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The importance of custom logo branded wine glassware is often overlooked as part of a functioning winery or tasting room. Often, for one reason or another, custom branded corkscrews, POS items like stoppers or foil cutters, and custom branded wine totes take precedence over custom branded wine glassware.

In my personal experience, only about 20% of wineries I’ve visited have featured glassware with their custom logo engraved or printed.

The importance of branded glassware in a winery or tasting room environment cannot be overstated. During a tasting the glassware becomes the 2^nd most connected aspect to the customer – after the wine itself. By branding glassware wineries and tasting rooms take advantage of hundreds of brand impressions throughout a tasting. Customers repeatedly look at their own wine glass and those around them.

Few people have ever heard of an “Ah So” or a “Two-Prong” Corkpuller and even fewer have had the opportunity to use one. So what is it? And what makes it so special?

The “Ah So” or “Butler’s Thief” is a two-prong wine opener that preserves older, crumbling or brittle corks, by removing the cork without any form of cork-drilling (like a traditional waiter’s corkscrew would).

The step by step process to use an “Ah So” Corkpuller is as follows:

1. Place the longer prong between the inside of the neck of the bottle and the cork, don’t push too far down, just enough for the first prong to get stuck (about 3mm).
2. Push back up on the longer prong just enough so that the shorter prong also inserts between the inside of the neck of the bottle and the cork.
3. Once both prongs are inserted slowly rock the prongs from side to side interchangeably, slowly and softly (and gently) moving both prongs further and further down the cork and into the bottle.
4. Once the Two-Prong Corkpuller is all the way in twist and pull out the cork in one fluid motion. The cork will easily come out like butter. Usually takes about 2-3 turns to remove.

Note: Ah So’s are best used with older vintage bottles, if at any point the cork begins to slide down into the bottle while using an “Ah So” switch to a traditional waiter’s corkscrew. This means the cork is still fresh, young, and solid.

Customized “Ah So” with dual-sided “Penfolds” laser engraved logo.

“Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpullers make incredible gifts and promotional items. Even fine dining restaurants often lack an “Ah So” – a tool they need should a customer order or bring their own bottle of older vintage wine. This makes a Two-Prong Corkpuller a superb promotional gift to restaurants or large accounts – especially when custom laser engraved with your winery or brand logo.

With that said “Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpullers also make great wine club membership gifts or POS gifts – and for the same reason – no one seems to have one! Even the most astute wine professionals often lack an “Ah So” due to its niche need and nature.

At wine-n-gear we can help you custom laser engrave or pad print your logo on both sides of our Two-Prong Corkpuller. Our “Ah So’s” come in Chrome, Black Plastic, and Wood Colorways – allowing you to match your brand aesthetic in both material, logo print, and desired price point.

We offer fast mock ups, complimentary samples, and a quick turnaround on all wholesale “Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpuller orders. Reach out to us today with any questions or mock up inquiries!

Wholesale wood wine boxes are one of our favorite custom wine accessory projects to work on at wine-n-gear. There is something extremely personal about a well made wine box. It tells the story of a brand. Unlike other wine accessories wholesale wood wine boxes have a large imprint space - almost a canvas - with which a brand can paint and illustrate their ethos and purpose. 

Our favorite wholesale wood wine box projects are the ones in which a brand takes full advantage of the canvas in front of them. For instance, on a six bottle wood wine box all 6 sides of the box can be used. Even the underside of the lid can be personalized.

Custom Wood Wine Box Example

A wood wine box also shares a very close relationship to the wine it carries and supports. Of all the wine accessories we customize nothing tells a wine bottle's story better than a personalized wine box. We like to think of the box as an extension of the wine itself. It's no coincidence that wine boxes are often paired with a brand's opus wine. Often the stories that are most worth telling receive the most resources.

When we truly succeed at wine-n-gear is when we collaborate with our clients to build a wine box that is indistinguishable thematically from the wine itself. We want a brand to think "How could this wine be marketed, sold, or distributed without the box." We want the wine to feel naked without the storytelling cocoon, the illustrating aspect of its temporary home. 

