ABOUT US

The Country Vintner is the premiere dedicated fine wine and craft spirit wholesaler in the United States.

Since 1980, we have cultivated a knowledge-based sales culture to serve the best interests of our customers, engendering rock solid relationships in fine wine distribution channels.

To deliver additional value for our customers, we have developed an import operation to bring distinctive estate wines from all corners of the globe to the domestic market.

With deep reach that doesn’t sacrifice reachability, serious scale that retains scalability and a service model that expands to fit the unique serviceability requirements of the fine wine trade, we bring more to the table.

REACH

• Wholesale operation servicing Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C.,
  West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Florida.
• Direct import relationships with elite family producers in Argentina,
  Australia, Austria, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand,
  Portugal, South Africa and Spain.
• 30 years’ experience servicing the East Coast’s most established
  fine wine purveyors.

REACHABILITY

• Experienced fine wine consultants, locally-based in all
  wholesale markets.
• Mobile point-of-sale devices with real-time inventory reporting.
• Innovative web presence.

SCALE

• Represent a significant percentage of the world’s most iconic
  fine wine producers and importers.
• More than 130 local fine wine consultants.
• More than 6000 selections in stock.
• More than 500 temperature-controlled containers imported annually.

SCALABILITY

• Privately held and independent.
• 170,000 sq. ft. temperature-controlled mid-Atlantic distribution center.
• 20,000 sq. ft. temperature-controlled Florida distribution center.

SERVICE

• Order desk open into the evening hours for next day delivery.
• Saturday deliveries in many markets.
• Temperature-controlled storage and delivery.
• State-of-the-art inventory management system ensuring
  unprecedented order accuracy.

SERVICEABILITY

• Industry-leading sales force retention.
• Staff training and tasting event specialists for increased sell-through.
• Full-service chain retail division.