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| Nick Dobson Wines was founded at the end of 2002 by Nick Dobson, whose goal was to create a mail-order business selling wines from the wine regions he loved best of all (southern Burgundy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). Running his own wine business was a career-change for Nick, who is a graduate of Loughborough University, where he read Electronics, & also of Henley Management College, where he gained an MBA. Nick is also a French-speaker. His early working life was spent in the consumer electronics industry, initially in technical roles, but later moving into management, with experience in an International Business Environment (Europe, mainly Switzerland, and India). Nick eventually stood aside from the corporate world & started Nick Dobson Wines as fulfilment of a long-held desire to combine his passion for wine with the independence of running his own business. Nick specialises mainly in wines from smaller family producers, who generally make wines of character and individuality, and sells principally to private clients, offering easy access to his full range of wines by mail order via the company website. |  |
The Company started with French wines, and these were supplemented firstly with German, then Swiss, and later the Austrian ranges. Whilst these remain the core of the business, Nick has also recently added small ranges from Italy, Portugal, Hungary, and most recently Israel. The business is growing well, and despite its relatively short life, it has gained a positive reputation amongst the community of wine journalists and commentators, and is known for having some of the most comprehensive ranges of Beaujolais, Swiss and Austrian wines in the UK. In the summer of 2009, Nick Dobson Wines was short-listed for the 'Online Merchant of the Year' category in the Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards. Nick is very hands-on, and does everything in the business himself, from researching and visiting growers, selecting and importing the wines, right through to website design and maintenance, taking orders, and managing the delivery side of the operation. He takes pride in the very high levels of customer service provided. Although Nick has a program of constant improvement in the range and product offering, he does not wish to grow the business to the point where it would cease to be manageable within the family, or to significantly expand the ranges currently offered, as this would risk changing the specialist nature of the business. Nick is married with one son, and apart from wine, his other interests include travel, (especially France, Spain, & Switzerland), food/cooking, classical music, and chess. |
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For more information,
contact:Nick Dobson - Nick Dobson Wines +44 (0) 118 9771545 - nick.dobson@nickdobsonwines.co.uk |
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