Bollicine OÜ

What Bollicine OÜ does

Bollicine OÜ is an Estonian private limited company (OÜ) that operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform dedicated exclusively to sparkling wines. The company, whose name means "bubbles" in Italian, was founded by individuals combining wine industry experience with IT knowledge. It serves Sparkling Wine Enthusiasts purchasing for personal consumption, gifting, and wine culture appreciation, primarily through the tellivein.com e-commerce storefront with a companion site at bollicine.ee. Operations are limited to a single domestic market (Estonia) with no global footprint.

The company's core product is a single e-commerce platform specializing in sparkling wines, differentiated by detailed wine data sheets describing color, scent, taste, and label information to compensate for the inability to inspect sealed bottles. Bottles are stored in a single Estonian warehouse under controlled conditions (darkness, correct temperature, and proper bottle positioning) to ensure wine quality and longevity. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via tellivein.com with delivery windows of 24 hours or 7-8 days depending on availability, supplemented by warehouse pickup by appointment with optional cash payment. All payments are settled via bank transfer after order agreement.

The business model is one-time transactional DTC wine sales with no disclosed pricing, no subscription model, no enterprise customers, and no disclosed funding. Notable historical strategic shifts include the closure of a traditional brick-and-mortar shop in favor of full e-commerce operations, motivated by the founders' assessment that improper wine storage was the leading cause of quality degradation. The company is privately held, founder-operated, and uses consumer-grade contact infrastructure (a Hotmail address and a single mobile number), indicating a micro-scale business.

Name

Bollicine OÜ

Legal name

Bollicine OÜ

Website

https://bollicine.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bollicine OÜ is an Estonian e-commerce retailer specializing exclusively in sparkling wines, selling directly to consumers via tellivein.com with controlled-warehouse storage and detailed wine data sheets. The founder-operated, privately held company serves only the Estonian market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sparkling Wine Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (4453)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB)

Keywords

• Sparkling wine retail
• Wine ecommerce
• Online wine shop
• Wine distribution
• Italian sparkling wines

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Wine Sales: Direct e-commerce sales of sparkling wines to consumers. Payment via bank transfer after order agreement, with optional cash payment for warehouse pickups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bollicine OÜ sells sparkling wines exclusively to individual consumers through its tellivein.com e-commerce site, with each wine accompanied by a detailed data sheet describing color, scent, taste, and label information. All bottles are stored in the company's Estonian warehouse under controlled conditions (darkness, stable temperature, proper bottle position) to preserve quality, and orders are delivered within 24 hours or 7-8 days depending on availability. Customers may also pick up purchases from the warehouse by appointment and pay in cash.

Product overview

Bollicine OÜ operates a single unified e-commerce platform dedicated exclusively to sparkling wines. The platform provides detailed wine data sheets replacing traditional bottle labels, temperature-controlled warehouse storage to ensure wine quality, and flexible purchasing options including direct online ordering and warehouse pickup by appointment. The full catalog is accessible through the companion site tellivein.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sparkling Wine Online Retail

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Berry Bros. & Rudd: Historic UK wine merchant with strong online presence, detailed wine information, and controlled storage for premium wines.Comparable specialist wine retailer with strong content and provenance focus, though UK-focused.
• Astor Wines: New York-based wine retailer with online store featuring detailed tasting notes and curated selection.Comparable as a specialist wine e-tailer with content-rich product pages.
• Laithwaites: UK-based DTC wine merchant with direct winery relationships and detailed wine data.Comparable direct-from-winery sourcing model and educational content emphasis, though UK-focused.

Direct peers

• Naked Wines: Online wine retailer that sources directly from independent wineries and sells to consumers via subscription and one-off purchases.Comparable direct-to-winery sourcing model and DTC e-commerce focus.
• Vivino: Global wine marketplace and app combining community ratings, detailed wine data, and direct purchase.Comparable to Bollicine in its emphasis on detailed wine information for online buyers and direct e-commerce fulfillment.
• Cellar.com: Online wine retailer offering curated selections with detailed descriptions and home delivery.Comparable DTC wine e-commerce model with emphasis on detailed wine information.
• Winc: Online wine subscription and DTC retailer offering curated selections with detailed tasting notes.Comparable DTC wine e-commerce model with content-rich product information and home delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Wine.com: Large U.S. online wine retailer that, like Bollicine, sells wine direct-to-consumer via an e-commerce storefront with detailed product information and delivery.Comparable as a direct-to-consumer wine e-tailer, though much broader catalog and geography.
• Total Wine & More: Large U.S. offline/online alcohol specialty retailer with extensive wine selection.Comparable as a multi-channel wine specialist retailer, though predominantly physical-store-led.
• Drizly: U.S. online alcohol marketplace offering on-demand delivery of beer, wine, and spirits.Comparable as an online alcohol retail platform, but operates at much larger scale and broader category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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