Novovino Wine Co.

What Novovino Wine Co. does

Novovino Wine Company is a Chicago-based, privately held B2B beverage distributor founded in 2006 and owned by Robert Jovic. The company distributes fine wines, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, and ready-to-drink products to restaurants and retail wine stores across the Chicagoland market. Its core offering is a curated portfolio of more than 100 small-production artisanal wine producers sourced directly from 17+ countries across Europe, South America, and Mexico, with the 'Robert Jovic's Selections' sub-brand formalizing the owner's personally chosen direct imports.

The company's underlying operational capability is its temperature-controlled logistics infrastructure: dedicated delivery trucks and warehousing designed to maintain wine quality from import through final delivery. Distribution is handled in-house by a small sales team (seven total employees, including a sales manager and four field sales representatives) plus office and imports management. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, with Robert Jovic personally selecting producers and sales reps working accounts directly. No technology platform, app, or API is offered; the business runs on personal curation and physical logistics rather than software.

Revenue is generated through transactional distribution margins on wine and spirits sales to B2B customers; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has not raised external funding, has no parent company, and has no M&A activity recorded. Recognition has come in the form of third-party press and awards (Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections 2016, Robert Parker Wine Advocate features, MarthaStewart.com) rather than institutional scale signals. The combination of a single-metro footprint, founder-led model, and broad-but-not-deep product set defines the business today.

Name

Novovino Wine Co.

Legal name

Novovino Wine Company

Website

https://novovino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Novovino Wine Company is a privately held, Chicago-based B2B distributor that supplies Chicagoland restaurants and retailers with a curated portfolio of 100+ small-production wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages from 17+ countries, delivered via temperature-controlled logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine & Spirits Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA)

Keywords

• Wine distribution
• Imported artisanal wines
• Spirits wholesale
• Temperature-controlled delivery
• Beverage distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine and Spirits Distribution: Novovino Wine Company generates revenue through distribution of imported fine wines and spirits to Chicagoland restaurants and retail establishments. They act as exclusive US importer for selected wines, marking up products for resale to B2B customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Novovino Wine Company is a B2B distributor that imports and distributes small-production artisanal wines, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, and ready-to-drink products from over 100 producers across 17+ countries to restaurants and retail wine stores in the Chicagoland market. The company operates temperature-controlled delivery trucks and warehousing to ensure product quality from import to delivery, and owner Robert Jovic personally curates and directly imports the wine portfolio.

Product overview

Novovino Wine Company operates as a single unified distribution platform offering wines, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, and ready-to-drink products. The core offering centers on their curated portfolio of small-production artisanal wines, with Robert Jovic's Selections serving as their flagship curated sub-brand featuring personally selected imports from international wineries. The company combines wine distribution with temperature-controlled delivery trucks and warehousing services, focusing exclusively on serving Chicagoland restaurant and retail communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wines
• Spirits
• Non-Alcoholic Beverages
• Ready-to-Drink Products
• Robert Jovic's Selections

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature-controlled delivery ensures wines arrive in optimal condition

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Robert Jovic's Selections Portfolio (100+ producers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNovovino Wine Co. distributes wines from over 100 small-production artisanal producers across 17 countries. Key regions include: Argentina (Finca La Anita, Bodega Aniello, Las Nencias, Solo Contigo, Funckenhausen), Austria (Juris, Josef & Philipp Bründlmayer), France (Vignerons Ardechois, Chateau de Durette, Dominique Piron, Château Begadanet, and many more Burgundian, Champagne, Rhône, Loire producers), Italy (Canalicchio, Canneto, Quintodecimo, Borgo Paglianetto, Spagnol, and many more), Spain (Bodegas Altanza, Bodegas Nabal, Mas Doix, Pago de Larrainzar), and others across Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Greece.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novovino-wine-company-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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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