FUNLAB GROUP RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HIDDEN SEA
- FunLab Group is supporting The Hidden Sea with a new listing of our Pinot Noir. This will go into 36 venues on top of the current Sauvignon Blanc
ORDER THE HIDDEN SEA ONLINE
- The Hidden Sea can now be shipped directly to you in the United States
- Available in AZ, CA, CO, CT ,DC, FL, IA, MD, MN, MO, MT, ND, NH, NJ ,NM, NV, NY, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY
PARTNERSHIPS TO SAVE THE SEA
- The Hidden Sea and Cooper's Hawk worked together to make a red blend that sold over 64,000 bottles in just two weeks!
- The Hidden Sea and Brita UK partnered with an online giveaweay that gained The Hidden Sea over 1300 Instagram followers in 24 hours
AN INVESTMENT TO SAVE THE SEA
- The Hidden Sea USA has announced that soon, the company will be open for investment
- Learn more HERE
AVC GOES NATIONAL
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Australian Venue Co has begun carrying The Hidden Sea wine at all of their locations across Australia. This gets us into over 200 locations
K'GARI CLEANUP
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Zero Co and The Hidden Sea spent July 29th and 30th cleaning up the beaches of K'Gari to wrap up Plastic Free July. This was a part of the ongoing 100YR Cleanup
LINE IN THE SAND
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For Plastic Free July, The Hidden Sea drew a line in the sand against plastic pollution and asked others to join
SUSTAINABILITY
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The Hidden Sea's wines are carbon neutral!
june/july 2023
BWS ACTIVATIONS ON THE RISE
- The BWS campaign resulted in 7 stores advertising The Hidden Sea with massive outdoor poster boards and in-store displays
- The Hidden Sea is now being distributed in over 70 BWS stores and spurring growth in Northern NSW
AUSTRALIAN SALES SOAR
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May marked the biggest month in sales in QLD to date as well as in Australia
WE HELPED CLEAN THE SEVEN SEAS
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The Hidden Sea took part in an epic clean-up of the world's seven seas, and helped to remove 50,000 plastic bottles' worth of waste in 24 hours. The effort gained 207 pieces of coverage in national, regional, and trade publications
HOT OFF THE PRESS
- The Hidden Sea's summer campaign resulted in coverage across social media platforms, and prominent print publications like The Sun. Furthermore, the campaign achieved national coverage in several newspapers, reaching millions of consumers and showcasing the effectiveness of using a single campaign across various channels
- Coverage highlights include a feature by MailOnline, Yahoo, The Independent, Evening Standard, Retail Times, Grocery Trader—as well as broadcast interviews on the BBC and Times Radio channels, and support from our ambassadors
- The Hidden Sea Rosé gained national UK press coverage this month, including a positive endorsement from The Independent. The article emphasizes that the brand has taken 22 million ocean plastic bottles while tasting great and links to the Asda listing
TASTINGS IN RALPHS AND FRED MEYER
- 160 tastings in various Ralph's and Fred Meyers stores will be occurring this month, expanding our reach and encouraging customers to taste our wine
NEW STAFF HIRES
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We're delighted to welcome two new staff members to the team this month: Patrick Quinn as our Social Media Specialist and Adelle Rose as our Marketing and Sales Assistant
FOOTY UPDATE!
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Jacqueline is leading the charge with 108 total tips!
"ONE OCEAN" WORLD-PREMIER
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We were honoured to have our first short film, "One Ocean," premiere at the Manhattan Film Festival in June. Click the image above to watch now
HIDDEN SEA HITS THE SEAS
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The Hidden Sea participated in the Fraser Coast Food & Wine Festival with a Hidden Sea cruise, where over 200 individuals had the opportunity to learn about, and taste, our exceptional wine
LINE IN THE SAND
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The Hidden Sea is drawing a line in the sand for Plastic Free July and we'd love you to get involved. Click the image below to learn more
RICHIE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES
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Richie and his family embarked on a move to Los Angeles to support the US expansion of The Hidden Sea, and have settled into their new home in Manhattan Beach
RICHIE DOES THE MOST AMERICAN THING EVER
- Richie has been fully initiated into American sports culture and caught a lucky fly ball at the Dodgers v Angels game
THANKS TO OUR AMBASSADORS
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Our amazing ambassadors have garnered high engagement and helped spread the word about The Hidden Sea around the world. A very special thanks goes to @victoria_valentine_brown and @veganbeautygirl. Check out this spectacular underwater reel from @verobeachmermaid by clicking HERE!
FARM UPDATE
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Amidst a busy winery hosting clients and finalizing new blends, Vintage 2023 reds are undergoing malolactic fermentation to soften the palate and the vineyard is being prepped for the new growing season
THE HIDDEN SEA AND CO–OP
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The Hidden Sea and Co–op removed the equivalent of over 2 million plastic bottles from the ocean together
May 2023
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New Products: Blanc de Blancs, Spritz Rosé 750mL, Spritz Rosé and Pinot Grigio cans
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The Hidden Sea explores distribution in the Maldives
- Brand Awareness Specialist, Angela Jones, has secured a partnership with Crystalbrook Hotels Cairns (#sustainableluxury)
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Harvest for 2023 is now complete
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February 23rd: Crushing with warmer climate whites
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March: Cooler/LSC whites
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April: reds
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Range extension in USA: Sauvignon Blanc
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CEO, Richie Vandenberg had a successful trip to USA—visiting with Precept, SGWS, and many retailers
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Thanks to the incredible partnership with Zero Co on the 100 Year Cleanup, The Hidden Sea secured it's first runaway collaborative post on social media—netting over 620k views, and nearly 3,500 comments!
