Optimizing one’s enjoyment of wine
IT takes a familiarity with wine to understand the lengths oenophiles will go to enjoy a glass of wine.
From searching for the best vintages, storing them in their own wine cellars, and timing the opening of a bottle, not to mention having the proper glasses and finding the right meal or munch to drink to, they are particular about the specific equipment they use to enjoy it.
Such passion for details ensures that the content of a bottle of wine is enjoyed for optimum pleasure.
Wine aficionado Eric Wang had some trouble finding the right equipment to fit into a friend’s restaurant, after he was given the task of selecting the wine and equipment for the new venture. It took a trip to Hong Kong before he found the equipment he was looking for: it was a Vintec wine cellar.
“This was the first time I have seen a wine cellar in a hotel room. There is always a small ref, but a dual-temperature wine cellar was really quite a treat,” Wang said.
To cut the story short, he found himself communicating with Vintec’s principals in Singapore. Soon enough, he became the exclusive distributor of Vintec products in the country through his company Cellar Solutions. He and his wife Charmaine met with Laurent Ducourneau, founding partner of the global wine-cellar brand, who initially imported and distributed Transtherm wine cabinets to the Southeast Asian market. With his 20 years of market experience, he then created Vintec to cater to the specific demands of the Asia-Pacific region.
Although Vintec is his company’s anchor brand, Cellar Solutions is a total solutions provider for wine-preservation needs, the first of its kind in the country. It also carries a variety of wine storage and preservation units.
“We want to work with retailers and wine lovers, so we decided to focus on solutions for both commercial and residential establishments,” he said.
Cellar Solutions is now the main provider of wine preservation systems to City of Dreams Manila, all branches of luxury wine store Wine Story, wine-haven Planet Grapes, natural food and product store Healthy Options, international restaurant Bistro du Vin and more.
