Tinte Cellars

What Tinte Cellars does

Tinte Cellars is a privately held Washington State winery operating as Tinte LLC, founded in 2018 with estate vineyards in the Red Mountain and Rattlesnake Hills American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) and additional fruit sourcing from premier Washington growers. The company operates two tasting room locations — a working winery and retail venue in Woodinville's Warehouse District (19495 144th Ave. NE, #A-100) and a tasting room and event venue in Seattle's historic Georgetown neighborhood (5951 Airport Way South) — supplemented by a wholly owned subsidiary, Tinte Estates Vineyards, on Red Mountain in Benton City, WA, which also hosts pop-up tasting events. Production emphasizes limited-release, estate-sourced wines described by the company as award-winning, with no specific awards or bodies disclosed in the source material.

The company runs a multi-channel direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform. Revenue streams include bottle sales at both tasting rooms, online sales via OrderPort/BottleNThreeSixty-powered storefronts, a Wine Club subscription with quarterly releases and member benefits, direct shipping to most U.S. states (excluding 11), paid tasting experiences booked through Explore Tock, private and corporate event venue rentals ($200–$2,400 starting tiers), and ticketed hosted experiences such as Wine & Watercolors, Decoupage Oyster Shell Painting, Paella Party, and Red Mountain pop-ups ($25–$85 per ticket). A Tinte Tokens in-house loyalty currency ties wine club membership to on-site spend, and a charitable giving program (10% of selected art sales, portions of wine club proceeds) supports local partners such as the YMCA of Greater Seattle Social Impact Center.

Customer segments include wine club members, walk-in tasting room visitors, corporate and social private event hosts, out-of-state online shoppers, and experiential/class attendees. Marketing is primarily organic (Instagram with 2,463 followers, Facebook), email signup, an active events calendar, and community partnerships such as Georgetown Art Attack and the YMCA. The business carries no disclosed funding, no public filings, no AI/ML capability, and no institutional ownership signals in the available source material — Tinte Cellars is a bootstrapped, community-positioned lifestyle winery rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Tinte Cellars

Legal name

Tinte LLC

Website

https://tintecellars.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tinte Cellars is a privately held Washington State winery operating tasting rooms in Woodinville and Seattle-Georgetown, producing estate-sourced wines from Red Mountain and Rattlesnake Hills AVAs. It sells direct-to-consumer through a wine club, on-site retail, e-commerce shipping, ticketed experiences, and private event rentals, with a mission-driven charitable giving model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery & Wine Hospitality

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Grape Vineyards (111332), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

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), Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Wine Bars (THAFAEAF), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD), Vineyard Establishment & Development (Site Prep, Trellising, Planting) (AFAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Washington winery
• Estate wines
• Wine club
• Tasting room
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodinville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine Sales (Direct-to-Consumer Retail): Bottle sales at the two tasting rooms (Woodinville Warehouse District and Seattle-Georgetown) and via the company's online wine shop at orderport.net.
2. Wine Club Membership: Recurring wine club membership with quarterly wine releases, special pricing, complimentary tastings, members-only events, and a portion of sales benefiting local charities.
3. Wine Shipping (E-commerce): Direct-to-consumer wine shipping to most US states (excluding AL, AR, DE, IN, KY, MS, NJ, OH, OK, RI, UT). Adult signature required; summer/winter weather holds available.
4. Tasting Experiences: Paid tasting experiences at both tasting rooms, booked via Explore Tock, with fees applicable to bottle purchases.
5. Private Event Venue Rentals: Private and semi-private venue rental for social, corporate and non-profit events across both locations. Starting prices: Large Group $200, Catered Meetings $1,000, Full Venue Buy Out $2,400, Group & Team Building $1,000.
6. Hosted Event Tickets: Ticketed experiences such as Wine & Watercolors classes ($50-$62), Decoupage Oyster Shell Painting ($47), Annual Summer Paella Party ($85 general / $68 wine club), and Red Mountain vineyard tastings ($25/guest non-members; complimentary for club members up to 4 guests).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tinte Cellars is a Washington State winery that crafts wines from estate vineyards in the Red Mountain and Rattlesnake Hills AVAs (sourcing additional fruit from premier WA growers), and sells them direct-to-consumer through two tasting rooms (Woodinville Warehouse District and Seattle-Georgetown), an online wine shop, and a recurring Wine Club subscription. The winery also operates a calendar of paid hosted experiences (art shows, classes, food pairing events) and rents out both venues for private/corporate events under the "Great Wine for the Greater Good, Together" community-giving banner.

