EWGA was established by Pamela and Gerald Moeckell at their family home in Silverdale, and following in his parents’ footsteps, son Adrian took over the firm around 14 years ago to become Director.
Starting out small and dealing just with European producers, the firm now has wine coming from all
over the world, including Australia and Chile. It supplies to many restaurants and hotels in the North West and beyond, as well as other wholesalers.
Sales Director, Janette McLaughlin, who has worked for EWGA for 12 years, said: “It was originally quite a small business, but in recent years, we have expanded a lot. We still provide a high quality service though – we are very people orientated.”
And it is not just the UK base which has the family feel. “We select our suppliers carefully and have a great relationship with them,” said Mrs McLaughlin. “They are like-minded people. Like us they don’t want to supply to supermarkets, they are small businesses whose personalities we get to know – they are not just another number.
“It’s family businesses supporting family businesses.”
The addition of the ‘bonded warehouse’ was one of the main factors which allowed the firm to develop, and it also meant that they could begin sellling their own exclusive wines.
Mrs McLaughlin explained: “The warehouse has meant we can store larger quantities of wine and not pay tax until the bottles leave us. And this means we can have our own exclusive wines, which makes us stand out from the others. We stock 500 different types of wine, and around 100 of these are exclusive to us.”

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