Idea / Working hypothesis
Open by designA wine people can recognise as theirs.
Built around taste, identity and occasion—not the expectation that every guest should speak the language of grape varieties and vintages.
01 / Possible path
From a shared taste to a personal edition.
- Define the moment
Understand who the wine is for, where it will be poured and what it should taste and feel like.
- Curate the field
Build a focused selection with winemakers and turn an overwhelming market into a meaningful tasting.
- Shape the edition
Taste together, choose the strongest fit and develop a distinctive label, format and identity.
- Bring it to life
Release a considered first run, serve it in the right setting and learn from real response.
02 / Relationship field
Personal by connection, not configuration.
Close to the source
- Independent winemakers
- Europe first, globally open
- Long-term relationships
Made personal for
- Bars and restaurants
- Events and hosts
- Curious communities
The studio connects the people behind the wine with the people who want to make it part of their own world.
03 / Opportunity horizons
One idea. More than one scale.
- Personal editions
Co-created wines for hospitality, events and hosts who want something recognisably their own.
- Studio releases
Distinctive labels and limited drops shaped around a particular audience rather than convention.
- New wine rituals
Pop-up evenings with DJs, limited wine spritzes, small apéro formats and expressive alcohol-free editions.
04 / Open decisions
What the first pilot must define.
- First pilot partnerTo define
- Bar, restaurant, event or hospitality concept
- Winemaker networkTo define
- Initial European regions and producer relationships
- Creative boundaryTo define
- Selection, feasible adjustments, bottle format and identity
- Operating modelTo define
- Minimum runs, lead times, storage, fulfilment and economics
- Market permissionsTo define
- Licensing, imports, labelling, sampling, events and alcohol-free standards
- Brand architectureTo define
- Client editions, studio releases and the master brand