Product overview

Tinte Cellars is a single-brand Washington winery operating a unified hospitality and retail platform rather than a multi-product software suite. The core offering is estate-sourced Washington State wine, delivered through four tightly linked experiences: (1) the Tinte Cellars Wine Shop for direct online bottle purchases, (2) the Tinte Cellars Wine Club for quarterly wine releases and member benefits, (3) two tasting-room venues — the Woodinville Winery Tasting Room (working winery in the Warehouse District) and the Seattle Georgetown Tasting Room — and (4) Tinte Estates Vineyards on Red Mountain, which supplies estate fruit and hosts pop-up tastings. Layered on top are the Private Events & Venue Buyouts product (offering social, corporate, and non-profit event formats across both venues and offsite) and recurring branded experiences such as the Colors of Provence River Cruise charter. The Tinte Tokens loyalty program connects Wine Club membership to on-site tasting-room spend, tying the membership, retail, and hospitality products into a single customer journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tinte Cellars Wine Shop Direct-to-consumer e-commerce wine shop (powered by OrderPort/BottleNThreeSixty) selling individual bottles and mixed cases of Washington State wines to adult consumers; wine is shipped to most US states (excluding AL, AR, DE, IN, KY, MS, NJ, OH, OK, RI, UT).
• Tinte Cellars Wine Club Subscription membership program offering quarterly wine releases, members-only wine pricing, complimentary tastings, access to members-only events and wines, and priority consideration for charitable donations; a portion of sales benefits local charities.
• Woodinville Winery Tasting Room Working winery and retail tasting room at 19495 144th Ave NE #A-100, Woodinville, WA 98072; offers walk-in tastings, bottle sales, weekly events, and private event space (up to 100 indoors). Open Wed-Sun 12-5 PM.
• Seattle Georgetown Tasting Room Refurbished tasting room and event venue at 5951 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98108; hosts tastings, art shows, weekly events, and large-format private events for 100+ guests seasonally. Open Wed-Fri 2-8 PM, Sat-Sun 12-8 PM.
• Private Events & Venue Buyouts Curated private event packages at both tasting room venues (and offsite) for social, corporate, and non-profit events. Tiered formats include Large Group Reservations (10-40 attendees, from $200), Catered Meetings (10-70, from $1,000), Full Venue Buyout (40-100, from $2,400), and Group/Team Building Experiences (10-70, from $1,000).
• Tinte Tokens (Loyalty Points) In-house loyalty currency usable in tasting rooms, redeemable for purchases including food; promoted to Wine Club Members at recurring tasting-room events.
• Colors of Provence River Cruise Charter Full-ship charter river cruise aboard AmaWaterways' AmaKristina sailing the Colors of Provence itinerary, departing July 15, 2027; co-branded with a lineup of Northwest wine partners and hosted by Ignite-U Travel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Private event capacity up to 100 guests indoors in Woodinville and 100+ seasonally in Georgetown
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting partnership, minor partnership and core operational partnership.

