The company was established in 2005, mainly in production and sales: brandy, whisky, vodka-based. 2005 was rated as the first wine to drink Guangdong International Exposition gold medal.
And Chase Distillery in the Welsh borders made headlines not long ago when its potato-based vodka, sold at swanky bars around the world, stole the honours at this year's World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
That in turn allowed start-ups such as Anchor Distilling (whisky and gin) and Hangar One (vodka), both based in San Francisco, to take on the big boys.