That may sound like a lot. But it illustrates how passionate we are at wine-n-gear to get not only your brand story perfect, but to deliver a project that shifts the paradigm surrounding a bottle of wine. As a wine accessory company heavily invested in the future of our shared industry we truly care about pushing brands, and in turn, our industry, forward. 

Wholesale Boomerang corkscrews are a silent favorite in the wine industry and it’s not hard to see why. The corkscrews are by nature TSA-Approved (check out how they have an integrated foil cutter instead of a knife) and they are very cost effective at wholesale quantities while maintaining high quality functionality.

Wine-n-gear imports the Boomerang corkscrew in a variety of colors (a custom PMS matched handle color is always available on larger order quantities) and can custom logo the Boomerang corkscrew with any color logo print desired. Conveniently, the Boomerang corkscrew has a huge imprint space, check it out:

Black Boomerang Corkscrew w/ Custom “Erath” White Logo

The Boomerang corkscrew is a Napa and Sonoma wine country favorite and can be found in use at many wineries, tasting rooms, restaurants, and homes. The Boomerang’s familiarity with wine country patrons, and its simple design and ease of use, makes it a great POS (point of sale) or wine club appreciation gift. Its wholesale price makes it easier to resell as well. Many wine enthusiasts, especially people new to wine, appreciate the foil cutter and single-lever action of the Boomerang over a more complicated waiter’s corkscrew that would be used by sommeliers or wine country professionals.

Wine-n-gear’s own proprietary Boomerang corkscrews are further differentiated by their teflon-coated worm and 4-Blade foil cutter. Bulk orders of Boomerang corkscrews ship free. And we of course never charge any set up or logo printing costs. If you’d like to request a sample or a mock up check out our Boomerang product page here. Our team will get back to you in 10 minutes or less, promised 🙂

wine-n-gear built its reputation in the wholesale wine accessory industry on the back of our large wholesale corkscrew selection. As of now we carry 25+ corkscrew models including the popular Coutale Sommelier, Pulltap’s, Boomerang, and Laguiole lines of corkscrew.

What often gets overlooked is that wine-n-gear actually carries the largest selection of wholesale acrylic ice buckets on the market, the majority of which are wine-n-gear proprietary designs – meaning they can’t be found anywhere else.

We have 18+ acrylic ice bucket models ranging from small (1-2 Bottle) buckets to large (6-8 bottle) buckets. The majority of our ice buckets are domestically stocked and available from 100+ units. This means you can get your custom logo printed wholesale ice buckets delivered in as little as 10 days from date of purchase.

Talk about fast!

To note: We also produce Metal and LED “Light Up” buckets. Due to the custom nature of these items we import them from Overseas.

Let us know if you are interested in seeing your logo mocked up on a wholesale ice bucket, need to see samples, or have any other questions. We are here for you as your one-stop shop for anything ice bucket related.

Cheers for now,

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

Arthur here with some exciting news! 

At wine-n-gear we've been working on a TOP SECRET project these last couple months. 

And although I almost spilled the beans a few times already I can finally tell you today that we just launched our complete wine-n-gear website redesign! 

Customers have been asking me for a while for a better online shopping experience as well as a wider selection of wine accessories. 

That got us thinking at wine-n-gear and we ended up hiring British design firm Mark Design to get us where we needed to be! They're a rocking firm that had worked with big e-commerce brands to great success so we knew they were the perfect fit to take wine-n-gear to the next level. 

Our biggest focus with this redesign was to give our customers more options when it comes to customizable wine accessories. We bumped our total SKU's up from under 20 to over 150! 

But enough talk from me, take a look at the website now! I'm so excited for your reactions and feedback. 

Home PageWholesale Page

By the way! To make things more fun consider this challenge: for every typo or glitch found on our just-launched website we'll take $50 off your next wholesale wine accessory order. Find 10 typos, get $500 off. It's really that easy/crazy! 

All my best for now, 

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

Laguiole corkscrews carry a certain cache in the wine accessory community – and not without good reason. Laguiole corkscrews are the epitome of wine opener class, design, and sophistication. Always a single lever, Laguiole corkscrews nonetheless deliver a smooth corkpulling experience while looking equally enthralling on display. The French heritage of a Laguiole corkscrew is never forgotten.