• YMCA of Greater Seattle Social Impact Centersupporting partnershipGTM or Marketing PartnerYMCA of Greater Seattle Social Impact Center is a charitable partner of Tinte Cellars Georgetown. 10% of all sales of pieces from Richard Duval Images during the April 22 – June 28 art exhibition will be donated to YMCA.
• AmaWaterwayssupporting partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTinte Cellars is one of 10 Northwest wine partners on the "Colors of Provence" full ship charter aboard AmaWaterways' AmaKristina, departing July 15, 2027. Hosted by Kieran and Sherri Murry at Ignite-U Travel, with each wine partner allocated 6-7 cabins.
• Ignite-U Travelsupporting partnershipGTM or Marketing PartnerIgnite-U Travel (Kieran and Sherri Murry) hosts the Colors of Provence River Cruise charter sailing, with Tinte Cellars as one of the featured Northwest wine partners.
• Corks and Canvas Eventsminor partnershipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCorks and Canvas Events provides art class programming at Tinte Cellars Woodinville, such as the Decoupage Oyster Shell Painting class ($47) on June 7, 2026. Reservation URL points to corksandcanvasevents.com.
• Explore Tockcore operational partnershipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExplore Tock (exploretock.com/tintecellarswoodinville and /tintecellarsgeorgetown) is the third-party reservation platform used by Tinte Cellars to book tasting experiences, hosted events, and the Red Mountain vineyard pop-ups.
• OrderPort / BottleNThreeSixtycore operational partnershipTechnology or IntegrationOrderPort and BottleNThreeSixty power Tinte Cellars' e-commerce wine shop (tintecellars.orderport.net and tintecellars.bottlethreesixty.com), supporting online wine sales, club sign-in, and shopping cart.
• Red Mountain Retreatsupporting partnershipOthersRed Mountain Retreat (redmountainretreat.com) is listed as the venue website for Tinte Estates Vineyard pop-up tastings on Red Mountain in Benton City, WA.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mark Ryan Winery: Boutique Washington winery with Woodinville tasting room and Red Mountain/Walla Walla AVA sourcing; similar DTC, wine club, and tasting-room experience model targeting premium Washington wine consumers.
• DeLille Cellars: Woodinville-based premium Washington winery with estate sourcing (Red Mountain, Yakima Valley) and a tasting room experience; comparable DTC, wine club, and tasting-room model targeting similar premium Washington wine consumers.
• JM Cellars: Boutique Woodinville winery with estate-sourced Washington fruit and a tasting room focused on limited-production wines; comparable in scale, premium positioning, and DTC tasting-room-driven model to Tinte Cellars.
• Guardian Cellars: Woodinville-based boutique Washington winery with tasting room and wine club; similar boutique DTC, estate sourcing, and tasting-room experience focus as Tinte Cellars.
• Patterson Cellars: Woodinville warehouse-district winery with multiple tasting rooms (including Seattle), wine club, and DTC events; very close peer in footprint, scale, and consumer-facing experience model.
• Sparkman Cellars: Woodinville warehouse-district boutique winery emphasizing limited-production Washington wines with a tasting room and wine club; direct peer in DTC and tasting-room model.
• Woodinville Wine Cellars: Woodinville warehouse-district winery with tasting room and Washington AVA sourcing (including Red Mountain); most direct geographic and operational peer to Tinte's Woodinville tasting room and DTC model.
• Novelty Hill Januik: Woodinville winery with Red Mountain and Stillwater Creek AVA sourcing plus Woodinville tasting room; comparable in AVA portfolio, DTC focus, and tasting-room-led hospitality.

Broad incumbents

• Columbia Winery: Established Woodinville winery with broad Washington AVA sourcing and tasting room; comparable as a Woodinville tasting-room operator but with broader distribution than Tinte's DTC focus.
• Chateau Ste. Michelle: Largest Washington winery with Woodinville winery and tasting room plus national distribution; directly comparable as a Washington-state wine producer with tasting-room experience, but vastly larger scale and broader portfolio than Tinte Cellars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tintecellars
• Instagraminstagram.com/tintecellars
• Xx.com/wmchurchwinery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tinte-cellars

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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