What impressed you to begin Laylo?
We love a glass of scrumptious wine. However typically couldn’t justify opening a bottle as a result of the wine would spoil after a few days.
The ‘eureka!’ second got here after we realised that tremendous wine might be put right into a field AND it stays contemporary for six weeks. Who knew?!
The corporate went from an concept to an precise enterprise after a second of serendipity throughout the 2020 summer time lockdown. We each independently had the thought to create a luxurious boxed wine model, however it was solely an opportunity textual content trade that exposed the coincidence.
It was a no brainer to hitch forces – and Laylo was born.
How did you each meet?
We have been colleagues at Bare Wines – Laura Riches was the Advertising Director and Laura Rosenberger was the COO. However by the point we began Laylo we have been additionally nice buddies.
Why boxed wines – how are they higher for the planet?
The design of glass wine bottles has barely modified in 200 years. However the quantity of bottles and the way we ship them world wide actually has – and it has develop into unsustainable.
Glass bottles want temperatures over 1,500 levels to create and are extremely heavy to move. As compared, boxed wines are mild, compact and generate 90% much less carbon over their lifecycle.
Is it true Laylo can final for as much as six weeks?
Sure, that’s proper! They final for six weeks as soon as open, so you may have the odd glass of scrumptious wine wherever you fancy.
Your containers are so fantastically illustrated – are you able to inform us extra about this?
Every of our designs is impressed the wine, the area it’s from and the winemaker’s private story. The intention is that it’s a dialog starter – and one thing you may proudly show in your countertop.
What’s your primary piece of recommendation for different ladies seeking to begin their very own enterprise?
For those who can, discover a Co-founder! We’ve actually valued working collectively… For a trusted opinion on tough selections, difficult the established order and celebrating the wins!
Wine of the Month: Tinto de Estremoz
Please are you able to inform us extra concerning the Tinto de Estremoz wine?
This can be a huge, juicy purple mix from Estremoz, within the Alentejo area of Portugal. It’s produced from 5 impossible-to-pronounce native varietals with a touch of Merlot.
It’s Laylo’s finest promoting purple – and even picked up a 5* evaluation in The Occasions.
Why do you like this wine?
Portugal is an excellent area to seek out huge, juicy reds at a improbable worth.
Earlier than the 1974 revolution in Portugal, it wasn’t actually thought-about a wine area past Port. Which is why you may nonetheless discover scrumptious, indigenous varietals that style fully totally different to different wines on the cabinets.
We additionally fell in love with the town the place the wine is made – Estremoz. It’s well-known for stunning orangey pink marble, which is what impressed the field design.
Is it true this wine is made by a feminine grower?
Sure, Donzilia Copeto. And she or he’s completely unimaginable!
Donzilia was a trailblazer of sustainable winemaking practices earlier than most individuals have been desirous about it… selecting up the odd “Winemaker of the Yr” gong alongside the best way. Properly deserved, we expect.
What are the tasting notes?
This can be a daring, inky wine that’s all plump cherries and darkish, mature fruit. A slight contact of French and Hungarian oak provides it a lick of spice, with tannins that style like liquid velvet. Mainly, it’s like a terrific huge hug in a glass.
Does this wine use any particular rising strategies?
Alentejo is an especially sizzling area. However Donzilia and her staff use the most recent know-how to cut back water consumption on the vineyards.
How do you prefer it served?
In a big glass. Room temperature or barely above. Loved whereas sinking into your comfiest couch.
Is there a specific meals you’d pair with the wine?
For those who eat meat, chargrilled lamb tastes phenomenal with this wine. Shut your eyes and you could possibly genuinely be in Portugal.
A plant-based various is roasted aubergine with tomato and garlic. The sturdy flavours actually make the wine sing.