At wine-n-gear we carry the Laguiole corkscrew in both Rosewood and Blackwood with complimentary laser engraved logo on the Stainless Steel Single-Lever.

We also logo the Laguiole Black box complimentary – the best imprint colors being Gold, Silver, or White.

Whether for POS, a wine club gift, or for marketing a wine brand, Laguiole corkscrews in a custom gift box make an election choice. A brand statement piece that is sure to be kept for a lifetime.

Request our Catalog for wholesale Laguiole corkscrew pricing and email us with any mock up requests, feedback, or questions.

Cheers for now, 

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

“One Bottle” or 750mL Wine Growlers made a huge splash when they landed on the Wholesale Wine Accessory scene a couple years ago. The perfect logoed POS item or promotional gift, Wine Growlers made it easy for wine enthusiasts to pack a bottle of Rosé or Sauvignon Blanc to the beach, to a picnic, a concert, or elsewhere – all while keeping their beverage cold for up to 12 hours.

Wine-n-gear carries wine growlers and logo prints or laser engraves them with custom branding for the Wine Industry. For wineries, Wine Growlers represent an opportunity for brand recognition while incentivizing client’s to take their wine on the go – further strengthening the consumer’s relationship with the winery. As a POS item or a promotional item Wine Growlers are excellent. To a consumer a Wine Growler is a high-value item, something to be used for multiple years, further lengthening the brand interaction cycle.

Take a look at some of the Wholesale Wine Growler projects we’ve worked on and contact us if wholesale wine growlers could be a part of your next POS or promotional program.

Double Sided Logo Print - Matte Black Wine Growler

Cheers for now,

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

The Innovation by Coutale Sommelier is the most cost-effective corkscrew in the Coutale Sommelier collection. As a part of the Coutale Sommelier France collection the Innovation is a  workhorse of a corkscrew. A manual double lever, stainless steel body, and the ability to pad print or laser engrave on the handle makes this corkscrew a favorite of large distribution and marketing projects. This week we had the pleasure of working with Lede Family Wines on three different Innovation corkscrews, shown below:

We had a particularly noir week this week at wine-n-gear; lots of our wholesale wine accessory projects done in dark/noir color schemes. No project more exemplifies the noir theme of our week more than our project with "Solea" Wines. Solea opted for a dual color white/red imprint on both sides of our Coutale Sommelier Premium Corkscrew. The results are below:

Continuing our thread of Black projects is this custom foil cutter we did for "Canihan" and "Exuberance" a family of small-production brands out of Sonoma, CA. These came out particularly well, with Canihan and Exuberance using both complementary logo placements to their advantage. 

Lastly, we had a lot of fun producing the following Matte Black Pulltap's for "Augusta Vin" - a new boutique producer out of Texas. We laser engraved their logo into the Matte Black Pulltap's premium handle. The custom laser engraving contrasts nicely with the Deep Noir of the Matte Black Handle.

That's it for this week!

Browse all our Wholesale Wine Accessories here.

Cheers for now,

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

Although wine-n-gear is a wholesaler and direct importer of all wine accessories, corkscrews have always been our speciality. For one, we are the only Authorized distributor of Coutale Sommelier corkscrews in the USA, and back in 2007 when wine-n-gear came into fruition, that was the only line of products we carried.

Today, of course, our Wholesale Catalog spans 35+ pages ranging from Acrylic Glassware, to Ice Buckets, to Champagne & Wine Stoppers, and even Apparel and Wood Wine Boxes.

Although a lot has changed since 2007 our passion for corkscrews and corkscrew customization has not. Here's a look at a couple fun projects from this week:

Project #1: "Red Soles Winery" Premium by Coutale Sommelier

For this project Red Soles Winery decided they wanted to print their logo in PMS 194 Red on our Premium Black. We worked with them to switch the imprint space to the metal portion of the corkscrew, where the logo would be better represented than on the Black Background (we usually print in white on the Premium).

Project #2: "Grgich Hills" Pocket Rosewood by Coutale Sommelier

Grgich Hills wanted a corkscrew that was traditional, elegant, high-end, and wood-handled. We went with the Pocket Prestige Rosewood by Coutale Sommelier and paired it with a matching custom corkscrew sleeve. The corkscrew logo is laser engraved.

