Alex Andrawes

Alex Andrawes is the founder and executive chairman of Pervino Inc., a Texas-based wine conglomerate whose subsidiaries include Personal Wine and Estate Wine Brokers.

Celebrate Corporate Success with Wine

There are celebrations and then there are celebrations. When your company has something really huge and really good happen to it, you want to celebrate.

Gifts for Your Friends Who Aren't Wine Drinkers

At Personal Wine, we want to provide you with great wine in beautiful bottles that you can personalize to memorialize any of life’s events, big or small.

Incredible Ways to Thank Your Groomsmen with Wine Gifts

While much of the wedding planning traditionally falls to the bride, you guys do have certain areas of responsibility as the groom. Most important of those is choosing the guys who will stand up for you at the ceremony as witnesses at your wedding. They’ll celebrate with you and support you as you prepare to make this commitment to the woman you love.

Ways You Can Use Wine to Say Welcome Home

Home may be where the heart is, but moving your heart from one home to another can be really stressful. The packing, the cleaning, the unpacking, the cleaning, the redecorating, the cleaning

Wedding Favor Ideas: Engraved Wine Glasses & More

There are so many details to take care of when you’re planning your wedding. Let us help you cross one of those things off of your list and take care of your wedding favors for you.

Dress Up Your Wedding Reception with Wine Bottle Centerpieces

Everyone expects there to be wine at a wedding reception, but usually in the form of an open bar. While we definitely love and support open bars, we'd like to show you the hot trend in wedding receptions of creating wine bottles centerpieces.

Top Wine & Liquor Gifts for NASCAR Fans!

Vroom-vroom, wine lovers and NASCAR aficionados! Have you ever found yourself torn between the revving of engines at Daytona and the subtle pop of a wine cork? If your answer is a resounding “Yes!”, you’re in for a treat. If “No,” well, stick around, because things are about to get delightfully absurd.

Wine and Candy Pairings to Die For

Halloween is quickly approaching, and we all know what that means: it's time to expel our inhibitions.

How to Use Magnum Wine Bottles for Your Next Party

Ever wondered how those very large bottles came to be? We break it down for you, so you know once and for all how and when to use large format wine bottles.

The Year of Macallan 18 Scotch Shortage

The year 2022 will forever be known as the year of the great booze shortage.

Top Wines to Drink by the Pool or Beach

As the mercury rises, it's time to explore the top wine varietals that perfectly complement your summer water escapades. So grab your sunhat, slip into your hottest swimsuit, and dive into the world of delightful summer sips.

How To Pair Wine With Movies? Simple Guide From Wine Experts

<p>Looking to spice up your next Netflix and Chill session? Adding a wine pairing to movie night is a no-brainer. There are couple ways you can do this. One way, which is more sophisticated, is to pair masculine wines (heavier tannins and higher alcohol) with high action, suspense movies. Higher alcohol will help the blood pressure. The second way is to pair drama or romance movies with more feminine wines. Below you’ll find some general varietal pairings.</p>

Classic Wine and Cheese Pairings | Best Cheese for Wine

There’s an old cliché inscribed on countless wine labels: “Pairs well with cured meats and aged cheeses."

Worst Mistakes You Can Make Hosting a Wine & Dinner Party

When you throw a dinner party, you’ll be faced with several pressures. What wine or wines do you serve? How much food should you have? How can you make sure that people have a great time at your party?

How to Choose a Gift for Administrative Assistants Day

A wise person once cautioned people to be nice to their administrative assistants, saying, “She’s the least paid and still knows more about what’s going on than anyone else.”

Top Things Grooms Need to Plan for Their Honeymoon

To all the grooms out there who are in charge of planning your honeymoon: I’m talking to you and I’m speaking for all the brides.

The Different Types of Wine Glasses (Wine Basics)

This guide will help you identify the proper stemware for a wide range of grapes and styles.

Incredible Hidden Wineries in the Hill Country

If you live near the Hill Country in Texas, you know it’s a beautiful place. In fact, it’s a perfect location for vineyards and wineries. Taking a wine tour through the Hill Country will be a day you won’t soon forget.

