Kent Wine & Spirit

Name

Kent Wine & Spirit

Legal name

Kent Wine & Spirit

Website

https://kentwine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Wine & Spirits Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquor Stores (Off-Premise Spirits Retail) (CRANABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Wine & Luxury Spirits Retail (CRANABAE)

Keywords

• Retail wine sales
• Spirits retail store
• Craft beer selection
• Wine tasting events
• Single malt scotch

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Wine and Spirits Sales: In-store retail sales of wines, spirits, and beers to consumers. The store carries an extensive selection including wines from around the world, 80 single malt scotches, and 135+ types of beer and ales.
2. Wine Tasting Events: Revenue generation through ticketed wine tasting events including annual Spring Tasting and Rosé-Palooza. Events feature wines from various regions and include Champagne Taittinger Preview Receptions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kent Wine & Spirit is a bricks-and-mortar wine, spirits, and craft beer retail store in Kent, Connecticut, offering an extensive in-store selection that includes wines from around the world, 80 single malt scotches, and 135+ types of beer and ales. The store complements retail sales with weekly Saturday in-store wine tastings and annual ticketed events such as the Spring Tasting and Rosé-Palooza. Owner Ira Smith provides personalized guidance to customers based on approximately 30 years of wine industry experience.

Product overview

Kent Wine & Spirit is a retail wine and spirits merchant located in Kent, Connecticut. The company operates a physical retail store offering an extensive selection of wines, spirits, and ales, complemented by regular in-store wine tasting events. The business model centers on both retail sales and experiential events including the annual Kent Spring Tasting, Rosé-Palooza, and themed tasting events featuring premium wine and spirit brands. Owner Ira Smith brings approximately 30 years of industry experience, with the store featuring 80 single malt scotches and 135+ types of beer and ales in-stock at any given time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Sharon AudubonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2016Co-organizer of Raptors & Riesling event celebrating wildlife rehabilitation and conservation. Kent Wine & Spirit participates as a wine vendor at the Audubon event.
• Kent Land TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2016Kent Wine & Spirit organizes the 6th Annual Spring Tasting with all proceeds benefiting The Kent Land Trust. The event features over 50 wines from 25 different regions in a walk-around tasting format.
• Kent Barns Art GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2016Venue partner for the 6th Annual Spring Tasting event. Located at 8 Old Barns Rd, Kent, CT 06757. The relaxed 'walk-around' style tasting takes place in the Kent Barns Gallery.
• TaittingerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 April 2016Taittinger's Christian Delbavie pours three distinct Taittinger Champagnes for the Preview Reception at the 6th Annual Spring Tasting. Guests can explore the main tasting one hour prior to general admission.
• Sharon Fire Department & Sharon AmbulanceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2015Co-organizers of the Sharon VFD Wine Tasting 'On the Green' fundraising event. Kent Wine & Spirit organizes and provides all wines for sale with proceeds donated to the organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sherry-Lehmann: Iconic New York City wine and spirits retailer with a curated, premium-leaning selection and long-standing owner-operator identity. Highly comparable to Kent Wine & Spirit as an independent specialty merchant combining retail, tastings, and deep inventory expertise.
• Astor Wines & Spirits: Large Manhattan wine and spirits retailer known for deep global selection and frequent in-store tasting events. Directly comparable DTC retail-plus-event model with a curated, education-led approach.
• K&L Wine Merchants: California-based independent wine and spirits retailer with deep inventory breadth across regions and price points. Comparable specialty-merchant model combining retail, tastings, and expert-driven curation.
• Julio's Liquors: Independent Marlborough, MA wine and spirits store with a strong tasting and events program and deep specialty selection. Closely mirrors Kent Wine & Spirit's combination of curated depth and event-led community engagement in the New England market.
• Zachys Wine & Liquor: Westchester, NY-based independent wine and spirits merchant with premium global assortment and active tasting calendar. Similar positioning to Kent Wine & Spirit as an upscale, family-led specialty retailer in an affluent suburban catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Total Wine & More: Largest U.S. specialty beer, wine, and spirits chain with broad assortment across price tiers. Operates in the same off-premise category as Kent Wine & Spirit but at vastly greater scale and without the single-store expert-curation focus.
• Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods: Large Texas-based wine, spirits, and beer retailer with broad assortment and frequent in-store tastings. Comparable product mix and event-based marketing, but operates at multi-store scale versus Kent's single location.
• Binny's Beverage Depot: Chicago-area multi-store beer, wine, and spirits chain with deep selection and in-store tastings. Overlaps with Kent Wine & Spirit on premium assortment and event programming, but at substantially larger scale.
• BevMo!: Multi-state West Coast wine, beer, and spirits retailer offering broad assortment and in-store tastings. Comparable off-premise specialty retail category, though with chain-scale operations and less regional identity.

Emerging players

• Wine.com: Leading U.S. online wine retailer with deep assortment and education content. Operates in the same off-premise wine category as Kent Wine & Spirit but via e-commerce rather than physical retail, representing both a competitive substitute and a potential channel partner.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Kent-Wine-Spirit-121315681572/?view_public_for=121315681572
• Instagraminstagram.com/kentwineandspirit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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