Project #3: "Alma Rosa" Rose Gold Pulltap's

Alma Rosa approached us with a fun project. Find a corkscrew that matched their new Copper and Blue wine label. The solution? This gorgeous Rose Gold Pulltap's corkscrew with "Alma Rosa" pad printed in their trademark blue tone.

Cheers for now,

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

We had an eventful week at wine-n-gear this week, sending out quotes and mock ups on a variety of wholesale corkscrew, “Ah So” Corkpuller, and Ice Bucket inquiries. Here are a few of our Favorites: 

Chrome “Ah So” Corkpuller + Chrome Pulltap’s for Hope & Grace Napa Valley

Hope & Grace needed a wine club member gift that was strikingly aesthetic and high-end. They opted for a matching set of Chrome “Ah So” Corkpuller and Chrome Pulltap’s – both packaged in a Black Carton Gift Box with their “Hope & Grace Napa Valley” Logo in Silver Hot Stamp Print. We’d say they made an excellent choice.

4-6 Bottle Custom Ice Bucket for Justin

Justin wanted an Ice Bucket with modern edges that could fit 4-6 Bottles of wine comfortably (and even fit 8-10 if needed). We built this custom ice bucket to their specifications and printed their logo in dual-color on both sides.

Custom Laser Engraved Coutale Sommelier Pocket Prestige Stainless Steel for Bistue Cellars

Bistue Cellars wanted their logo to shine and loved the Pocket Prestige model corkscrew. We recommended the Stainless Steel Pocket Prestige as it has a larger laser engraving space on the spine than the remainder of the Pocket Prestige models (due to its full stainless steel body).

Gold 750mL “One Bottle” Wine Growler for Landmark Vineyards

Landmark wanted their wine growlers to stand out. What better way than to pick a gold wine growler with a striking black logo print?

Custom Pantone PMS 319-C Champagne Flute for Zonin Prosecco

Papi Wines recently reached out to us with a multifaceted branding project. They needed a unique Ice Bucket to pair with Acrylic Champagne Flutes, Champagne Stoppers, Champagne Sippers, and Corkscrews. The color scheme: black. The logo print color: gold.

Side by side with Papi Wines we designed the following Product Marketing Plan:

Large “Unique Design” 4-6 Bottle Ice Bucket (Non-LED):

Matching Acrylic Champagne Flutes:

Matching Champagne Stoppers & Sippers:

Matte Black Pulltap's Premium with Laser Engraved Gold Logo:

Working with Papi Wines was a dream come true. We understood their vision for their product marketing plan from the start and Papi Wines trusted us to execute. Multi-faceted projects like this are what we are most passionate about - executing across multiple product lines on the highest level. We can't wait to work with Papi Wines again - maybe next time on their Rosé line!

Cheers for now,

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

Korbel, the famed California Champagne House (and you can say “champagne” because they are grandfathered in) recently approached us with a complex project. They wanted to do an entire line of wine accessories – wholesale corkscrews, champagne sippers, LED champagne buckets, champagne flutes, and champagne stoppers, all in Korbel’s custom color: Light Green PMS 367.

We love multifaceted and color-matching projects like this as it really tests our wholesale and custom capabilities.

Plus, working with Korbel is exciting in and of itself. For the LED Champagne Bucket Korbel decided on a Large 4-6 Bottle Plastic Bucket in their custom “Korbel Green” with a White LED that would shine through the plastic. Here is an initial mock up:

"Korbel" Custom LED Champagne Bucket:

For the Champagne Sippers, Champagne Flute, and Champagne Stopper Korbel decided to continue the Light Green PMS 367 theme, while alternating between a gold logo and a black “Korbel” logo. The final products looked like this:

"Korbel" Custom Champagne Stopper:

"Korbel" Custom Champagne Flutes:

"Korbel" Custom Champagne Sipper:

Lastly, Korbel decided to go with the French Coutale Sommelier Pocket Plastic corkscrew in (you guessed it) custom PMS 367 “Korbel Green.” Wholesale Corkscrews are of course our forte and Coutale Sommelier is our special line – we import them from France and are the exclusive distributor for the brand in the USA. With exclusivity comes perks – we can customize any Coutale Sommelier wholesale corkscrew into any color. The same goes for Korbel where we created a Light Green PMS 367 Pocket Plastic corkscrew in a white gift box with “Korbel” logo in Gold. The final corkscrew looked like this:

"Korbel" Custom French Corkscrew:

Sullivan Rutherford Estates approached us recently with a custom “Ah So” (also known as Butler’s Friend) Two-Prong Corkscrew project. One of their wine club shipments going out had the theme of “Vintage Wine” – and what better way to enunciate the theme than to include a custom branded “Sullivan Rutherford Estates” Ah So Corkpuller.

