About Winebow
Winebow’s mission is to be the premier U.S. importer and distributor of an international portfolio of premium quality fine wine, spirits and sake — all with an emphasis on education.
At Winebow, we are committed to bringing the best representations of products from global regions to market. As a result, Winebow’s extensive portfolio of premium wines, spirits and sakes from around the world is unsurpassed in terms of quality and selection.
Headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, Winebow is a thriving business with more than 400 employees, including a sizeable national sales force. Winebow’s continued success has been driven by a winning combination of extremely high quality products and one of the most well educated groups of professionals in the industry. As a testament to our success, Winebow has grown its revenue every year since our founding in 1980 – an uninterrupted 28 year accomplishment. At Winebow, we are passionate about what we do and it shows.
Winebow is organized into distinct operating divisions that are overseen by an experienced and talented senior management team. Follow the links below for more information on our distinct Import Portfolios, Wholesale companies and subsidiaries.
Our Import Group is a direct importer of a high quality portfolio of wines and specialty spirits from 30+ countries, with specialization in Italian wine. Our top suppliers have been with Winebow more than 17 years, on average. Retail price per bottle ranges from $8 to over $400, with average of $16. The products that make up our imports division include items from Italy, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Scotland, Brazil and Japan. These items are made available nationally—in all 50 states—through our network of approximately 128 distributors. The business is supported by a highly trained national sales team that is more than 65 people strong. Our Import Group can be further segmented into three distinct national portfolios, plus a fourth that services select Winebow wholesale markets:
- Leonardo LoCascio Selections (LLS): LLS is our acclaimed Italian portfolio, representing choice wines from the estates of approximately 75 high-quality Italian producers.
- Winebow Brands International (WBI): WBI is our acclaimed import portfolio from Spain, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Scotland, Brazil and Japan, representing over 40 estates.
- Emerald Wines Division: Emerald represents acclaimed family-owned producers, including the Argentine wines of Bodegas Catena Zapata and renowned producers from Austria, Chile and other important regions.
- Origine Selections & Regional Brands: Our regional brands include specialty wines that we import only for sale by Winebow Wholesale. We do not offer these wines through our National sales organizations.
WBW operates distributorships in seven major markets - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Connecticut Massachusetts and Illinois. This business sells to thousands of restaurants and retailers through more than 125 of the most highly trained sales people in the industry.
Our wholesale companies distribute products from Winebow Imports (LLS, WBI and Emerald portfolios) as well as an extensive selection of wines, spirits and specialty items supplied from other domestic and international producers. Winebow also markets its own labels from Italy, France and Spain in select wholesale markets. We are proud to represent some of the finest estates in the business.
Due to the varied wine and spirits regulations in different states, we do not represent all products in every wholesale market. A complete list of the brands that we offer in each market can be found through the link below.
Winebow Wholesale by Market
Winebow expanded in 2008 with the acquisition of the Click Wine Group. Click Wine Group is a leader in creating and developing innovative wine brands from around the world, and advances our aim to be the leading super-premium import wine and specialty spirits supplier in the USA. Click’s unique marketing expertise and consumer driven approach to brand development has resulted in a growing portfolio of high quality brands. These wines include category leaders Fat Bastard from France, Root:1 from Chile, Clean Slate from Germany and the recently launched Spanish Sons brand from the Castilla y Leon Region of Spain. In addition, Click offers a strong sales presence in multi-unit retail and club channels which compliments Winebow’s strength in sales to independent retailers and on-premise accounts. Lastly, Click’s agency portfolio of fine wines from Australia compliments our WBI portfolio and allows us to represent another of the world’s major wine regions. More details on Click can be found on their web site at www.clickwinegroup.com.
Click’s management team, headed by Peter Click, leads the company from its headquarters in Seattle, WA.
