de Tours Of Indiana Wines

What de Tours Of Indiana Wines does

de Tours of Indiana Wines, operating as deTours LLP, is a Bloomington, Indiana-based hospitality and transportation company founded in 2012 that provides chauffeured group tours to wineries, breweries, and distilleries across Indiana and Kentucky. The company sells pre-packaged tour itineraries — South Central, Central, West Central, and Southern Indiana wine tours — at $190 per person, each visiting four curated venues with lunch and tasting fees included. It also offers custom tours, brew tours, distillery tours, a wedding shuttle service, a "Vintage Finds & Vines" thrift-and-winery excursion, and general shuttle transportation for events.

The business is asset-light in technology terms and asset-heavy in operations, relying on a fleet of mini buses, vans, and SUVs (with reference to stretch limos in customer testimonials) and on the personal service of founder-operator Kyle Marcum. There is no proprietary software, no mobile app, no disclosed third-party integrations, and no AI/ML capability; the booking process is manual via phone, email, or website contact form. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer, supported by organic Facebook reviews, Instagram presence, and word-of-mouth referrals.

Revenue is generated on a per-person, pay-as-you-go basis for tours and on a custom-quote basis for weddings and specialized itineraries. The company is structured as a privately held limited liability partnership with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and serves social groups, celebration parties, and event clients across Indiana and into Kentucky.

Name

de Tours Of Indiana Wines

Legal name

deTours LLP

Website

https://detourswine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

de Tours of Indiana Wines (deTours LLP) is a Bloomington, Indiana-based chauffeured tour operator founded in 2012, offering group wine, brew, and distillery tours across Indiana and Kentucky, plus wedding and event shuttle services to consumer and SMB customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Tour & Transportation Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other (4879)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka) (THAJAGAF), Culinary & Wine Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAJ), Food, Market & Culinary Culture Tours (THAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Wine tour services
• Brew tours
• Distillery tours
• Wedding shuttle services
• Group transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wine Tour Packages: Per-person pricing for curated wine tour packages that include transportation, visits to multiple wineries, tastings, and lunch. The South Central Indiana Wine Tour is priced at $190/person and includes visits to Brown County Winery, Salt Creek Winery, Butler Winery, and Country Heritage Winery with lunch and wine tasting fees included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

de Tours of Indiana Wines operates chauffeured tour and shuttle services, including wine tours, brew tours, distillery tours, wedding shuttles, vintage-finds excursions, and general group transportation throughout Indiana and Kentucky. The company offers pre-packaged regional wine tour itineraries (such as the South Central Indiana Wine Tour at $190 per person) as well as custom-built tours. Service is delivered via a fleet of stretch limos, mini buses, vans, and SUVs with door-to-door pickup and drop-off provided by experienced, courteous drivers.

Product overview

de Tours of Indiana Wines operates as a wine tour transportation service with a portfolio of tour and shuttle offerings. The core offerings include Wine Tours, Brew Tours, and Distillery Tours providing guided experiences to Indiana and Kentucky wineries, breweries, and distilleries with professional chauffeur services. Additional services include Wedding Shuttle Service for customized wedding day transportation, Vintage Finds & Vines combining thrift store excursions with winery visits, and general Shuttle Services for events. The company maintains a fleet of vehicles (mini buses, vans, SUVs) to accommodate parties of various sizes. Pre-packaged tour options include South Central, Central, West Central, and Southern Indiana Wine Tours, with the company also offering fully customized tour experiences. The company has been operating for over 12 years, having expanded from wine-only tours to broader transportation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wine Tours Guided wine tasting day trips to Indiana wineries with professional chauffeur transportation, servicing Central, South Central, and Southern Indiana wineries as well as Kentucky distilleries. Designed for groups seeking a safe, all-inclusive day of visiting multiple wineries.
• Brew Tours Tours of local tap rooms and breweries featuring hand-crafted beers and microbrewery experiences, with chauffeured transportation between venues.
• Distillery Tours Behind-the-scenes tours of craft distilling facilities showcasing traditional techniques blended with modern innovation to create exceptional spirits, with chauffeured transportation.
• Wedding Shuttle Service Customizable wedding day transportation with tailored routes, drop-off points, and scheduling to accommodate ceremony, reception, and guest hotel needs.
• Vintage Finds & Vines Combined excursion visiting thrift stores and vintage boutiques for unique finds while stopping at local wineries, with chauffeured transportation throughout.
• Shuttle Service General shuttle transportation services for events including concerts and other occasions, using the company's fleet of vehicles.
• South Central Indiana Wine Tour Wine tour package visiting Brown County Winery, Salt Creek Winery, Butler Winery, and Country Heritage Winery, including lunch and wine tasting fees at $190 per person.
• Central Indiana Wine Tour Wine tour package visiting Cedar Creek Winery, Brandywine Creek Vineyards & Winery, Country Moon Winery, and Buck Creek Winery, including lunch and wine tasting fees at $190 per person.
• West Central Indiana Wine Tour Wine tour package visiting Owen Valley Winery, Britton Winery, Water Tower Estates Winery, and The Sycamore Winery, including lunch and wine tasting fees at $190 per person.
• Southern Indiana Wine Tour Wine tour package visiting French Lick Winery, Patoka Lake Winery, Winzerwald Winery, and Monkey Hollow Winery, including lunch and wine tasting fees.
• Custom Tours Bespoke tour experiences designed to meet specific customer needs and preferences, allowing customization of wineries visited, timing, and activities, with quoted pricing on a per-request basis.

Named customers3 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sedona Wine Tours: Regional wine tour operator in Arizona running multi-winery chauffeured day tours with curated itineraries, structurally identical to deTours' model in a different geography.
• Grapeline Wine Tours: Multi-region U.S. wine tour operator running pre-packaged and custom winery tours with chauffeured transportation, directly mirroring deTours' bundled-tour + driver model across multiple wine regions.
• Sonoma Sterling Limousines: Sonoma-based chauffeur service that packages wine country tours with pre-built winery itineraries; comparable as a local limo operator whose wine-tour business depends on winery partnerships and per-person pricing.

Emerging players

• Limousine Express / Regional Charter Operators: Local limousine and charter bus operators across the Midwest that can easily add winery/brewery tour packages as a new revenue line, representing the most likely low-cost competitive entrants into deTours' territory.

Others

• GetYourGuide: Major OTA for tours and experiences globally, including wine tours; represents both a potential listing channel for deTours and a structural threat if aggregator-supplied competitors displace direct bookings.
• Viator (Tripadvisor): Global online tour marketplace where wine and brewery tours are sold; not a direct peer but a distribution channel that could either threaten or accelerate deTours' direct-to-consumer model.

Broad incumbents

• Napa Valley Wine Train: Iconic scenic rail-based wine country experience in Napa; comparable as a premium, branded transportation-meets-wine-tasting offering, though operating at significantly larger scale and via rail rather than road.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/detourswine
• Instagraminstagram.com/detourswineofin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/de-tours-wine-tours

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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