“Ah So’s” are generally used for older vintage wines. The reason? The dual prong mechanism grips the cork and extracts it without having to drill into the cork like a corkscrew. This is an advantage when talking about older wines that may have brittle corks. 

Originally Sullivan wanted to proceed with our Bamboo Corkpuller, in a Black Carton GiftBox, and with the “Sullivan” logo laser engraved in the bamboo wood. Photo below:

After viewing samples of all three colors of our “Ah So” – Bamboo Wood, Black ABS Plastic, and Chrome Stainless Steel (and seeing mock ups of all three variations) Sullivan decided to proceed with the Chrome Corkpuller featuring double sided (different) laser engraved logos. (Wine-n-gear does not charge for laser engraving or for dual sided laser engraving, so why not take advantage?) Sullivan also proceeded with the Black Carton GiftBox with Goil Foil Hot-Stamped Logo.

Black "Ah So" Mock Up:

Chrome "Ah So" Mock Up (Approved for Production):

To go with the “Ah So” Corkpuller Sullivan Rutherford Estates also wanted a corkscrew (for those non-vintage wines). While they initially looked into the Pulltap’s Premium Gunmetal (pictured below) they ultimately decided on the Pocket Prestige by Coutale Sommelier (this was after seeing samples).

Pulltap's Premium Gunmetal:

We mocked up both the Naturalwood and the Blackwood Pocket Prestige with Sullivan ultimately deciding to proceed with the Naturalwood in a Black Carton GiftBox that would match their “Ah So’s.” Ultimately this project came out great and was a pleasure to work on. The aesthetics and sophistication of the “Sullivan Rutherford Estates” seems to be reflected in the Wine Accessories we’ve delivered, and in the end, that’s our greatest achievement.

You can view our “Ah So” Corkpullers here.

And you can view the Coutale Sommelier Pocket Prestige here.

Cheers!

Arthur @ wine-n-gear

Owner

Philippe Dandurand, the gold standard for wine distribution in Canada, recently approached us with a unique project. They wanted to create an ice bucket and a matching custom corkscrew in their trademark Pantone 2935U. At first we discussed the possibilities of the Pulltap’s Spanish corkscrew in a custom Pantone with a matching white gift box. Here’s an initial mock up:

After seeing samples, however, Dandurand ended up preferring the Coutale Sommelier Innovation Corkscrew (similar manual double-lever mechanism to the Spanish Pulltap’s). They weren’t sure, however, whether they wanted to do the corkscrew in White with logo in Pantone 2935U, or the opposite, the corkscrew in Pantone 2935U and the logo in White. After reviewing mock ups (here below) Dandurand decided on moving forward with the Innovation with the custom Pantone 2935U handle, logo in white, with a matching sleeve with “Dandurand” logo in Pantone 2935U. In this way we were able to use Dandurand’s colors to the maximum, increasing brand color recognition.

Version #1:

Version #2 (Approved Version):

For the Ice Bucket Dandurand had an interesting concept. They wanted to do a dual color logo on a Matte Black Ice Bucket – easy enough – but there was a kicker, the interior of the bucket was to be Pantone 2935U, their brand color. Our factory is able to produce virtually any combination of colors and this project was no exception. We were able to produce this dual color bucket with no issues on execution or timing. We started with a Pantone 2935U bucket which we coated in Matte Black paint on the outside. The final touch was the dual color “Dandurand” logo. Here’s the final product, you can judge for yourself if we represented Dandurand's branding well:

All in all we love projects that harness a concept and force us to think outside the box. The Dandurand project was one of these projects. We were able to fulfill Dandurand’s vision through a mixture of creativity and knowhow. We couldn’t ask for anything more out of a wine accessory project.

