-wine-lable-design-contest-demo" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SPFBwZuquWo/TdKc1ts2juI/AAAAAAAAADY/IxeVNgMDJ_0/s320/winning.png" width="240" /></a></div><h2 class="pane-title" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.025em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ABOUT THIS CONTEST</h2><div class="pane-content" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-contest-about-description" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field-items" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field-item odd" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a contest of creativity. It is open at all, and all submissions are welcome. The premise is easy: design a wine label of your liking, get your friends and family to vote for it via any social networks and if you have the most votes at the end of the contest we will ship you 6 bottles of your very own personalized wine! Now start creating those labels!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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We appreciate and welcome any feedback you can give us.</span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Personal Wine is a great way to give a high quality personalized gift! Their selection of wine and champagne is fantastic and their service combines the recognition of a premium wine with a personalized, unique touch. Everyone at Personal Wine was extremely helpful throughout the process and all elements of my order were executed seamlessly. Most importantly, the gifts were a huge hit!</span>"</span></span><style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">- UBS<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >" </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >I just wanted to write you a quick note to say, “THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!”<span style=""> </span>the boxes I had personalized were AMAZING! People are still talking about my party favors!<span style=""> </span>Your expertise and advice were a huge help to me! Thanks Again</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span>"</span><br /></span><style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- J.M. </span><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="">"</span><span style="font-style: italic;">Our son’s wedding took place this past weekend. The wine bottles that you created for us were the hit of the weekend. Our family and friends loved having a unique and personal way in which to remember the occasion. Thanks for making the process so easy and being so helpful.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> "</span><br /></span> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style><div style="text-align: right;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bridget<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"We received our wine yesterday, and just like last time, we were very impressed. Our guests are going to love them. Well, at least the ones we choose to grave with one. I think we're going to hoard them 'cuz they're so cute."</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >-Spring Hill Suites<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }@font-face { font-family: "Consolas"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }span.PlainTextChar { font-family: Consolas; }span.PlainTextChar1 { font-family: Courier; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </div><p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <span style="font-size:100%;">"<span style="font-style: italic;">The wines arrived safe and sound and look great!!! It was great working with you and I appreciate your great customer service not to mention your patience!!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Look forward to working with you again in the future.</span>"<br /></span><div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">- Signature Homes<br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: right;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-50791621855118073452011-03-09T21:10:00.000-08:002011-03-10T11:31:46.525-08:00Greetings from SXSW Wine Interactive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/food2/entries/2011/03/10/sxsw_eats_wine_tastings_tweetu.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28StzfSMrTk/TXkAiFjsrPI/AAAAAAAAAmA/1rI6PqPFYLc/s320/personalwine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582493798709898482" border="0" /></a>Dear Friends & Customers,<br /><br />I would like to thank you for your support and your business. As the CEO, Founder I am a very hands on person with each customer so I would like to prelude this month's newsletter by saying that Personal Wine is a custom, luxury business and we aim to ensure 100% customer satisfaction.<br /><br />We bring trusted premium brands to you which you can personalize using a custom label or engraving. Wineries like Tenuta Oreno, Gargiulo, Vilafonte, Constant, Flora Springs and Trocard have been critically acclaimed, award-winning vineyards having scored 90+ points by Robert Parker and Wine Spectator. Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno even scored in the Top 100 by Wine Spectator of 2008.<br /><br />This week we celebrate another great event. After many years, we have opened our first wine tasting room in Austin, TX with future plans to open in NYC, Los Angeles and abroad. Our Red Room is located approximately 30 yards from the Austin Convention Center. The purpose of the Red Room is to educate people about wine in hopes that people further develop their palates.