1960'S & 70'S – THE JOURNEY INTO WINE
 During the 1960’s and 1970’s Kevin, by then joined by his brother Ciaran, imported and bottled casks of Classed Growth Clarets as well as Sherry from Spain and Cyprus.
It was around this time that the decision to pursue direct links with vineyards was taken. Kevin paid personal visits to wine producers and forged relationships with families such as Torres, Brown Brothers, Chapoutier and Hugel - many of which have endured to the present day.This strategic move was pertinent to the development of Duncairn Wines as both a retail and wholesale business. In subsequent years, visits to Laroche, Dr Burklin Wolf, Domaine Faiveley, Lustau, Vega Sicilia and Pesquera, to name but a few, further expanded Duncairn Wine’s diverse portfolio.
In 1979 the business relocated to an old disused warehouse in Belfast’s Corporation Square, a move that marked the beginningsof the well-known ‘Aladdin’s cave’ that is Direct Wine Shipments today.
 
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