Vintage Wines

What Vintage Wines does

Vintage Wines Ltd. is an independent, privately held fine wine and spirits supplier headquartered at 116 Derby Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom. Founded in 1948 by Reg Haward after he left the Royal Air Force, the company has operated continuously for over 75 years as a specialist supplier serving three customer segments: the restaurant trade, corporate accounts, and private individuals. The current Managing Director, Terry Rockley, oversees operations and personally hosts public and private tasting events. The business operates from a single physical cellar location in Nottingham, with no disclosed e-commerce platform, mobile applications, or digital storefront beyond a basic website and online enquiry forms.

The company's product portfolio consists of selected wines sourced from around the world, ranging from everyday drinking wines (including the Willowglen Semillon-Chardonnay and Shiraz-Cabernet at £6.99 per bottle) to premium and investment-grade bottles for special occasions. Beyond wine and spirits retail, Vintage Wines offers a portfolio of adjacent services: restaurant equipment hire, supply and maintenance, consultancy, and full restaurant refurbishment; expert valuations and advisory for individual bottles, wine collections, and whole cellars; and structured wine tuition by prior arrangement. Pricing for most products is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct enquiry, while the company actively markets through tasting events and direct customer contact.

Vintage Wines generates revenue through transactional wine and spirits sales to trade and consumer customers, supplemented by professional services revenue from restaurant support, refurbishment, and valuation/advisory engagements. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, relying on direct relationships, in-person consultation, and event-based engagement rather than digital channels. The company has no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

Name

Vintage Wines

Legal name

Vintage Wines Ltd.

Website

https://vintagewinesltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vintage Wines Ltd. is an independent Nottingham-based fine wine and spirits supplier, founded in 1948, serving the Midlands restaurant trade, corporate accounts, and private individuals from a single Derby Road cellar, with adjacent services in restaurant equipment, valuations, and wine tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Wine and Spirits Distribution

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Wine & Luxury Spirits Retail (CRANABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB), Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Fine wine supply
• Spirits distribution
• Restaurant wine supplier
• Corporate wine services
• Wine cellar valuation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wine and Spirits Sales: Retail and wholesale sales of fine wines and spirits from around the world, serving restaurant trade, corporate accounts, and private individuals. Products range from everyday drinking wines to premium bottles for special occasions or investment.
2. Restaurant Support Services: Equipment hire, supply, and maintenance services for restaurants, along with consultancy and full restaurant refurbishment services.
3. Valuation and Advisory Services: Expert valuations and advice on individual bottles, collections of wine, and whole cellars. Wine tuition also available with prior arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vintage Wines Ltd. is a specialist supplier of fine wines and spirits, operating from cellars on Derby Road in Nottingham and selling a curated portfolio of wines from around the world to the restaurant trade, corporate accounts, and private individuals. Beyond product supply, the company provides restaurant support services including equipment hire, supply and maintenance, consultancy, and full restaurant refurbishment, as well as valuations of bottles and collections, wine tuition, and tasting events hosted by Managing Director Terry Rockley.

Product overview

Vintage Wines Ltd. is a traditional fine wine and spirits retailer founded in 1948, operating as a single-location independent business in Nottingham. The company offers a curated portfolio of selected wines from around the world, serving both trade (restaurants, corporate accounts) and private individuals. Services include wine and spirit supply, equipment hire, consultancy, restaurant refurbishment support, tasting events, wine valuations, and wine tuition. The company stocks house wine selections including the Willowglen range (Semillon-Chardonnay and Shiraz-Cabernet varieties), though no formal product catalog pages were accessible in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fine Wine and Spirits Supply Curated portfolio of selected wines and spirits from around the world, retailed and wholesale-supplied from the Derby Road cellars in Nottingham to the restaurant trade, corporate accounts, and private individuals — from everyday drinking wines through to classic bottles for special occasions or investment.
• Willowglen Range (Special Selection) House wine range from Vintage Wines Ltd.'s Special Selection catalogue: Willowglen Semillon-Chardonnay (lemon, peach and straw aromas with creamy vanilla) and Willowglen Shiraz-Cabernet (rich spicy fruit with plum, blackcurrant, spice and oak), each priced at £6.99 and aimed at everyday drinking.
• Restaurant Equipment Hire, Supply and Maintenance Trade support service for restaurants covering hire, supply, and maintenance of equipment, delivered as part of the company's ongoing restaurant services offering from the Nottingham head office.
• Restaurant Consultancy and Full Refurbishment Consultancy and full restaurant refurbishment service for hospitality operators, ranging from advisory engagements through to end-to-end refurbishment projects delivered alongside Vintage Wines Ltd.'s trade supply relationship.
• Wine Valuation and Advisory Expert valuations and advice on individual bottles, collections of wine, and whole cellars, provided by Vintage Wines Ltd.'s team of experts for private collectors and trade clients.
• Wine Tuition Wine tuition available by prior arrangement from Vintage Wines Ltd.'s team of experts, aimed at individuals and trade clients seeking structured wine education.
• Public and Private Tasting Events Public tasting events and tailored private tasting evenings hosted by Managing Director Terry Rockley, serving both individual consumers and corporate/private clients from Vintage Wines Ltd.'s Nottingham base.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Liberty Wines: UK wine specialist focused on supplying the restaurant and independent retail trade with a curated portfolio of imported wines. Comparable as a trade-oriented fine wine supplier targeting the same restaurant and hospitality customer segment that Vintage Wines serves.
• Hallgarten & Novum Wines: UK specialist wine wholesaler supplying on-trade accounts such as restaurants and hotels with a curated international portfolio. Directly comparable as a B2B wine supplier serving the same restaurant trade customer base as Vintage Wines.
• Bibendum Wine: UK wine supplier serving restaurants, hotels, and independent retailers with a curated international portfolio. Comparable as a specialist trade wine supplier with strong emphasis on restaurant and hospitality accounts.
• Enotria & Coe: UK wine and spirits supplier focused on the on-trade, offering a curated portfolio of imported wines to restaurants and hospitality venues. Comparable trade-led model targeting overlapping restaurant and hospitality customers in the UK fine wine segment.
• Corney & Barrow: UK independent fine wine merchant supplying private clients and the hospitality trade. Closely comparable business model combining a curated wine portfolio with trade supply and advisory services for restaurants, hotels, and corporate accounts.
• Lay & Wheeler: UK fine wine merchant with a long heritage supplying private clients and the trade with curated fine and investment wines. Comparable as a heritage UK specialist combining private client service, trade supply, and fine wine storage and advisory.
• Berry Bros. & Rudd: Long-established UK independent wine merchant founded in 1698, supplying fine wines and spirits to private clients and the trade. Directly comparable as a heritage UK specialist offering curated wines, cellar valuation, and trade supply under a similar retail-and-B2B model.

Broad incumbents

• Majestic Wine: Largest UK specialist wine retailer with nationwide stores and a strong digital and delivery proposition. A broader incumbent in UK wine retail; overlaps with Vintage Wines in private customer wine sales but operates at substantially greater scale and geography.

Emerging players

• The Whisky Exchange: UK-based specialist retailer of fine spirits and wines with a strong online storefront and valuation/expert content. Comparable in its curatorial fine-spirits-and-wine retail model, but distinguished by a much stronger digital and direct-to-consumer proposition.

Regional players

• Yapp Brothers: Independent regional UK wine merchant based in the south of England, focused on characterful imported wines to private clients and the trade. Comparable as a similarly sized independent UK specialist with a curatorial and trade-supply focus, though serving a different UK region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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