Perfect Baby Shower Wine Gifts

It’s entirely possible that when you think of a baby shower gift, your natural next thought is not “wine.” But it should be!

Worst Mistakes You Can Make Attending a Wine & Dinner Party

You’ve been invited to a wine and dinner party. There will be people to mingle with, wine to be drunk, and food to be eaten. Sounds like a fun evening out, right?

How Much Wine Do You Need for a Wedding?

When you’re planning your wedding and you take a look at all you have to do, sometimes it seems like it’s all about numbers.

How Much Wine Do You Need for a Dinner Party?

Throwing great dinner parties can be really fun and cause crazy stress at the same time.

French Wine Gifts

By any measure France is the greatest wine producing country in the world.

What You Need to Know About Wine Bottle Sizes

Ever wondered what that mini bottle of bubbly is called? Or that heavy, over-sized wine bottle you can barely lift? Read below for insider lingo and tips regarding everything you need to know about wine bottle sizes.

How to Make Mother's Day Extra Special on a Budget

Hosting a Mothers Day brunch this year? Or perhaps it's just the two of you and you just want to treat her to a special morning. Either way, we've got you covered with five ways that you can make Mother's Day special on a budget.

Wine Gift Ideas for New Clients

In a world where loyalty to a particular business is a thing of the past, having a strategy to retain the clients you win is one of the best things you can have as part of your business model.

How to Give Wine as a Gift

Giving just the right wine gift can be really, really hard

Wine Gifting Ideas for Wine Drinkers

Finding the perfect gift can be a very difficult task. If someone on your gift list is a wine drinker, you can rest easy - your task just got a lot simpler.

Best Wine Gifts for Weddings - Make a Mindful and Personal Gift

Wedding season is upon us. Your girlfriends are getting married. You want to get them just the right gift, and it can be hard to get just the right gift. What should you get your friends that can adequately mark this huge moment in their lives?

How to Put Your Company Logo on a Wine Bottle

Starting a business is hard work..

The Difference Between Red Wine and White Wine

Do red grapes make red wine? Do white grapes make white wine?

Top Wine Gifts Under $100 - Perfect Gift on a Budget

Every year millions of business partners, employees and referral partners receive the gift of wine.

Celebrate Your Graduation With Style - Creative Graduation Ideas

It’s graduation season again. Young adults are getting ready to pour out into the world and into the workforce to try to make a name for themselves.

Mini Wine Bottles as Party Favors

When you’re planning the great parties and celebrations in your life, there are so many details to get straight. From the guest list to the location and the food and the drinks and the entertainment – the list can literally seem endless

Our Favorite Father's Day Quotes - Ideas for Father's Day Presents

We loves dads. They’re the strong providers, the givers of wise advice, and oftentimes they have quite the quirky sense of humor. If it weren’t for dads, who else would kill the spiders, take the car for an oil change, or insist on embarrassing you by intimidating your boyfriend?

Best Wine Gifts for Teacher Appreciation Day

Teacher Appreciation Day falls on the first Tuesday in May every year. This special celebration is an awesome opportunity to acknowledge our educators and express gratitude for the role they’ve played in our lives. It can be difficult to come up with appropriate gifts for teachers, so we thought we’d lend a hand.

Creative Ways to Give Mini Wine Bottles as Corporate Gifts

Mini wine bottles and mini champagne bottles are appropriate corporate gifts for many occasions.

What are the Different Wine Bottle Sizes? (Wine Basics)

In today’s marketplace, wine bottles come in a wide variety of sizes for differing occasions, but it’s not always apparent how and why these vessels got their names. This guide breaks down the different wine bottle sizes and their names to demystify the terminology and make you a more savvy wine patron.

How to Apply Wine Labels On a Bottle

Stuck in deciding the perfect gift for the holidays, a birthday, or an office party? Wine is the classic, elegant beverage for all to enjoy over a nice snack or meal – it brings people together in celebration. To add a personal touch to your gift, you can create a personalized wine label.