Get in touch with us if you have a project you’d like us to work on. We can be contacted here.

Cheers for now!

Arthur, Owner

Wine-n-gear

Blackwood Lane Winery recently approached us with a unique corkscrew project. Having just released their Magnum Opus wine – The President – an epic 1.5L Magnum Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec blend priced at CAD $880, they were looking for a packaging solution that reflected both the value of the wine and incorporated a custom laser engrave corkscrew with their "Blackwood Lane" logo.

Our solution: A California Designed and Produced Pinewood Gift Box, coated in a Black Lacquer finish (to reflect the brands black/dark themes), containing a secret corkscrew compartment. The initial sketch looked like this:

Initial Wine Box Sketch

Blackwood Lane Winery chose the Prestige Double-Lever French Corkscrew by Coutale Sommelier as their corkscrew of choice. The Prestige is the heftiest and highest-end corkscrew in the Coutale Sommelier line, a statement piece befitting of a $880 bottle of wine. Here are some initial mock ups we worked up for Blackwood Lane of both the Prestige and Prestige Pocket Blackwood with a custom laser engraved "Blackwood Lane" logo:

Prestige + Prestige Pocket Mock Ups

Once the initial packaging sketch and corkscrew mock up were approved we moved into production. Blackwood Lane asked for a silver logo imprint on the outside of the Wooden Box. For the Prestige Corkscrew we laser engraved the logo. The final box product looked like this:

Final Single Wine Bottle Box

Blackwood Lane Winery understands that packaging and presentation can sell a wine to an end-buyer the the same degree as the quality of the wine itself. Convincing a consumer to spend CAD $880 on a Magnum bottle of wine is one thing, but selling a consumer on a vision, on a unique one-of-a-kind gift package, especially during the Christmas season, is something else altogether.

Of all the wine accessories Blackwood Lane could've included in the Magnum Wine Box they chose the corkscrew. Of all the promotional wine accessories, the high-end corkscrew still reigns supreme. The combination of high usage, functionality, and repeat logo impression can't be beat. Coutale Sommelier corkscrews, which last a lifetime, get repeat impressions from customers over the course of years - keeping a wine brand relevant in the consumer's mind at all times. 

The Packaging and Custom Corkscrew solution we developed for Blackwood Lane was a highlight of our year. A project that was as fun as it was rewarding; both in sales and in satisfaction for all parties involved.

To view more of our Wholesale Projects visit our Promotional Products Page here.

To view more Coutale Sommelier Prestige project click here.

Imagine this – you’re the owner of a Napa Winery just off of the St. Helena Highway. A couple visiting the Napa Valley comes in – they’re from Louisiana and come once a year to the wine country to taste and bring home some wines. They purchase 6 bottles on their way out and your tasting rooms packages the wine in a nondescript cardboard box. You never see the client again.

Now Imagine this – you package 2 of the bottles in a custom wine tote with your winery logo. The other four bottles are packaged in a logo-branded wood wine crate (the wine is an expensive vintage). Back in Louisiana the couple uses the Wine Crate as a decorative piece in their home and the reusable wine tote is used to bring wine to their friend’s homes and back.

Next year, the couple returns to try more wines. They haven’t forgotten the brand, or how much they enjoyed the wine, even though the wine itself has long been drank.

Herein lies the value of promotional products. Promotional products are valuable in numerous ways – they give a brand a certain level of professionalism – imagine a tasting room manager wearing a brand-embroidered North Face Vest vs. a regular Nirvana T-Shirt – but even more so than this, they give a brand long-term client recall. Acquiring clients is hard enough. Once they’ve been acquired, the most important factor is keeping the client loyal and engaged to the brand. When client acquisition cost is high, like it is in the varied Wine Country’s across the US, the importance of keeping a client within a Wine Club ecosystem through brand recall becomes especially poignant.

At wine-n-gear we offer Wine Accessories, Apparel, and Promotional Merchandise to fulfill all aspects of Promotional Product brand management. 

