Wine Importers in California

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Here are some of the wine importers in California

Paul M. Young Fine Wines

Paul M. Young Fine Wines aim is to find vigneron who produce wines that express not only the terroir but also the personality of the vigneron. They believe that the exact methods used are not as important as the quality of the wine that is produced. They respect vigneron whether they farm Biodynamic, organic or practice sustainable agriculture. They prefer indigenous yeast and no filtering, but they are aware that a vigneron must do what is best for a wine in any particular vintage. What we do not want is “mass-produced product.” None of the vigneron they represent has anything to do with the industrial wine market that is so prevalent in today’s world. Paul M. Young Fine Wines is only as good as the people who represent it. Gia Gaglio and Lauren Macklin in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, Mark Duong in San Francisco, Marin, and the South Bay, Kimberley Brown in the East Bay, San Francisco, Napa and Sonoma,  and François Laurient in Santa Monica, South Bay, W. Los Angeles, and the Central Coast. All are professionals who share their passion for great wine.

Adventures in Wine

Adventures in Wine is a California based importer of fine and rare wines. For over 25 years it has been their mission to bring the finest selection of imported wines of the highest quality and value to the states. Adventures  in Wine  provides importation services for wholesalers, retailers, and private individuals. Their experienced, professional staff can get your wine to you with the utmost expediency and ease. Finally, at Adventures in Wine, they offer a state-of-the-art wine storage facility. If you are seeking secure, temperature controlled storage, please consider their facility.

JVS Wines Imports

JVS Imports was founded almost two decades ago. Sam Filmus and his family began importing and distributing wines from Eastern Europe, and then the business grew in two important directions. The first was the development of JVS as an importer with a national network of distributors for its products, and the second was the growth of JVS as a wholesaler in California. Staying true to its roots, JVS offers a wide assortment of beers and wines from Eastern Europe, but Mr. Filmus and his lifelong friend and Partner Vladimir Zhoglo have also cultivated a large (and growing!) portfolio that includes brandy, mezcal, vodka, scotch, rum, as well as popular American Craft Spirits.

Epic Wines and Spirits

Epic Wines and Spirits Based in California, Their portfolio includes brands from around the world, and service that’s out of it. Epic Wines & Spirits, founded in 1995, is guided by a simple prevailing goal: Recognize products that will be cutting-edge tomorrow while paying attention to the needs of our customers and their clients today. The brands of Epic Wines & Spirits are unique, and important to both knowledgeable and emerging wine, beer and spirits consumers. Each product featured in the Epic portfolio has been specifically selected for its quality, innovation and respect for tradition. The people of Epic Wines & Spirits are industry professionals who have extensive backgrounds in premium wine, beer and spirits sales and distribution. Their knowledge of and passion for our products, combined with a commitment to customer service, have enabled Epic to build lasting relationships with a sophisticated and demanding customer base.

Titan Wine Selections

Titan Wine Selections is a state wide wholesale distributor of fine wines in California since 2010. Their portfolio represents a wide range of exceptional brands from California and an extensive import portfolio from their strategic partnerships with leading importers. Titan is a formidable mid-size California distributor with one of the best wine portfolios in the industry. Combined with a knowledgeable and experienced sales team servicing a wide customer base of restaurants, wine bars, and retailers Titan is poised for growth. Titan CEO and President Alex Guarachi, along with California General Sales Manager Nanette Tempest, have a combined 45+ years in the wine distribution and import industry. Together they lead the talented sales, marketing, and customer service teams at Titan Wine Selections. Titan Wine Selections strives to offer the best selection of wines available and consistently provide their customers with unparalleled professional service.

Estate Wines Ltd.

Founded in 1985, Estate Wines, Ltd. is a company that believes in artisan wineries. Their interests have always been with wineries and winemakers who are keen on producing wines that reflect a place. A sense of soil and history for the wines. “Travelogue wines”: wines that can transport to a place, recall a memory of a vacation past. With more than twenty six years of experience traveling in both the old world and the new, buying wines from artisan producers, they have amassed an exciting collection of more than 110 wineries. Their name says it all: Estate Wines, Ltd. wines produced from estate-grown fruit, with an average production level of 5,000 cases, and produced by owners of the estate or domaine. They are proud to represent the “cutting edge” artisan wineries, the “overachievers,” as well as the more traditional family wineries. As specialists in artisan wines, they market their wineries to the finest restaurants, hotels and independent retail stores in California.

Vitis Imports

Since 2002, Vitis Imports has searched for exceptional wines from dedicated producers. Today, they’re the leading importer of Italian wines in the United States, representing 98 Italian wineries, covering more appellations and grape varietals than the competition. In addition, our distinctive wines from renowned regions of France, Spain, Portugal, and Argentina complement the portfolio. While representing a diverse assortment of natural, organic, certified organic and biodynamic wines, their portfolio focuses mainly on “families,” in other words, smaller estates where the winemakers grow their own grapes and bottle their own wines. Vitis prides itself in its balanced coverage of Italy, unlike many that focus primarily on Piedmont and Tuscany. They offer wines from every one of Italy’s wine-producing regions, from French-speaking Val d’Aosta and German-speaking Alto Adige in the north to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Of course, like all fine wine lovers, they are fans of Nebbiolo from Piedmont and Sangiovese from Tuscany. However, no grape variety is too small for them. Gaglioppo, Cococciola, Ancellotta, Tintilia and Susumaniello are a few examples of their diverse selection, a favorite among restaurant and wine shop buyers in search of the esoteric and the rare.

USA Wine West

USA Wine West is a nationally licensed importer offering an efficient, cost-effective national import strategy for foreign wineries and export groups. Their experienced staff provides comprehensive services and support for wineries and portfolios who want to bring their national marketing strategy to success in the U.S. USA Wine West has nearly twenty years of experience managing efficient logistics, market strategies, compliance and administration for fine wine distribution in all 50 states. They work with foreign and domestic wineries, as well as U.S. importers and other foreign wine portfolios that are committed to investment in the marketing and sales efforts necessary to build brands and portfolios in the U.S. market. As industry professionals, they are dedicated to providing thorough, timely and responsive service in the administrative, logistical and legal compliance areas of wine distribution, while also supporting the sales and marketing efforts of their portfolios.

Wine Warehouse

Wine Warehouse is a multi-generational, family owned and operated, wholesale distributor of fine wine, beer and spirits for California. Company was established in 1973 by passionate wine collectors, Bob and Jim Myerson, who sought to bring fine wine to a new and rapidly growing market. That same vision and commitment to quality continues today. Wine Warehouse’s unique brand and category mix is a nationally recognized portfolio in the premium beverage alcohol space. Their dedicated and knowledgeable employees are uniquely qualified to deliver this exceptional portfolio to one of the most sophisticated and demanding markets in the country. Under the leadership of their dynamic executive team, including second-generation owners, Jim Myerson and Linda Myerson Dean, Wine Warehouse continues a tradition of bringing superb products to California supported by an unsurpassed team of dedicated professionals.

Atherton Wine Imports

Atherton Wine Imports was founded in 1981 specializing in French Wines. Today it is one of the most significant importers and wholesalers of Burgundies and Bordeaux in the West Coast representing many of the famous Growers in Burgundies and an extensive list of the great growths of Bordeaux. Atherton Wine Imports also exports wines out of state and internationally.

 

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