International Wine and Spirits

What International Wine and Spirits does

International Wine and Spirits is a privately held company that manufactures and sells wines. According to the firmographic data on file, it was founded in 1999, is based in Doral, Florida (United States), and operates with a workforce of 51-100 employees. The company is led by founder and managing director Javier I. Fernandez, indicating founder-owned governance with continuous leadership since inception (over 25 years of operating history). Its category positioning is as a wine producer/seller, placing it within the broader U.S. wine wholesale and distribution market, with potential adjacency to spirits given the company name.

Beyond these firmographic and leadership data points, the available source material is sparse. The company's official website (https://iws-fla.com) returned only a verification/loader page with no substantive company information, product catalog, distribution disclosures, or pricing structure. The aggregated data records show no product-level details, no named customers, no partnerships or alliances, no certifications, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents or trademarks, no technology stack disclosures, and no disclosed revenue or pricing information. Third-party news sources referenced in the aggregated feed pertain to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), which is a separate, unrelated intergovernmental entity and not a source of company-specific operational data.

The resulting information profile is therefore limited to confirmed firmographic facts (founding year, location, headcount band, leadership, business category) and a series of null data fields across products, customers, pricing, channels, partnerships, technology, capital structure, and AI capabilities. Any deeper operational, financial, or strategic characterization of the company is not supported by the available input.

Name

International Wine and Spirits

Website

https://iws-fla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

International Wine and Spirits is a privately held, founder-led wine manufacturer and seller founded in 1999 and headquartered in Doral, Florida, operating with 51-100 employees under managing director Javier I. Fernandez.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Manufacturing

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB), Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale) (CRAOAIAB)

Keywords

• Wine production
• Wine distribution
• Spirits manufacturing
• Alcoholic beverages
• Wine sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Doral

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

International Wine and Spirits manufactures and sells wines. The company operates as a wine producer and distributor based in Doral, Florida, serving the alcoholic beverages market with its own manufactured wine products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wines
• Wines

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Regional players

• Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits: The largest U.S. wine and spirits distributor, headquartered in Florida (Miami). Comparable as a Florida-anchored wine/spirits operator with overlapping import and distribution capabilities targeting the same regional customer base as International Wine and Spirits.

Broad incumbents

• E. & J. Gallo Winery: The largest family-owned winery in the world, producing and selling wine across numerous price points and brands. Comparable as a vertically integrated U.S. wine manufacturer and seller, but at vastly greater scale and brand breadth.
• The Wine Group: One of the largest wine producers in the world, manufacturing and marketing a broad portfolio of wine brands. Comparable as a vertically integrated wine manufacturer-and-seller, though at substantially larger scale.
• Trinchero Family Estates: Family-owned wine company producing and selling a wide portfolio of wine brands including imported labels. Comparable as a wine manufacturer/seller with import capabilities, though with significantly broader scale and brand portfolio.
• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates: One of the largest premium wine producers in the U.S., manufacturing and selling wine across multiple owned and imported brands. Comparable as a manufacturer-and-seller of wine with a multi-brand, multi-region sourcing model.
• Constellation Brands: Large multinational producer and marketer of wine, beer, and spirits with significant wine portfolio. Comparable as a wine manufacturer-and-seller, but with substantially greater scale, public-market resources, and brand portfolio breadth.

Direct peers

• Palm Bay International: U.S. importer and marketer of wines and spirits from family-owned producers worldwide. Comparable to International Wine and Spirits as a mid-sized import-and-distribute wine specialist supplying U.S. trade accounts.
• Kobrand Corporation: Family-owned U.S. importer and marketer of fine wines and spirits. Comparable as a similarly sized private wine/spirits importer with a portfolio model mirroring the 'International' positioning of the subject.
• Banfi Vintners: U.S. importer and producer of Italian wines and spirits, selling through wholesale and retail channels. Comparable as a privately held wine importer/manufacturer with vertically integrated selling operations.
• Frederick Wildman & Sons: Family-owned U.S. importer of fine wines and spirits from Italy, France, and other regions. Comparable as a mid-sized private wine importer with a similar import-and-distribute model to a Florida-anchored wine company.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jifiws
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalWineandSpiritsInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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