Our custom embroidered and silk-screened apparel keeps staff and employees in professional logoed clothing while doubling as a POS item for a gift shop, tasting room, or Wine Club gift Incentive.

The same can be said of our varied wine accessories. We offer French Corkscrews, Wine Growlers, Spanish Pulltap’s, Ah So’sand more. These make great POS items, brand promotional items to give to distributors, or wine club gifts.

We source, manufacture, and bespoke-build everything else. Need custom wine totes, wood wine boxes, wine roller bags, or acrylic wine glasses? Done. Need any other merchandise for your gift shop or as a Holiday giveaway, just reach out to us.

At wine-n-gear we’ve been trusted with managing the wine accessory and merchandise brand-image of wineries since 2007. We’ve grown a lot in that time but our focus has always remained the same: offering high-end promotional items at a cost-effective value that will boost a Winery’s bottom line and end ROI.

 We can’t wait to work with you.

 Check out our Promotional Products page here.

 You can see all our Wine Accessories by visiting our Wholesale page here.

1. They’re The Original Spring-Loaded Double Lever Corkscrew.

 See the “Patented” metal embossing on the hinge? That’s because Coutale Sommelier French corkscrews, designed by French Vintner Philippe Bernede, are the original patented spring-loaded double lever corkscrew. But what does that mean? Double-hinge corkscrews came to popularity with Pulltap’s and early Coutale Sommelier models. Unlike the prevailing single-lever waiter’s corkscrews of the time, double-hinge corkscrews allowed for two pulls on the corkscrew rather than one. This results in a smoother cork pull and a smaller chance of breaking a cork, especially an old cork. Pulltap’s and early Coutale Sommelier models feature a manual hinge, meaning after the first pull you have to manually push the hinge so that the second pull lines up on the lip of the wine bottle. With Philippe’s spring-loaded mechanism the spring automatically moves the lever back into place, saving the user time and producing a smoother cork opening process.

2. They’re Imported From France, and They Look like It

 The French are incredible craftsmen, especially when it comes to wine or wine accessories. Coutale Sommelier corkscrews are expertly crafted and imported from France. On many models we still imprint customer logos in France. Coutale Sommelier corkscrews come in a range of finishes to appeal to all price points. Although all Coutale corkscrews are based on a stainless steel frame we offer full stainless, wood, and ABS plastic finishes in order to market to every price point and brand image. Our plastic model corkscrews can be pad printed in any color while our stainless steel and wood corkscrews are often laser engraved with custom branding. Aesthetically, no corkscrew compares to Coutale Sommelier corkscrews.

 3. With wine-n-gear Coutale Corkscrews Ship Free, with no Set Up Fees or Logo Printing Fees.

 Wine-n-gear is the exclusive designated importer for Coutale Sommelier corkscrews in the United States & Canada. Anyone who wants Wholesale or Retail Coutale Sommelier corkscrews works with us. We take pride in our customer service, quick email response, and the fact that we never charge set up fees, logo printing fees, or shipping fees. All our pricing is end to end. Contact us to request our full Catalog, mock ups, or any other questions. And visit our full selection of Coutale Sommelier corkscrews here. 

You might’ve seen a champagne sipper in action before. It looks something like this:

Champagne Sippers, also called toppers or pourers, are a fun, cost-effective way to make a brand statement at any soirée, event, or gala where champagne is served.

Often paired with mini champagne bottles, but available in both mini and regular bottle sizes, champagne sippers can be made in a variety of metallic colors as well as any custom PMS color. At wine-n-gear we include custom PMS matching and double sided logo print standard on all champagne sipper orders.

Here are a couple of wine-n-gear's recent projects below:

Originally designed as a classier way of drinking out of a mini champagne bottle, champagne sippers have made a splash outside of the wine industry and have been featured on red carpets like the Golden Globe awards this past year.

In closing, Champagne Sippers are an extremely effective promotional item for the following reasons:

1. They are cost effective @$2.95 a unit with wine-n-gear.
2. They are a unique product and retain the attention of a target audience
3. They are impossible to buy retail, and thus consumers keep them long-term.
4. They are a part of an event experience. Not just a hand out.
5. They are extremely customizable and lightweight for shipping. 

So there you have it. Check out our Champagne Sippers on our wine-n-gear wholesale e-commerce store here.