<br /><br />This week we will try three excercises which we will demonstrate at the South by Southwest Convention in Austin. It starts on the 11th and runs thru the 15th. At the booth we will direct traffic to our Red Room location for the following schedule of events:<br /><br /><ol><li>March 11th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">WineNot?</span> - Blind tasting 1PM to 5PM. VIP Social Hour 5Pm till 7PM<br /></li><li>March 12th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">California vs. France </span>- Tasting from 1-7PM<br /></li><li>March 13th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">California vs. France II </span>- Tasting 1-5PM</li><li>March 13th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">SXSW Blogger Meet Up</span>, Tasting6-8:30PM<br /></li><li>March 14th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Do you Know Wine?</span> - Blind tasting. Contest 1PM to 5PM.<br /></li><li>March 14th -<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Wine Down</span> - 5:30 Sold out event by Wines.com, Jackson Family Wines, and Bakas Media<br /></li><li>March 15th - <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Do You Know Wine?</span> - Blind tasting. Contest 1PM to 7PM</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span>March 16th - - <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Do You Know Wine?</span> - Blind tasting. Contest 1PM to 4PM</li><li>March 16th - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Texas Wine & Food Foundation - </span> 5:30Pm - 7:30Pm Presenting Dan Gatlin, proprietor and winemaker of Inwood Estates. Texas' boutique producer, using Texas grapes to blend wines which rival the top producers of Alta Rioja, Spain and other parts of the world.<br /></li><li>March 17th -<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Personal Wine Taste Testing</span> Allowing our best customers and SXSW Participants to come in and preview new, upcoming wines that we have selected from Rioja, Diamond Mountain, and others. </li></ol>Please call us at (512) 476-9463 for questions regarding any of these events, we look forward to visiting with you. We also encourage you to visit our sister site <a href="http://www.wines.com/">WINES.com</a> if you are just now getting into wine and need some guidance or if you are searching for a specific wine.<br /><br />Best Wishes in Life and Wine!<br /><br />Alex Andrawes<br />CEO, Founder<br /><br />photo credit by Rodolpho Gonzalez, Austin American Statesman<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-49168801007134446362010-09-23T12:54:00.000-07:002010-12-13T09:46:43.854-08:00Holiday Gift Ideas (featured on the Today Show)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/TJuwqVODadI/AAAAAAAAAlc/OMuDzKILPJE/s1600/holiday2010_CorporateAll2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520200009569757650" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/TJuwqVODadI/AAAAAAAAAlc/OMuDzKILPJE/s320/holiday2010_CorporateAll2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 226px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 261px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Shopping for the upcoming holiday season?</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span>Need a gift that’s elegant, personal and decently priced? Don’t we all! Then consider Personal Wine your gift idea savior this holiday season.<br />
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Personal Wine website offers <span style="font-weight: bold;">high-end, quality wines going for as little as $15 per gift</span> can be ordered with the click of a button. Personal Wine offers wines from Australia, Argentina, California, Chile, and France. Our user-friendly website gives customers the ability to select a template or upload one of their own and attach it to a bottle of any wine from our vast selection. Customers also have the option to customize bottle engravings for only $5.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>PersonalWine featured on the Today Show (Dec. 13th)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Unique & creative gifts under $25. Us Weekly’s Jill Martin shows great gift ideas that won’t break the bank" </div><br />
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Thank you again for 10 years of business at Personal Wine and we look forward to serving you this holiday season! Cheers, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alex Andrawes - CEO and Founder</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-91301004249955502332010-09-13T07:22:00.000-07:002010-09-13T07:22:04.199-07:00The PersonalWine.com Holiday Label Design Contest<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> I'll start with the good stuff. </span></b><br />
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PersonalWine.com is hosting a <b>Holiday Label Design Contest</b>. Its incredibly simple, takes no time at all, and provides a nice distraction during your busy day. There are going to be <b>4 giveaways this holiday season!!!</b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">(Two bottle sets valued at $75 each)</span></b> That means if you didn't win the first time, create a new label the next time and you could <b>WIN</b> too! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">(PLZ RT w/ #LabelDesign)</span><br />
