Reaping Profits from Excess Wine Inventory; Buy Wines in Pampanga

Pampanga Clark Wine Shop reports news about wine: Reaping Profits from Excess Wine Inventory

May 26, 2011

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times it requires a few cold calls.
Such is the case for wine distributor Kevin Mehra. Back in 2009, the Boston-based entrepreneur was looking for new wines to sell.
So armed with “Wine Spectator” and “The Wine Advocate”, Mehra started cold calling wineries to see if any had extra wine to sell. He was pleasantly surprised.
“We were shocked at how many wineries had excess inventory,” Mehra said.
A short time later, Ninety+ Cellars was born. Under the concept, wineries bottle their excess wine, but put a Ninety+ Cellars label on it. Ninety+ then distributes and sells the wine at a discount of 25 percent to 70 percent off the typical source winery price.
Anonymity is the key. Many higher-end wineries don’t want to cheapen their brand by lowering the price of their wine. They also don’t want to cannibalize sales.
“Why would people buy the source label if they could get the same juice for half or 30 percent off?” Mehra acknowledges.
The “Ninety+” in the company’s name refers to the type of wine it looks to acquire. According to the company’s website, wines sold under the Ninety+ brand must have a pedigree of a “90 or higher rating, best buy or gold medal accolades from a respected wine authority or publication.”
The “pedigree” designation has led some in the industry to criticize the business model. None of the wines Ninety+ sells have been rated, though all the source labels have received prior accolades for earlier vintages.
Mehra admits he’s asking his customers to make a leap of faith.
“There’s a real trust factor because we can’t tell consumers the source label. It’s up to our customers to try the wines and tell us what they think. Wine ratings are simply a criteria, a lifeline, to help guide you through a sea of wine.”
Mehra and his staff conduct tasting panels, trying as many as 40 wines a week and say they turn down more than they sell. If a given vintage of a previously highly rated wine isn’t up to par, they don’t buy it.
Being able to accept or reject a finished product gives Mehra the flexibility needed to help maintain the quality his brand needs to keep a customer’s trust.
“It’s a huge advantage to us,” he said.
The challenge? Ninety+ Cellars only sells specific “lots” of a limited supply of wine. So while consumers may learn to trust the Ninety+ brand, once a favorite wine is gone, it’s typically gone for good.
A upcoming example is lot #41, 600 cases of a Meritage. The source winery typically prices the wine at $110. Ninety+ will be be selling it for $25 when it arrives in mid-to-late June.
It’s these types of bargains that have customers taking their chances and coming back for more. In the two years since the brand was created, the company has sold more than 44,000 cases of wine and generated more than $5 million in revenue, all while selling in just 10 Northeast states and online.
The fledgling company has received an assist from a well-known player in the craft beer world. Boston-based Harpoon Brewery recently bought a less than one percent stake in the company. It’s also allowing Ninety+ Cellars and its seven employees to move from home-based offices into a space located on the top floor of the brewery’s headquarters. More importantly, Harpoon founders Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle have been an entrepreneurial sounding board.
“They’ve been through what we’re experiencing. It’s essentially the same business, but different channels. So they give us direction on how to sustain and maintain growth,” Mehra said.
As for growth, Ninety+ Cellars sales have doubled in the last year and the company expects them to double again this year. For Mehra, it’s a validation that his business model is paying off for both the brand and its growing following.
“We’re looking to provide customers with a high quality wine at a great price. With the right sourcing we can make a great wine that might normally be out of reach pricewise, affordable to the average consumer.”

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Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices. Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world. As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years. Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Residents of Pampanga Angeles City, Subic, Tarlac and Clark Philippines know of this wine shop as one of the best places in Clark, a good night out place and simply the best place to hang out, enjoy some good wine with cheese on the roof deck with good atmosphere, or just relax and unwind with friends and family in a cool place. This wine shop in Clark Pampanga is recognized by many to be one of the best places to buy fine vintage wine in the Philippines. Located near Mimosa Leisure Estate surrounded by golf courses, resorts and a casino, this well known wine shop is frequently visited for its good selection of wine not available in Manila or Subic. Clark Wine Center is open 7 days a week from 10am to 8pm. Private dinners, wine tastings and group gatherings can be organized by advanced reservation.

Foodies and wine lovers travel north from Manila to wine and dine at Philippines’ best fine dining restaurant in Pampanga Clark Freeport worth the 60-minutes drive for a memorable evening of good food with vintage wine at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar. Most guests would stop by this famous wine shop called Clark Wine Center to bring home a few good bottles of fine vintage wine also. Other visitors may find the wine selections in some of the restaurants in Angeles City Pampanga to be less than interesting, so they stop by this wine shop near Angeles City Pampanga Clark Philippines, buy some good wines and bring these bottles of good vintage wines to the restaurants so they can enjoy the dinner.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

This is one of the frequently visited places for wine lovers from Manila and Angeles City to buy international wines in Pampanga.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

Click here to contact Clark Wine Center in Clark Pampanga for inquiries and orders.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

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Wine lovers looking for a special bottle or something that is of great value and special discounts might log on to this web site to shop for fine vintage wines
http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

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