Do you know how many people are out there searching for a good wedding gift? Or, a good birthday or anniversary gift? A lot! And many of them are looking for the same kind of thing. Something original but not too personal, something the person can keep, but something that also has a use, something that is meaningful but is not too expensive. Here's a product that meets all those needs: customized wine.
For a wedding gift, you purchase wine made in the same year the couple are being married. Then, as their marriage matures, their wine matures. They can keep it on display and enjoy a bottle on their major anniversaries. As a birthday gift, you purchase wine made in the year of the person's birth and for an anniversary gift, you purchase wine made in the year of the marriage.
So how do you turn this customized wine idea into a successful business? Two ways. You can either buy the wine unlabelled and create customized labels for it. Or you can buy the wine already labeled and just add customized tags. The first option is best for wedding wine because you can create labels with the couple's name. You can buy unlabelled wine direct from various wineries or you can purchase it online. You can easily make simple and attractive labels from your home computer. Customize the front label with the name of the couple and the date of the marriage. The back label can have a poem or a special message to the couple. You could also add a photo of the couple. Attach the labels, gift wrap the wine, and you have a perfect wedding gift. The second option of just adding labels is best for anniversaries and birthdays. Find a wine supplier either locally or on the Internet so you can purchase wine made in any year. Then add a customized birthday or anniversary tag, gift-wrap the wine and you have a perfect gift.
A simple web site is the easiest way to sell your product. There are enough people searching the Internet for unique gifts that this can work quite well. Describe your service and then provide a form for people to make their orders. The customer fills in all the details, including what they want on the front and back labels. You take the information, create the customized wine, gift-wrap it, and deliver it. It's that simple.
One of the best things about the business is that people will always be buying. There are always weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays to be celebrated and on every occasion, there are a large group of people searching for a unique present. Provide that unique present and you've got yourself a simple yet successful work-from-home business.
*Editor's Note*
A great add-on for the anniversary wine bottles would be to include a recipe so the couple can enjoy a quiet gourmet meal at home.
Resources:
http://www.wineintro.com/food/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/wd_pairings/0,1975,FOOD_10017,00.html
http://www.chiff.com/wine/food-match.htm
http://www.chiff.com/wine/index.htm
http://www.corksavvy.com/
http://www.learnaboutwine.com/
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Free/WS_Learn_Wine/0,4520,,00.html
http://www.cellaraiders.com/?gclid=COH-3tGLm5QCFQx2GgodYBZj8g
http://www.agriseek.com/buy/e/Ag-Products/Bulk-Wine/
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October 6, 2008
