wineCRAFT

What wineCRAFT does

wineCRAFT is a privately held, Cincinnati-based wine importer and distributor founded in 2007 that serves trade customers — restaurants, wine bars, hotels, and retail wine shops — across Ohio and Kentucky. The company operates from a single Cincinnati location with a 1-10 employee headcount and functions as a regional connector between small artisanal producers and trade buyers in its two-state footprint.

The core offering is a curated portfolio spanning five origins: France (Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Champagne, Loire, Rhône, Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon, Sud-Ouest, Isère/Jura), Italy (Abruzzo through Veneto), Spain (Catalonia, Rioja, Ribera del Duero), Austria (Meinklang), and the United States (California). The portfolio includes notable producers such as Vega Sicilia, G.D. Vajra, Matthiasson, Hirsch Vineyards, Domaine de la Grand'Cour, and COS, with a stated emphasis on wines expressive of character and producer story. A portion of the portfolio is sourced via c/o relationships with four specialty importers — KLWM, Jose Pastor Selections, vom Boden, and Selection Massale — rather than direct producer relationships. Olive oil is carried as a secondary product line.

The business model is transaction-fee based B2B distribution: wineCRAFT purchases from producers/importers and resells to trade accounts in Ohio and Kentucky, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market relies on direct trade relationships and the SevenFifty digital marketplace, where trade professionals can view selections. The company has no disclosed technology platform, no APIs, no proprietary software, and no AI/ML capabilities; operations are relationship-driven and traditional. There is no evidence of external investment, parent company, or institutional ownership, indicating an independent owner-operator structure.

Name

wineCRAFT

Website

https://winecraft.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

wineCRAFT is a Cincinnati-based importer and distributor founded in 2007 that curates wines from France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and the US for trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky, supplemented by olive oil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine 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 primary industry

Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale (Beer, Wine, Spirits) (AFAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beverage Import/Export & Cross-Border Wholesale (AFAIAGAL), Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale) (CRAOAIAB)

Keywords

• B2B wine distribution
• Artisanal wine import
• Trade wine sales
• Regional wine distributor
• Olive oil distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wine Distribution: wineCRAFT generates revenue through importing and distributing wines from international producers to trade customers (restaurants, wine bars, retailers) in Ohio and Kentucky. They also carry olive oil as an additional product line.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

wineCRAFT imports and distributes wines from small producers in France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and the United States to trade customers (restaurants, wine bars, hotels, and retail wine shops) throughout Ohio and Kentucky. The company also carries olive oil as an additional product line and serves as a regional c/o import partner for KLWM, Jose Pastor Selections, vom Boden, and Selection Massale.

Product overview

wineCRAFT is an import and distribution company operating from Cincinnati, Ohio, that distributes wines and olive oil to trade partners in Ohio and Kentucky. The company operates as a unified import and distribution service, connecting producers from France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and the United States with trade customers. Their portfolio includes five regional wine collections (French, Italian, Spanish, Austrian, and US/California) plus olive oil, all distributed through their trade network. The company emphasizes building relationships with producers and customers as the core of their business model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• French Wine Portfolio Import and distribution of wines from French producers across regions including Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Champagne, Loire, Rhône, Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon, Sud-Ouest, and Isère/Jura, made available to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky. Producers include Domaine de Fa, Château La Grolet, Agnès Paquet, Bernard Defaix, Laherte Frères, and others.
• Italian Wine Portfolio Import and distribution of Italian wines from regions including Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli, Lazio, Le Marche, Lombardia, Liguria, Piemonte, Puglia, Toscana, Sicilia, and Veneto, made available to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky. Notable producers include Cirelli, Grifalco, G.D. Vajra, and Tenuta di Valgiano.
• Spanish Wine Portfolio Import and distribution of Spanish wines from Catalonia, Rioja, and Ribera del Duero, made available to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky. Producers include Alta Alella, Clos Mogador, Tentenublo, and Bodegas Vega Sicilia.
• Austrian Wine Portfolio Import and distribution of Austrian wines, featuring producer Meinklang, made available to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky.
• US Wine Portfolio Import and distribution of American wines from California producers including Anthill Farms, Enfield Wine Co., Hirsch Vineyards, Iruai, Matthiasson, and Railsback Frères, made available to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky.
• Olive Oil Olive oil products distributed alongside wineCRAFT's wine portfolio to trade customers in Ohio and Kentucky as part of the company's broader food and beverage import offerings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KLWMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorwineCRAFT carries wines from KLWM as part of their import portfolio, specifically listing them as a c/o (care of) import partner.
• Jose PastorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorwineCRAFT carries wines imported by Jose Pastor Selections as part of their rotating and core collection of great wines.
• vom BodencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorwineCRAFT carries wines imported by vom Boden as part of their import partner network.
• Selection MassalecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorwineCRAFT carries wines from Selection Massale as one of their import partners.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Jose Pastor Selections: Importer of artisanal Spanish, Portuguese, French, and other wines. Directly comparable as both a partner of wineCRAFT and as a peer importer-distributor curating low-intervention, story-driven portfolios.
• Kermode Lynch Wine Merchants: Importer and distributor of grower-producer wines, primarily French and Italian, to restaurants and retailers. Comparable specialist importer-distributor with similar portfolio philosophy and trade focus.
• Skurnik Wines: New York-based importer and distributor of grower-producer wines from France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and beyond. Closely comparable curation philosophy, producer-first relationships, and trade-channel distribution model.
• T. Edward Wines: Importer and distributor of fine wines from France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and beyond, focused on independent restaurants and retailers. Similar producer-relationship and artisanal curation model to wineCRAFT.
• Polaner Selections: Family-owned wine importer and distributor curating artisanal portfolios from Europe and the US. Highly comparable to wineCRAFT's specialist importer-distributor model, though operating at greater scale and over a larger US footprint.
• Selection Massale: Importer of small-production grower wines from France and beyond. Comparable niche, producer-relationship-driven import model and trade-channel distribution.
• Vias Imports: Specialist Italian wine importer/distributor distributing to restaurants and retailers in select US markets. Comparable as a regional specialist with a tightly curated single-country (or multi-country) portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits: Largest US wine and spirits distributor with national coverage including Ohio and Kentucky. Competes with wineCRAFT for on- and off-premise accounts but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialist.
• Winebow: Large multi-portfolio wine importer and distributor operating across the US. Overlaps with wineCRAFT in trade-channel wine distribution but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Republic National Distributing Company: Major US wine and spirits distributor with Midwest presence. Competes with wineCRAFT for trade accounts in Ohio and Kentucky, but at significantly larger scale across many categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/winecraftusa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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