How To Open A Champagne Bottle With a Knife (Sabering)

Whether you are hosting a company dinner party, a big birthday bash, or even performing the maid of honor role at your best friend’s wedding, knowing how to open a champagne bottle with a champagne saber is a guaranteed way to liven up any occasion.

Amazing Employee Appreciation Ideas for Your Hardest Working Wine Lovers

Employee Appreciation Day right around the corner (it's March 4th in case you forgot), you might find yourself hard-pressed for Employee Appreciation Day ideas. Thankfully we know the gift all of your employees want...wine! Amaze your diligent workforce with personalized wine gifts.

Get Festive for Thanksgiving with Personalized Wine Bottles

Thanksgiving means good company, good food, and of course good wine. Bringing a bottle of a fine wine to Thanksgiving dinner is a nice gift, but wine on its own is a bit lacking. Take your wine gifting to the next level with the perfect conversation starter: customized Thanksgiving wine labels.

How to Pronounce Wine Names

Taste testing wine once it has arrived at your table is easy, proper pronunciation when ordering can make anyone a little nervous. You may be out to dinner with clients to close a deal, celebrating a milestone with colleagues, or just enjoying conversation with friends, but in any scenario, knowing the proper pronunciation for different types of wine brands is a quick way to impress.

DIY: Wine Bottle Chandelier Glass Bottle Chandelier

The wonderful thing about wine is that no two bottles are exactly the same. You’ll always have your favorite wines but each glass has its own unique experience meant to be savored and cherished.

Personalize Your Wine Glasses - 4 Unique Engraving Ideas

Nothing is classier than a personalized wine glass. They are great for special occasions like weddings and engagement parties and they also make amazing presents for birthdays and holidays.

Corporate Party Favors for Wine Lovers

Studies have shown that a successful culture is critical to a successful organization. Here’s a guide to help you through crafting an unforgettable corporate celebration, even at the eleventh hour. Our curated list of five last-minute corporate party ideas will transform your event from ordinary to extraordinary, infusing it with excitement, style, and a touch of luxury. Let's embark on this journey to create a company party that will be remembered for years to come.

Corporate Party Wine Ideas - 5 Things That Make Parties Great

As if the year hasn’t been crazy enough, now it's time for the company party and you have little to no time (or energy) to plan the event that all of your employees have been looking forward to. Fret not, because we want to give you genius last-minute corporate party ideas that will help you take your company party from drab to fab in no time at all. Ready. Set. Go!

Is Wine Better Than Beer? Here Are 7 Reasons Why It Might Be

Is wine better than beer? The answer is yes! Wine has been around 1,000 more years than beer, includes health benefits related to preventing heart disease and increasing good cholesterol count, and offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation.

Luxury Wine Gifts That Are Guaranteed to Impress

Even among professional wine critics, ratings for the same wine can be highly variable, so how do you choose a luxury wine gift guaranteed to impress?

Why a Wine Buzz is the Best Buzz

All alcohol buzzes are not created equal, and dare we say a wine buzz is the best buzz. With mixed drinks, it's easy to down too much alcohol in a short amount of time, so the buzz ends up being short-lived or non-existent. Beer seems to be enjoyed slower than mixed drinks and it has a nice buzz, but it can leave you feeling bloated after just a few brewskies. Wine, on the other hand, tends to be savored, so the buzz is smooth, enduring, and oh-so enjoyable. It's not wonder, then, why wine is a girl's best friend. Let's take a look at a few more reasons why a wine buzz is the best buzz there is.

5 US Presidents Favorite Wines

Wine has been enjoyed by leaders for thousands of years. From ancient Greece to modern-day America, it plays a critical role in the culture, cuisine, and even politics of a nation.

DIY Halloween Wine Bottle Crafts for Decoration

The lights are dimmed low throughout the house. You work your hocus pocus magic to consume many-o-bottles of wine. The drinking festivities can be done in a month or a week or the day before. We don’t judge and neither will the kiddos.

