It was freezing cold, there was snow on the ground and I was enjoying a ‘first-date’ with a friend at the restaurant in Malmaison Hotel, Leeds, England.

Four unforgettable things happened that evening…

• As the waiter poured champagne, he dripped water all over my dress.
• One of us commented something like “they should dry the bottle after they lift it from the ice bucket.”
• We learnt that lobster, his all-time favourite, now makes Nick violently ill.
• I had met my future husband.

We still argue over who’s idea it was, but by the the time the cheese board arrived, the businessman opposite me had sketched the world’s first ‘bottle cloth’ and was laughing at the 'amazing commercial opportunity it presented'.

A decade later we were celebrating a birthday at home. Nick served my wine from an ice bucket and you guessed it… water all over the table. Again. It was enough to drive any committed wine drinker crazy!

So, that was it. I already knew how to solve this problem and I was going to start my first business.

During 2023 we spent six months researching, designing, planning and protecting our idea.

We set up an office, workshop and website. We travelled the world learning about fabrics, looms, stitching, metals, laundry, chemicals and more. We spoke to sommeliers, hoteliers, restaurateurs and landlords. We visited suppliers, engineers, factories, retailers and of course, the odd winery along the way.

In January 2024, with some help from family and friends, we officially launched BottleCloths with our first three collections; Today our product sells worldwide and can be seen in some of the most famous establishments in the world. By 2025 we had opened our first international depot with same day US shipping from Space Coast, Florida and had sold our product in over 30 countries.

We invented the BottleCloth so you can elegantly serve wine, champagne or water, drip-free, from ice buckets and wine coolers.

Put simply, our mission is to STOP THE DROPS!

Cheers!

Kelly
x