WINE AND FOOD S.R.L.

What WINE AND FOOD S.R.L. does

WINE AND FOOD S.R.L. is an Italian online wine retailer founded in May 2021 and headquartered in Padova, Italy. The company operates Vinotop.it, a Magento-based e-commerce storefront selling wines from over 100 Italian and international wineries across 20 countries, alongside a dedicated B2B portal at b2b.vinotop.it. The catalog is curated by professional sommelier Vanni Berna, a recognized figure in the Italian food and wine sector, and is organized into specialties including organic, biodynamic, vegan, kosher, and sulfite-free wines. Pricing spans roughly €7 to €480 per bottle, with fast shipping and a 100% refund guarantee as standard service features.

The business model is direct-to-consumer wine retail with a secondary B2B procurement channel for restaurants, hotels, and retailers. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales, with marketing driven by a recipe-and-wine-pairing blog, a coupon-bearing newsletter, and a Facebook presence. The technology stack is commodity: a standard Magento storefront with no mobile app, no published API, no proprietary software components, and no disclosed data assets. The company is independently operated with no parent, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding, and no headcount reported.

The short description references AI-driven food and wine pairing recommendations, but no AI capabilities, modalities, or proprietary models are documented in the available data, suggesting the feature is likely a basic recommendation surface rather than a differentiated AI system. Operating scope is anchored in Italy with shipment addressed to Europe and selected international markets, supported by sourcing reach across five continents.

Name

WINE AND FOOD S.R.L.

Legal name

WINE AND FOOD srl

Website

https://vinotop.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WINE AND FOOD S.R.L. operates Vinotop.it, an Italian online wine shop founded in 2021 selling a sommelier-curated selection of 100-plus Italian and international wines to consumers and B2B buyers such as restaurants and retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Wine Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRANABAB

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants)

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialty Retail

SECONDARYCRANAAAB

Wine Shops (Off-Premise)

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Alcohol Retail (Liquor Stores & Off-Premise)

SECONDARYCRANABAE

Fine Wine & Luxury Spirits Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialty Retail

SECONDARYCRANABAF

Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail)

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialty Retail

Keywords

• Online wine retail
• Wine ecommerce
• Sommelier curated wines
• Italian wine sales
• Organic vegan wines

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-maurice

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail wine sales: Direct online sales of wines from Italian and international producers to consumers and businesses. Revenue generated through product sales with pricing ranging from budget options to premium wines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WINE AND FOOD S.R.L. operates Vinotop.it, an online wine shop (enoteca online) offering wines from over 100 Italian and international wineries across 20 countries. The portfolio includes red, white, rosé, sparkling, organic, vegan, Kosher, and sulfite-free wines, with selection curated by Professional Sommelier Vanni Berna. The company runs a Magento-based e-commerce platform for direct-to-consumer sales alongside a separate B2B portal (b2b.vinotop.it) for trade buyers.

Product overview

Vinotop.it is an online wine shop operated by WINE AND FOOD S.R.L., offering a curated selection of wines from over 100 Italian and international wineries across 20 countries. The product portfolio includes red wines (Vini Rossi), white wines (Vini Bianchi), rosé wines (Vini Rosati), sparkling and frizzante wines (Vini Vivaci, Frizzanti e Spumanti), sweet and dessert wines (Vini Dolci, Passiti e Liquorosi), organic wines (Vini Biologici), vegan wines, Kosher wines (Vini Kasher), and sulfite-free wines. The platform operates as a standard e-commerce site without modular add-ons or separate platform tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vinotop.it Online Wine Shop

Quantifiable outcome

• Wines sourced from 20 countries worldwide

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wine Searcher: Global wine price comparison and marketplace platform with very broad coverage of retailers and producers. Competes for Italian wine consumer demand and supplier visibility, though its primary model is aggregation rather than owned inventory.
• Vente-privee / Veepee: European flash-sales platform that has run dedicated wine verticals featuring curated bottles and producer campaigns. Comparable on DTC wine merchandising, content-led discovery, and flash-promo mechanics, though as part of a much broader generalist retail platform.
• Drizly: Large alcohol delivery marketplace in the US connecting consumers with local retailers. Relevant comparable for online alcohol retail logistics, age verification, and last-mile delivery models, though operating in a different regulatory and geographic market.
• Italian Wine Brands: Italian wine producer-and-distribution group with its own e-commerce and multi-brand distribution. Comparable on the Italian wine supply-and-distribution side and on B2B channel operations, though operating upstream rather than purely as a retailer.

Direct peers

• Callmewine: Italian online wine retailer focused on curated wine selection delivered to consumers across Italy and Europe. Directly comparable product offering, target customer (Italian wine enthusiasts), and DTC e-commerce model.
• XtraWine: Online wine shop shipping Italian and international wines to multiple European countries. Competes in the same cross-border wine e-commerce category with a similar curated assortment and price-tier mix.
• Tannico: Italy's largest online wine retailer, offering a broad catalog of Italian and international wines direct to consumers and B2B customers. Closely comparable business model, geography, and channel mix to Vinotop, but operating at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Vivino: Crowd-sourced wine marketplace and app combining ratings, recommendations, and direct purchase. Overlaps with Vinotop on wine discovery, content-driven purchasing decisions, and DTC fulfillment, though with a global mobile-first audience.

Regional players

• Le Bon Vin: France-based online wine retailer with a curated assortment and sommelier-led positioning. Closely analogous operating model to Vinotop, though focused on the French market rather than Italian consumers.
• Bottles: US-focused online wine retailer delivering curated bottles to consumers. Comparable DTC wine e-commerce model, subscription mechanics, and curated assortment, but operating in a different geography and regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 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

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

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