Big Bottles Feedback Fall 2021
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“The media kits were excellent and provided interesting information. Stories of Next Gen and women winemakers provided a fresh angle and I enjoyed seeing a fun and different side to Bordeaux.” – Sarah Hexter, Director of Communications and Financial Operations, Rosenthal Wine Merchant (New York and Texas)
TEXAS - Strong Women of Bordeaux
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Overall, the event was very well received. The people I spoke with were specifically excited to be tasting Bordeaux wines, I think if people saw “Vins de Bordeaux” on a future event they would recognize the name and intentionally attend based upon what they experienced at this event.
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People loved the Bordeaux swag, most people that stopped by my table ended up with a bag and when we passed out swag bags they were psyched!
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People were impressed with the quality and quantity and were very excited to have the opportunity to taste so many wines next to each other.
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I heard at least 5 people lament the fact that they could not purchase the wines they were tasting (I pointed them to the silent auction at this point)
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I love these types of events, it’s hard for consumers to access tasting events and there is a strong appetite for discovering Bordeaux wines. Showing off women winemakers was really unique.
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I really enjoyed pouring last night! Overall I had overwhelmingly positive feedback-- at root I think people were excited to not only be at an event supporting Women Winemakers and Lift Collective, but also to be at a public tasting event at all.
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Many commented that their confidence in the quality of the wine selections
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I overheard a woman say that the Sauternes was life changing-- so that was rad. Personally, I still can't wrap my head around how 3L of Sauternes was consumed in that short of a time. That's a record somewhere! – Sommelier Team (Austin and Dallas, Texas) including Alex Bell, Aviary Kitchen, Wine Director Rania Zayyat, Sommelier Cara Bertone, Cru Wine Bar
TEXAS - Strong Women of Bordeaux
TEXAS - Strong Women of Bordeaux
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The Big Bottles campaign was a great program for restaurants to both discover new Bordeaux wines and promote a few favorites in a fun 3-liter format.” - Doug Skopp, President, Dionysus Imports Inc.
TEXAS - Strong Women of Bordeaux
NEW YORK - Next Gen Bordeaux
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The accounts loved the POS Welcome boxes, they were very thoughtful. They said they felt it was something from the CIVB and they appreciated that connection”
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The QR code to the videos was a great touch”
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This program is something others are not doing, it is different and interesting for the buyer, from the marking prospective, and to the consumer” – Eric DuBourg, Importer, Wineberry
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I was pleasantly surprised and very happy with quality of the wines especially compared to the price”
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I was very happy with the pricing for 3-liter”
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It was fun, I gotta tell you it was fun and I enjoyed it” – Jeff Harding, Beverage Director and Sommelier, Waverly Inn
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I think the pricing was the hook, it helped us sell the whole program”
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A strong selling point of this program is the uniqueness of the bottles: the stories of the winemakers and the fact the bottles are being custom made” – Beth Von Benz, Wine Buyer, MVB Consulting
NEW YORK - Next Gen Bordeaux
The program was great, our team had a lot of fun with it. We were so excited when we got an invite for the Friendsgiving event, it was so nice to meet so many members of the team. Plus, we also got to drink some great Bordeaux!”
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– Chris Struck, Beverage Director, Ililii Restaurant
Our customers loved the Big Bottles. They are fun, and at this time of year it feels festive and celebratory!” – A.J. Ojeda-Pons, Beverage Director and Sommelier
It’s a cool program! It offers something not a lot of others do and let’s us have some fun with the Big Bottles” – Daniel Yeom, Beverage Director, Loring Place
New York - Next Gen Bordeaux
New York - Next Gen Bordeaux
New York - Next Gen Bordeaux