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<b>The Winner will receive:</b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> A Two Bottle set valued at $75</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> Your Label Will be the Featured Label for sale on PersonalWine.com</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> Your Label will be featured on WineCrushBlog (Wines.com's Blog)</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"></span></b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Your Label will be featured on the PersonalWine Blog </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> Not to mention massive Twitter & Facebook exposure!! </span></b><br />
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<b>I.</b> Go to <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/catalog/create_account.php">PersonalWine.com</a> and create an account. Its fast, easy, and needed to start the designing process.<br />
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<b>II.</b> Then you can start the designing your <b>Holiday Label</b>. There is a in-house design program <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/catalog/label_designer_choice.php?category=70">HERE</a> where you can choose from templates, or you can start from scratch, or even upload images via the "<a href="http://www.personalwine.com/catalog/label_designer_app.php">Upload a Design</a>" Button.<br />
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<b>III.</b> Once you have created a label <b>Save It!</b> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><i><b>remember what you name it</b></i></span>)<br />
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<b>IV.</b> Lastly email us at: <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">garrett.bircher@wines.com</span></b><br />
In the Subject Line write <b>"PersonalWine Holiday Label Contest"</b><br />
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<b>Good Luck & Have Fun!</b><br />
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Sasha recently got engaged to the love of her life who is an avid wine drinker. As a wine lover, he has never asked her to share in a glass, nor has she been pressured to do so. Sasha explained that she really wanted to surprise her husband on their wedding day with her first taste of wine and she wants Personal Wine to recommend the suggestion, personalized engraving for the special event. In addition she wants a bottle to keep and cellar for 10 years so they can again re-live the experience. We selected a nice bottle of 2005 Remoissenet Bienvenue Batard Montrachet, not on the wine menu, which we picked up from an importer specially for the occasion. Since we can engrave any bottle out there, it opened up the selection to a much wider group of wines. Few white wines can cellar well past 5 years, but this wine can last as long as 15-20 if cellared properly.<br />
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Its always an honor to participate in such an occasion but this one really stood out as I want this to be as perfect for Sasha as she has entrusted Personal Wine with her first taste of wine (or any alcoholic beverage of any kind). So to Sasha I say this, thank you for the opportunity with all my heart and this is such an honor!<br />
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Best Wishes in Life!<br />
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Alex Andrawes<br />
CEO, Founder<br />
Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/personalwine">@personalwine</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-57039593116978634222010-08-10T10:13:00.001-07:002010-08-10T10:49:32.200-07:00Summer Ends and Fall Begins...Perhaps its too early to hope for Fall, but the Holidays are right around the corner. I spent the past several weeks sourcing new wines for Wines.com for the 2010 Holidays and we've managed to pick up several incredible new wines from the US, Chile and France. This coming Christmas and New Years, think about the special people in your life. Perhaps a friend is looking to retire from their career or maybe your sister just bought her first home. Do you have a friend getting married? Do you send out Holiday gifts to your clients?<br /><br />I founded Personal Wine back in 2000 completely by mistake. I wanted to give gifts to my top customers for the holidays so I bought some wines from a store, soaked off the labels and re-labeled them with my design. The idea was so well received by my peers at the office, they asked me to do their Holiday gifts and my boss actually gave me a week off to do the whole Company's Holiday gifts. It was the most fortunate holiday I ever had because simple creativity went a long way and the response we got from our clients was enormous. I still speak with some of my clients today as our client relationship gravitated towards friendship. If your best customers support you, why are they not your friends? They should be!<br /><br />The past two years have been extremely challenging for most people across the globe. People are watching their pocketbooks ever so closely. While I encourage you to save, please don't forget about the special people, even if you get them a card that tells them "Thank You." It will go a long way to keep you in your friends' thoughts! Let them know you care and they are on your mind.<br /><br />I wish all of you the best in life and tremendous happiness. Feel free to reach out to me personally with any questions about our wine selections, label designs and don't forget I'm all over <a href="http://twitter.com/personalwine">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Personal-Wine/6528439453?ref=ts">Facebook</a> too!