- See it, and comment on it HERE
- The Hidden Sea showed off its newsest whale retail feature at Pink Dot in Hollywood
- The two companies have also enjoyed a lot of collaborative success on social media, which has led to exciting new photos of The Hidden Sea SKUs, and an excellent interview with Co-founder, Richie Vandenberg, and the President of Pink Dot, Sol Yamini
- Like Zero Co, this is what best-in-class collaboration looks like with retailers. Two brands working together to boost each other's visibility, and share an audience. See for yourself:
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The Hidden Sea's first-ever short film, "One Ocean" has been selected by the Manhattan Film Festival. It will have its world-premiere in June!
- Click the image above to watch it now
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Official launch in New Zealand
APRIL 2023
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Now hiring in Los Angeles. Click HERE for more information
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People’s Choice Wine Awards winner x2!
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Special thanks to our partners, Kingsland Drinks, and Crate Communications
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The Hidden Sea and Sainsbury's have removed the equivalent of over 5 million plastic bottles from the ocean together
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We parked two video trucks at their headquarters, with a thank you slideshow, and handed out awards to the executive staff to celebrate
- Watch the thank you video HERE.
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february 2023
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Watch The Hidden Sea 2022 recap video by clicking the image above
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November, 2022: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Co-founders Justin Moran and Richie Vandenberg visited ReSea Project
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Pictured above are Justin and Richie standing on top of 300,000 plastic bottles removed from the ocean, as well as an illustration of what it would look like if they were standing on top of a pile that equates to The Hidden Seas plastic removal since July, 2020
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The Hidden Sea’s premiere short film is finished. Here’s a brief synopsis:
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Click HERE to watch now
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“A wine company out of Australia, and a purpose-driven business out of Denmark, have teamed up to clean the ocean of plastic in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Hidden Sea, and ReSea Project are accredited to the highest standards in the world as they tackle the problem of ocean waste plastic, which affects us all—because no matter how many names it has—we only have ‘One Ocean’”
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october 2022
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The Hidden Sea builds the world's largest plastic waste pyramid in collaboration with Zero Co and the 100 Year Cleanup
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100 Year Clean Up: a mission to drive large-scale clean-ups for the next 100 years and eliminate the single-use plastic problem
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Launched in Cairo during COP27, the collaborators built a pyramid out of plastic collected from the Nile
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Media coverage:
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The Hidden Sea welcomes a new team member, Angela Jones, in Australia as Brand Awareness Specialist
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Ange comes with 15 years of alcohol retailing experience and a passion for what The Hidden Sea is achieving
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New products coming: The Hidden Sea in a can
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The Hidden Sea gains significant media exposure in GBR, USA and AUS
june 2022
- The '22 Rose is now bottled!
- Our THS Winemakers attended the Wine Industry Tech Conference
- Kingsland and Co–op visited the winery
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FunLab Group in Australia have started pouring The Hidden Sea Sauvignon Blanc
- You can find the Sauvignon Blanc at Holey Moley, La Di Darts, Strike Bowling, and Archie Brothers
- The Adelaide Entertainment Centre have agreed to pour The Hidden Sea Sauvignon Blanc as part of the next 12 months of events
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The Hidden Sea is gaining distribution in the US
- Seminole Reef Grill in Florida is pouring Rose, Chardonnay & Red Blend
- 16 x Haggen’s Food Stores in Washington
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The Hidden Sea's VIP hospitality at the Chicago SailGP event, so it was fitting that the Australian team won!
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THS also teamed up with world-renowned Canadian artist and environmental activist, Benjamin Von Wong, for an eye-grabbing art installation titled "The Giant Plastic Tap."
- Von Wong designed this piece to encourage governments, corporations, and individuals to "turn off the plastic tap" and work toward a more sustainable plastic-free future
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THS also teamed up with world-renowned Canadian artist and environmental activist, Benjamin Von Wong, for an eye-grabbing art installation titled "The Giant Plastic Tap."
- There are 31 days in July, and we're aiming to clean 31 beaches around the world to celebrate Plastic Free July
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The Hidden Sea's VIP hospitality at the Chicago SailGP event, so it was fitting that the Australian team won!
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THS also teamed up with world-renowned Canadian artist and environmental activist, Benjamin Von Wong, for an eye-grabbing art installation titled "The Giant Plastic Tap."
- Von Wong designed this piece to encourage governments, corporations, and individuals to "turn off the plastic tap" and work toward a more sustainable plastic-free future
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THS also teamed up with world-renowned Canadian artist and environmental activist, Benjamin Von Wong, for an eye-grabbing art installation titled "The Giant Plastic Tap."
- There are 31 days in July, and we're aiming to clean 31 beaches around the world to celebrate Plastic Free July
january 2022
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The Hidden Sea has removed and recycled the equivalent of 10,553,893 single-use plastic bottles from the ocean
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Click the image above to watch a video of that celebrates this achievement