Quintessential Wines said it terminated its relationships with Winebow, Southern Glazer’s and Empire Distributors will be terminated. In New Jersey Quintessential will be a dual distributor with Allied and Winebow. The two move mean that Quintessential’s on- and off-premise accounts customers in New Jersey and New York can now place their orders directly through their local sales representative.
It’s the first time Quintessential has distributed directly on the East Coast, although the family-owned fine wine sales and marketing company presently offers direct distribution in California.
“Growing our direct distribution services to include New Jersey and New York ultimately gives our customers there more control,” said Dennis Kreps, co-owner with his father, Stephen D. Kreps, of Quintessential. “They will be the first to know about monthly campaigns, have priority access to allocations, and will receive the highest level of customer service they have come to know from our award-winning import operations.”
The portfolio consists of highly-scored wines from places such as Argentina (Bodegas Bianchi, New Age, Pasqual Toso), Australia (3 Rings, Grant Burge, Hardy’s, Kay Brothers, Paringa, St. Hallett), California (Atlas Peak, Eponymous, Foppiano, Geyser Peak, Ironstone, Lucas & Lewellen), France (Cachette, Chateau Ferry Lacombe, Georges Duboeuf, Gustave Lorentz), Italy (Ascevi, Attilo Ghisolfi, Bel Colle, Da Luca Prosecco, Leda Truffle Hunter, Luca Bosio, Tropical Moscato), New Zealand (Haymaker and Mud House), Spain (Bodegas Muriel, Figuero, Pazo Cilleiro, Vina Eguia), UK (Echo Fall’s and Stone’s Ginger) and more.
“We are focused on delivering higher profitability on wines that our retailers and restaurants can be proud to sell,” said Kreps. “We value the long-term relationships we share with our customers and look forward to supporting them more closely throughout these challenging and uncertain times.”