<br /><br />Peace, love and happiness!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/TGGQqYa1wYI/AAAAAAAAAk0/2uPOTxk7W44/s1600/alex-face.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 91px; height: 112px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/TGGQqYa1wYI/AAAAAAAAAk0/2uPOTxk7W44/s320/alex-face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503839277407388034" border="0" /></a>Alex Andrawes<br />CEO and Founder<br />Personal Wine<br />(512) 476-9463 ext 304<br />Find me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/personalwine">@personalwine</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-39810672439451481542010-05-26T11:36:00.000-07:002010-05-26T12:22:08.369-07:00Weddings on the Bottle...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S_1zMYOOtZI/AAAAAAAAAj0/vpj4LU3hmok/s1600/alexStaceyToast.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S_1zMYOOtZI/AAAAAAAAAj0/vpj4LU3hmok/s320/alexStaceyToast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475659378450150802" border="0" /></a>Last year in September, I married the gal of my dreams. I must admit that I was leery of having a traditional wedding, but we decided it would be fun to get everyone we knew into one room and throw it down big. We secured a beautiful location nestled within a valley with a sunset facing view which we felt would add to the ambiance of the DJ playing our favorite tunes.<br /><br />Being a bit of a wine guy, I was compelled not to disappoint our guests with substandard food or wine. Our menu included an excellent garden salad with tuna carpaccio or sauteed portobello mushrooms in a balsamic reduction sauce. We paired these wines with Remoissenet Puligny Montrachet, a lovely chardonnay from the Burgundy region in France and Kenwood Sauvignon Blanc which went well with the table cheese plate (brie, blue, and truffled goat cheese).<br /><br />Entrees included halibut seared in a raspberry walnut sauce with green beans or NY medallions tenderized in a molasses Worcester sauce combination served with grilled potatoes and veggies. Dinner was paired with 2004 Nadia (a Bordeaux blend from the Santa Barbara Highlands) and 2007 Laetitia Pinot Noir, a delicious red that displays notes of both Burgundy and California.<br /><br />Food and wine are married to each other, if one part doesn't match with the other, there's going to be some friction. It makes dancing even more fun and really sets the tone for the evening. I really can't stress enough how important it is to make sure that your friends and family have some kind of reward for the distance they've traveled to send you off. Its the recipe for the total feel-good wedding!<br /><br />If you or someone you know is getting married and they need a food pairing, then email me at alex at personalwine dot com and I will be happy to suggest a harmonious pairing.<br /><br />And... don't forget to give them the gift of <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/catalog/label_designer_choice.php">personalized wine</a>! I can help with that too...<br /><br />Best in life,<br /><br />Alex Andrawes<br />Founder of Personal Wine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-87054120886716695492010-04-27T13:08:00.000-07:002010-04-27T13:11:44.833-07:00Personal Wine Mother's Day... Don't End Up in the Dog House!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S9dEv8Etv8I/AAAAAAAAAjM/bBH3JeJjlds/s1600/md2010_topLeft_image.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464912263207829442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S9dEv8Etv8I/AAAAAAAAAjM/bBH3JeJjlds/s320/md2010_topLeft_image.jpg" /></a>Mother's Day comes upon us this May 10th! Here's a nice <a href="http://www.personalwine.com/mom">Mother's Day personalized wine </a>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)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908999090877489597.post-367305973711261892010-04-05T16:44:00.001-07:002010-04-05T20:25:32.219-07:00Oh My...Is it Wedding Season Already?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S7qG2j6NkCI/AAAAAAAAAis/wmqRPCqpte4/s1600/Bridesmaid+Toast.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KyXrUhje_Vg/S7qG2j6NkCI/AAAAAAAAAis/wmqRPCqpte4/s320/Bridesmaid+Toast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456822170423234594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">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.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">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...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">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.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">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...</span><br /><br />Congratulations on your celebration, and we sincerely honor your business!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Alex Andrawes</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">CEO, Founder</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Personal Wine</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(512) 476-9463 ext 304</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://winechatroom.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a></div>Personal Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08689584821195221126noreply@blogger.com5