Top Wine Consuming Countries

Statistics compiled by the Wine Institute of California show which countries drink the most wine per head in the world. Take a peek! Some of the countries may surprise you.

Perfect Wine & Music Genre Pairings

Let’s talk about two things we all love. Wine and music. Both make us feel good and can turn an average day into something special. Songs remind us of certain memories, and some wines may too. So, why not mix the two and see what happens? Here’s a fun guide to pairing wines with music genres.

How Big Are Mini Champagne Bottles?

Let’s face it, mini Champagne bottles are not the first thing you look for when you shop for wine at a local grocery store, or a fine wine store.

Spooky Halloween Wine Bottle Labels You Need to See

With Halloween right around the corner, the Personal Wine team wanted to introduce you to our new Hallowine labels!

Emoji Wine Labels 🍷 🎉 🤗

Personal Wine has brand new personalized wine bottle emoji wine label templates!

Most Planted Wine Grapes

Outside of the varietal of the grape, wine can be morphed into unique flavor profiles by different climates, aging processes, etc. At its core, each type of wine comes from a specific grape. Check out the most planted and popular wine grapes in the world.

How to Give Corporate Gifts for Any Occasion

There is one question that often stumps the most intelligent of business professionals: “When is it appropriate to give corporate gifts?” However, knowing the right occasions to give a coworker or client a gift is only the first hurdle to overcome. Next, you have to decide exactly is a relevant and unique corporate wine gift to give.

Simply Fabulous Custom Gifts For Bridesmaids

One of the things on the bride's list is the perfect gift for her bridesmaids. Discover personalized wedding day gifts for your bridesmaids that they will absolutely swoon over.

Wine as a Corporate Gift - How to Enhance Customer Retention

In today’s economy, businesses are constantly seeking ways to retain customers without overspending. Corporate wine gifting offers a perfect solution.

Mini Champagne Bottles Are The Perfect Touch for Holiday Parties & Corporate Events

As the holiday season approaches, the excitement of planning festive gatherings and corporate events starts to bubble up. If you’re hosting an intimate holiday dinner, throwing an elaborate New Year’s Eve party, or organizing a polished corporate function, adding a touch of elegance and charm to the event is always a top priority. One simple yet impactful way to elevate the experience? Mini champagne bottles.

Personal Wine is Proud to Present The Princess Bride "Bottle of Wits"

What better way to honor of the anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult-classic film The Princess Bride than with a bottle of "Inconceivable Cab and "As You Wish Chardonnay" from Personal Wine’s Bottle of Wits.

Champagne vs. Prosecco: Difference Between Them

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Champagne and Prosecco?

How to Remove Wine Labels

There are multiple ways to remove wine bottle labels. If you are removing an existing label to apply your own then the process is relatively simple and you most likely have all the necessary supplies. However, if you are removing an existing wine label in order to preserve it as a keepsake, it will require a bit more finesse and special supplies.

Bridesmaid Wine Labels

Bridesmaid Wine Label Ideas: Thoughtful & Fun Ways to Ask, Thank, and Celebrate!

Wines from Around the World - Infographic

Tired of drinking the same red wine blend from who knows where? Well, it’s time to introduce your taste buds to a whole new world by spicing it up with some of the most delicious and exotic wines from around the globe. Better yet, if you have the time and resources, take a trip to try these wines from around the world and discover the best bottles from each region.

How Can I Buy a Barrel of Wine?

How to Buy a Barrel of Wine: A Comprehensive Guide for Wine Groups, Businesses and Non-Profit Seeking Auction Products

Can You Make French Onion Soup from Prosecco or Champagne?

OK, this may sound funny but people have been asking us "can you make French onion soup with prosecco or champagne?" - and the answer is yes!

Our Guide to Gin and Champagne Cocktails

Gin and champagne are two timeless spirits that, when combined, create beautifully elegant cocktails perfect for celebrations or just elevating an evening at home.