DB Wine Selections

What DB Wine Selections does

D.B. Wine Selection Inc (operating as DB Wine Selections) is a privately held US wine importer and distributor founded in 2001 by French native Didier Boutet and headquartered at 79 Main St, Framingham, Massachusetts. The company imports and wholesales fine, hand-crafted wines from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Uruguay, representing over 100 producers across regions including Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, the Loire, Provence, the Rhône, Alsace, Languedoc, Tuscany, Piedmont, Rioja, Galicia, Douro, and South America. Its portfolio is positioned around terroir-driven, artisan producers rather than mass-market labels, with exclusive regional representation agreements such as the Transatlantic Bubbles Portfolio in Massachusetts (Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart and Champagne Quenardel & Fils).

DB Wine Selections operates a trade-only B2B model, selling exclusively to licensed wine retailers and restaurants in all New England states and a select set of additional US states (including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Kentucky with active wholesale price lists). Its go-to-market is direct sales to wine professionals, supported by a public website that showcases producer stories and a separate password-protected trade portal where licensed buyers submit credit applications, upload alcohol beverage licenses, and access state-specific wholesale pricing. Revenue is generated through wholesale transaction margins on imported wine, with no disclosed subscription, SaaS, or DTC component.

The business is small-scale (11–50 employees), founder-owned and operated, with no external funding, acquisitions, or public-market activity on record. Underlying technology is minimal: the platform is a conventional import/distribution operation built around a content site and a gated trade ordering page, with no AI, app, API, or proprietary software components disclosed. Customer segments are horizontal across licensed retailers and restaurants, and the company differentiates on producer curation, supplier relationships, and New England trade reputation built since 2001.

Name

DB Wine Selections

Legal name

D.B. Wine Selection Inc

Website

https://dbwineselection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DB Wine Selections is a US wine importer and wholesale distributor founded in 2001, supplying over 100 artisan producers from France and other European and South American regions to licensed retailers and restaurants across New England and select other US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Import & Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAOAIAB

Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale)

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Alcohol, Tobacco & Cannabis Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYCRAOAIAA

Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Alcohol, Tobacco & Cannabis Wholesale Distribution

Keywords

• Wine import distribution
• French wine wholesale
• Fine wine importer
• Trade only wine supply
• B2B wine distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Framingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wine Import and Distribution: Imports and distributes fine wines from France, Europe, and South America to retailers and restaurants in New England. Revenue generated through wholesale wine sales to licensed trade customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

D.B. Wine Selection Inc imports and distributes a curated portfolio of fine hand-crafted wines—primarily from France, but also Italy, Spain, Portugal, and South America—on a trade-only wholesale basis to licensed wine retailers and restaurants. The company represents over 100 producers spanning major French regions (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire Valley, Rhône Valley, Alsace, Languedoc, Provence, Jura, Southwest) as well as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Argentine, and Uruguayan estates. All customers must hold a valid alcoholic beverage license and complete a credit application before account approval and access to state-specific wholesale price lists.

Product overview

D.B. Wine Selection Inc operates as a wine importer and distributor offering a portfolio of fine hand-crafted wines primarily from France, as well as Italy, Spain, Portugal, and South America. The company sells wines to retailers and restaurants throughout New England states and other parts of the US. Their portfolio includes wines from numerous producers including French estates (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire Valley, Rhône Valley, Alsace, Languedoc, Provence, Jura, Southwest), Italian producers (Piedmont, Tuscany), Spanish producers (Rioja, Galicia, Catalonia), Portuguese estates (Douro, Ports), South American wineries (Argentina, Uruguay), representing various wine producers as their portfolio of imported wines rather than a single unified product line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wine Import & Distribution Services Import and wholesale distribution of fine hand-crafted wines from France, Europe, and South America to licensed wine retailers and restaurants across New England states and other US markets; requires valid alcoholic beverage license and credit application approval.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Transatlantic Bubbles PortfoliocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDB Wine represents the Transatlantic Bubbles Portfolio exclusively in the state of Massachusetts, including Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart and Champagne Quenardel & Fils. This exclusive representation arrangement covers Champagne distribution in the Massachusetts market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Polaner Selections: US importer and distributor specializing in grower-producer, family-owned, and terroir-driven wines, primarily from France and Italy. Direct overlap in customer base (retailers/restaurants) and curated producer portfolio.
• Vias Imports: US importer and distributor of Italian and select European wines to the on- and off-premise trade. Comparable B2B trade model and portfolio approach, with similar emphasis on family estates and regional authenticity.
• Broadbent Selections: Importer of family-owned and estate wines, with strong French and European depth, distributed to US retailers and restaurants. Direct competitor in the fine-wine B2B segment with similar producer relationships.
• Banville Wine Merchants: Importer of artisanal and family-owned wines from France, Italy, and beyond, selling to restaurants and retailers. Similar emphasis on grower and natural wines, and a comparable B2B trade-only model.
• Skurnik Wines: Family-owned importer and distributor of fine European wines to restaurants and retailers in the US. Closely comparable in size, B2B trade-only model, France-and-Europe-led portfolio, and producer-representation approach.

Broad incumbents

• Kobrand Corporation: Established US importer and marketer of fine wines and spirits with a multi-decade track record. Operates in the same fine-wine wholesale channel as DB Wine Selections, often competing for premium producer agency rights.
• Frederick Wildman & Sons: Long-standing US importer of premium European wines, particularly from France and Italy, distributed to retailers and restaurants. Direct overlap in fine European wine assortment, though at materially greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• Winebow Group: Large multi-portfolio US wine importer and distributor with broad international sourcing. Same wholesale B2B model but at significantly greater scale, making it a benchmark incumbent competitor for producer allocations and shelf space.
• Terlato Wine Group: Multi-brand US wine company combining production, import, and distribution of premium wines. Comparable in fine-wine positioning and producer-representation model, though with substantially greater scale and resources.

Regional players

• Martignetti Companies: New England-based wine and spirits wholesaler and distributor. Regional peer that competes for the same New England trade accounts and shelf placements as DB Wine Selections.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/db-wines-selection-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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