And refer here for mock up requests, sample requests, and any other inquires into all things Champagne Sipper.

If you read our blog from last week then you know how important promotional corkscrews are to marketing any wine-industry related brand. 

For the next two weeks (9/1 - 9/14) all our Pulltap's Spanish Corkscrews are 10% off. Check out directly on our e-commerce page and use code "GIVEME10" at check out.

Alternatively, you can email sales@wine-n-gear.com for all mock ups, samples, and order inquiries. Just mention the sale and we'll add the discount to your order.  

We offer Spanish Pulltap's in every color. We can Pantone Color-Match your logo and create a custom Pantone handle if desired.

We never charge set up, logo, or shipping fees. All pricing on website and Catalog are end to end. 

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When it comes to selecting promotional products for wineries and tasting rooms it can feel like there’s an infinite number of promotional items to choose from. The benefits of logo customized and brand-personalized items and the impressions they rake in are well-known and oft-repeated. An impression study done by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) found that promotional products remained less expensive per impression than all other forms of traditional advertising.

Further, the study found that “The investment in [promotional products] is modest, more targeted and allows for much greater levels of interaction with consumers than other forms of advertising.” More targeted advertising is important in the context of a winery or tasting room’s marketing or retail budget. Unlike a national ad campaign run by a beer or liquor conglomerate with the intent of reaching millions of consumers, wineries on the whole have a smaller marketing budget and smaller, more targeted audience.

With this context established wineries and tasting rooms should ask themselves three questions before selecting a promotional product:

1. Will my audience retain and use this product over time?
2. Does the marketing impression generated by this product re-emphasize my brand and industry?
3. Does this product reflect the quality of my brand?

A promotional item’s ROI increases exponentially with time and usage and its impression is more meaningful when the item correlates to the brand’s industry. For example, a promotional pen with a winery’s brand on it does not re-emphasize wine or wine drinking. With that said let’s examine the three best Promotional Products for Wineries and the Wine Industry:

#1: The Corkscrew

The Corkscrew is a winery’s most important promotional tool. It checks off all three requirements of a wine industry promotional product. An impression generated by a high-end corkscrew re-emphasizes a winery brand on every impression due to its association with the opening of wine and the purchase of more wine. A winery’s target audience will retain a high-end corkscrew for years due to the utility and durability of the tool. The winery’s brand impression will occur at every occurrence of wine being opened over that multi-year period. Two of the best corkscrew brands for price to quality ratio are Coutale Sommelier from France and Pulltap’s from Spain. Both corkscrew brands produce high-end, cost-effective corkscrews available at wholesale pricing with custom logo imprints.

#2: The 750mL “One Bottle” Wine Growler

The 750mL Wine Growler is a unique promotional tool for any winery or tasting room. A winery’s target audience is usually willing to purchase a Wine Growler due to its utility and novelty. If used as a free promotional product giveaway or purchase incentive clients are sure to retain a favorable view of the brand as a Wine Growler is considered a high-end, lucrative promotional product. A “One Bottle” Wine Growler fits and keeps chilled one full bottle of Rosé, White, or Red Wine. Like the corkscrew, a custom logoed Wine Growler re-emphasizes a winery’s brand on every use. Plus, customers often like to fill their Wine Growlers with the same wine as the branding on the Growler. Wine Growlers often get re-used as water bottles or coffee thermoses and thus create additional impressions.

#3: The “Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpuller

The “Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpuller, like the corkscrew and the wine growler, emphasizes a wine brand at the perfect time, when a wine bottle is being opened. Like the corkscrew, the “Ah So” is a product a wine consumer loves and retains over time due to its utility and quality. More so than a corkscrew, an “Ah So” retains an “in the know” cache due its uniqueness and relative rarity of use in comparison to a corkscrew. A wholesale “Ah So” is the perfect promotional item for a winery with a very dedicated audience made up of oenophiles and wine collectors. The “Ah So” Two-Prong Corkpuller is the perfect promotional product for the discerning wine collector who already has the basics, like a corkscrew, at home. Two-Prong “Ah So” Corkpullers with a custom printed logo are available wholesale and in a variety of finishes from wine-n-gear.