BIOVINO

What BIOVINO does

BIOVINO was a Netherlands-based online platform that enabled users to find wine products filtered by user-given scores. The firm was founded in 2004 and headquartered in Putten, Netherlands, operating as a small private for-profit entity in the 1-10 employee range. Its core offering centered on wine discovery and rating aggregation, though no detailed product architecture, technology stack, or feature set is documented in the available data.

The business model, pricing mechanics, and revenue model are not disclosed in the input; there is no public pricing, no customer segmentation, and no documented go-to-market approach. The only external relationship on record is with Dovendi, a domain name broker and marketplace operator that manages the sale of the biovino.nl domain name. Dovendi is described as managing over 250,000 international domain names and mediating buyer-seller transactions.

According to the available data, the firm's operating status is flagged as closed, and the biovino.nl domain is listed for sale via Dovendi. The ownership commentary explicitly notes that no information is available about BIOVINO's ownership structure, investors, or operational history, and that the domain sale listing suggests the original business entity is no longer actively operating under the BIOVINO name. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, product launches, regulatory actions, or certifications in the input.

Name

BIOVINO

Website

https://biovino.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BIOVINO was a Netherlands-based online platform, founded in 2004, that let users find wine products by user-given scores; the firm is now inactive and its domain is listed for sale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Wine Discovery

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB)

Keywords

• Wine discovery platform
• Wine ratings database
• Online wine search
• User-scored wines
• Wine product finder

Headquarters

HQ city

Putten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Core offering

BIOVINO operated an online platform that allowed users to find wine products using user-given scores. The site was hosted at biovino.nl; the domain is now listed for sale by domain broker Dovendi, and no active products, services, or operational details are evidenced in the current sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DovendiminorOthersDovendi manages the sale of the biovino.nl domain name. Dovendi is a domain name broker and marketplace operator that manages over 250,000 international domain names and facilitates sales between buyers and sellers.

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• CellarTracker: CellarTracker is a community-driven wine cellar management and rating platform with user-submitted tasting notes and scores, comparable to BIOVINO's user-scoring model.
• Wine-Searcher: Wine-Searcher is a global wine search and price comparison platform that aggregates scores and merchant listings, directly comparable as a wine discovery tool.
• Vivino: Vivino is the leading global wine discovery and rating app where users scan labels and contribute scores; directly comparable to BIOVINO's user-given scoring model.
• Snooth: Snooth is a wine discovery and price comparison site with user reviews and ratings, comparable to BIOVINO's user-driven scoring platform.
• Delectable: Delectable is a wine discovery app combining professional reviews with user ratings and social features; directly comparable to BIOVINO's online wine scoring concept.

Others

• Perfect Daily Grind (wine vertical): Adjacent beverage discovery and review platforms; related through the broader wine consumer discovery ecosystem, though not a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Decanteer.nl: Decanteer is a Dutch wine retailer and subscription service with curated recommendations; operates in the same Dutch market as BIOVINO.
• Gall & Gall: Gall & Gall is the largest offline wine and spirits retailer in the Netherlands, the same geography as BIOVINO, with a growing online presence and recommendations.
• Wijnvoordeel: Wijnvoordeel is a Dutch online wine retailer with subscription and recommendation features, operating in the same Dutch market as BIOVINO.

Broad incumbents

• Wine.com: Wine.com is a major online wine retailer with user reviews and ratings integrated into the buying experience, occupying an adjacent space to BIOVINO's discovery model.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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