Coeur Wine

What Coeur Wine does

Coeur Wine Co. is a privately held, founder-owned wine importer and distributor established in 2013 by Eric Clemons and headquartered at 135 W. 29th St., Suite 200, New York. The company curates and imports wines from producers across approximately 15 countries, including France, Italy, the United States, Spain, Austria, South Africa, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, with a stated emphasis on natural, organic, and biodynamic winemaking and minimal intervention in the cellar. It does not develop proprietary technology or software; its core asset is a curated producer portfolio built through long-term relationships.

Name

Coeur Wine

Legal name

Coeur Wine Co.

Website

https://coeurwineco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Coeur Wine Co. is a founder-owned, New York-based wine importer and distributor that curates natural, organic, and biodynamic wines from producers across 15 countries for U.S. trade buyers and consumers via a network of state-level distribution partners and an internal sales team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Import & Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820), Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (4248)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale) (CRAOAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA), Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale (Beer, Wine, Spirits) (AFAIAGAA), Beverage Import/Export & Cross-Border Wholesale (AFAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Wine importation
• Wine distribution
• Natural wines
• Artisanal wines
• Biodynamic wines

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wine Distribution and Import: Coeur Wine Co. generates revenue by importing and distributing wines from global producers to the US market through a network of distribution partners across multiple states.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels12 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Coeur Wine Co. imports and distributes a curated portfolio of artisanal, natural, organic, and biodynamic wines from producers across 15 countries to the U.S. trade (retailers and restaurants) and passionate individual consumers. The company operates through a hybrid of in-state distribution partners across 11 U.S. states and an internal direct sales team covering the New York metro region, focusing on wines made with minimal manipulation and long-term producer relationships.

Product overview

Coeur Wine Co. is a wine import and distribution company that connects passionate producers making honest, authentic wines with equally passionate customers. As a wine importer/distributor, the company sources and distributes wines from producers across multiple countries including France, Italy, USA, Spain, Austria, South Africa, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. The company operates as a unified wine portfolio distribution service rather than a platform with distinct software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Natural Wine Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArizona-based distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co., making wines available to retailers and restaurants in the Arizona market.
• Anvil Wine CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColorado-based distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co., distributing wines throughout the Colorado market.
• Bon Vin SelectionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeorgia-based distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co., serving the Georgia wine market.
• Easterly WinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaine-based distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co., distributing wines in the Maine market.
• Fantasma WinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaryland-based distribution partner serving both Maryland and Virginia markets for Coeur Wine Co.
• Hangtime Wholesale Wine CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMassachusetts-based wholesale wine distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co.
• Eagle Eye WinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMichigan-based distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co., serving the Michigan wine market.
• Local Operator WinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPennsylvania-based wine distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co.
• Portfolio & CocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Carolina-based wine distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co.
• Violette Wine ImportscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTexas-based wine import and distribution partner for Coeur Wine Co.
• Salveto ImportscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVirginia-based wine import partner for Coeur Wine Co., complementing Fantasma Wines in the Virginia market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Verity Wine Partners: Fine wine importer focused on family-owned, terroir-driven producers from classic European regions. Overlaps significantly with Coeur's curation philosophy and customer base.
• Skurnik Wines: One of the U.S.'s leading importer/distributors of estate-grown wines, with deep producer relationships across Europe. Direct competitor in the artisanal/natural wine import space; notably Coeur's founder spent nearly a decade at the predecessor Michael Skurnik Wines.
• Polaner Selections: Independent fine wine importer and distributor in the Northeast U.S. with a portfolio emphasizing artisanal European producers. Directly competes for trade accounts and supplier relationships in the New York metro region.
• Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant: Iconic importer of traditional French wines with a strong naturalist-curation identity. Comparable in scale, philosophy, and trade-channel distribution model to Coeur.
• Massanois Imports: Importer specializing in fine Italian and French wines with a strong natural/low-intervention portfolio. Direct competitor with overlapping target customers (sommeliers, high-end retail); Coeur's Director of Operations previously worked there.
• Broadbent Selections: Importer/distributor specializing in family-owned, often organic/biodynamic estates, particularly from the Iberian peninsula, France, and Italy. Closely aligned with Coeur's small-producer, low-intervention positioning.
• Vias Imports: Importer of Italian wines emphasizing artisanal, often organic producers, serving U.S. wholesale and retail. Comparable scale and target customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Winebow Group: Major multi-portfolio wine importer/distributor operating nationally at much greater scale. Overlaps with Coeur in artisanal/natural wine categories but competes primarily on breadth and logistics capability.
• Domaine Select Wine Estates: Importer and marketer of fine wines from family-owned estates across Europe. Overlaps with Coeur's portfolio philosophy and trade customers but operates at materially greater scale.
• Terlato Wines: Large family-owned wine marketer and importer with an extensive national footprint. Represents the scale-leverage risk Coeur faces as producers grow into larger accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CoeurWineCo
• Instagraminstagram.com/coeurwineco?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coeur-wine

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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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