Mountain Spirit Winery

Name

Mountain Spirit Winery

Legal name

Mountain Spirit Winery

Website

https://mountainspiritwinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Winery

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail) (CRANABAF), Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB)

Keywords

• Boutique winery
• Blended wine production
• Wine tasting room
• Wine club subscriptions
• Fruit wine production

Headquarters

HQ city

Salida

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Wine Sales (Tasting Room): On-site wine tasting and sales through the tasting room, offering flights, full pours, and bottle sales. Provides complimentary wine samples to visitors.
2. E-commerce Wine Sales: Online direct-to-consumer wine sales with shipping to most US states. Orders over $100 can use promotional code SALE100 for $10 off.
3. Wine Club Subscriptions: Recurring quarterly subscription model with three tiers offering 2-6 bottles per shipment, with tiered discounts (10-20%) on additional purchases and free shipping included.
4. Gift Cards: E-gift cards sold for occasions including Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mountain Spirit Winery produces and sells blended and varietal wines including reds, whites, rosés, fruit wines, fortified wines, vermouth, and mead, sourced from grapes and juice across multiple growing regions. The winery operates a year-round tasting room in Salida, Colorado, ships wine directly to consumers across most US states via e-commerce, and runs a three-tier wine club delivering bottles quarterly.

Product overview

Mountain Spirit Winery is a family-owned boutique winery founded in 1995, specializing in blended wines with the motto 'Quality wines with a difference.' The product portfolio centers on over 30 distinct wine products spanning multiple categories: fruit wines (Apricot, Apple Ice Dessert, Blackberry, Raspberry), red wines (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Raspberry, Mountain Zin), white wines (Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sophie's White), rosé wines (Pink Hope, Angel Blush), fortified/sweet wines (Sweet Poncha, Zin Port, Bee Vino Mead), Vermouths (Vino Vermouth Bianco and Rosso), and Vino Salida branded wines (Vino Bianco Di Salida, Vino Rosso Di Salida). The winery operates a Wine Club with three membership tiers (Cherub, Symphony, Angel) offering quarterly shipments, and provides on-site tasting experiences including flights, full pours, and mocktails. Additional services include e-gift cards, gift baskets, and event hosting at the Salida location. The company does not own vineyards, sourcing grapes and juice from various regions based on quality considerations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vino Salida: A wine collection/lable featuring varieties including Vino Bianco Di Salida, Vino Rosso Di Salida, and Vino Vermouth Di Salida

Products and services

• Blended Red Wines (Tenderfoot Stomp series, Cuvée Rouge, Mountain Zin, Sophie's Red, etc.) A range of blended red wines featuring combinations such as Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Cabernet Franc (Tenderfoot Stomp), Crimson Cabernet-Merlot-Cabernet Franc-Cabernet Sauvignon (Cuvée Rouge), and Zinfandel-Cabernet Franc with French oak (Mountain Zin, Gold Medal winner). Sold direct-to-consumer and through tasting room.
• White Wines (Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sophie's White, Symphony in White) White wine offerings including Chardonnay aged in French oak, silky low-acidity Gewurztraminer, Pinot Grigio-Chardonnay blend (Sophie's White), and Sauvignon Blanc-Chardonnay blend (Symphony in White). Versatile for pairing with poultry, seafood, salads, or solo enjoyment.
• Rosé Wines (Pink Hope, Angel Blush) Rosé wines including Pink Hope (crisp, clean rosé honoring those affected by cancer) and Angel Blush (apple-pear-raspberry blend similar to white Zinfandel). Pairs with Mexican food, stir-fry, and spicy dishes.
• Fruit Wines (Apricot, Blackberry, Raspberry, Apple Ice Dessert Wine) Seasonal fruit wines made from apricots (sweet to tart), blackberries (sweet), raspberries (sweet with tart finish), and apples (Apple Ice Dessert Wine). Provides non-grape wine options for visitors and online buyers.
• Vino Salida Collection (Bianco, Rosso) Sub-brand wine collection featuring Vino Bianco Di Salida (dry, medium-bodied white with crisp green apple, bright acidity, citrus notes; unoaked Riesling-Aromella-Traminette blend) and Vino Rosso Di Salida (dry, medium-bodied red with dried cherry and blackberry, medium tannins, pepper notes; aged 10 months in 25% new Kentucky oak; Petit Verdot-Cabernet Franc-Chambourcin-Primitivo blend).
• Vino Vermouth di Salida (Rosso and Bianco)

Quantifiable outcome

• Gold Medal Winner for Mountain Zin

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harvest HostminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMountain Spirit Winery is a Harvest Host location, allowing Harvest Host members (RV travelers) to book stays at the winery through the Harvest Host website. This partnership drives tourist traffic to the winery location.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sutcliffe Vineyards: Colorado estate winery offering tasting room experiences and DTC sales with a focus on small-lot premium wines, comparable in craft positioning and experiential offering to Mountain Spirit.
• BookCliff Vineyards: Family-owned Colorado boutique winery operating a tasting room in Boulder County with a similar DTC, tasting room, and limited wholesale model, directly comparable in scale and customer base to Mountain Spirit.
• Winc: DTC wine subscription service offering curated quarterly wine deliveries, directly comparable to Mountain Spirit's wine club subscription model from a business-model and customer-experience perspective.
• Plum Creek Cellars: Colorado family-owned boutique winery offering tastings and DTC wine sales in the Palisade region, comparable in operating model, product breadth, and customer base to Mountain Spirit Winery.
• Colorado Cellars: Long-established Colorado winery producing traditional varietals, fruit wines, and fortified wines with a tasting room, directly comparable in product mix and boutique scale to Mountain Spirit.
• Willamette Valley Vineyards: Oregon-based DTC-focused boutique winery with tasting room, wine club, and e-commerce operations, comparable to Mountain Spirit in DTC emphasis, subscription revenue, and visitor-experience-driven business model.
• Carlson Vineyards: Small Colorado winery in Palisade producing fruit wines and traditional varietals, directly comparable to Mountain Spirit's fruit-wine and blended product focus and similar single-tasting-room operating model.
• Avant Vineyards: Boutique Colorado winery producing small-lot blended and single-varietal wines with tasting room experiences, similar in scale, blending expertise focus, and DTC-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• E. & J. Gallo Winery: Largest family-owned wine company in the world, representing the broad incumbent side of the wine manufacturing and distribution space against which small boutique wineries like Mountain Spirit compete for shelf space and consumer mindshare.
• Wine.com: Large-scale online wine retailer offering broad DTC shipping, overlapping with Mountain Spirit's e-commerce channel and subscription offerings, though serving a vastly larger national customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MountainSpirtWinery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountain-spirit-winery-ltd.

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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