Estate Wines, Ltd. 1985 – 2025

Ciao, arrivederci, au revoir, happy trails, goodbye.

A heartfelt thank you for your support of Estate Wines Limited, our staff and our wine makers since 1985.

The market was completely different in 1985. The fine wine world was a small, close group of importers and distributors working in unison with top quality wine shops, and chefs. It was a friendly business climate then and we were all educating and supporting each other following our passions. The list of accounts that we worked closely with since 1985 is heartwarming and mind-boggling.

We have been very fortunate to have had an exceptional administrative staff over the years of highly qualified, talented people who were obsessed with top quality customer service. A special thank you to our excellent Office team in Petaluma. Pat Schotka, Anna Sommer Lux, Ellen Gavazza, Heather Jacobs and Linda Vaio. Decades of commitment and hard work behind the scenes that have helped to keep EWL at the forefront of fine wine distribution.

As well our sales staff out there in traffic, dragging a bag of wine, opening a gazillion bottles… David Wise, Jane Harrington, Rebecca Rhodes, Hugh Weiler, Marc West, Joanne Kucpal, Tami Wong, Bill Fernandez, Chris Keller, Janice Jones. It is a long and complicated chain from the winery, whether in the old world or the new into the restaurant and wine shop door, none of it would happen without our exceptional sales staff.  A great big thank you to you all.

The list of wineries we have had the pleasure of working with over forty years is truly exceptional. Here are but a few:

Altare, Sandone, Clerico, Scavino, Sottimano, Rocca, Cigliuti, Pasquero- Paitin, Manzone,  Azelia, Molino, Correggia, Corino, Chiara Boschis – Pira,  Antoniolo, Marengo,  Ambra, Rocca di  Montegrossi, il Palazzino, Le Cinciole, San Giusto, Gini, Vie di Romans, Bensa, Terre Nere

Jacquesson, Boudin, Verget, Alary, Meyer Fonne, Burguet, Potel, Esmonin, Truchot-Martin, Amboise, Cathiard, Herestzyn, Guyard, Rossignol-Fevrier, Pothier, Clos Salomon, Clos des Papes- Avril, Robert Jasmin, Chateau Couhins-Lurton, Chateau La Louviere

Kracher, Hirtzberger, Knoll, Prager, Pichler, Stadt Kems, Loimer, Immich-Batterieberg, Pazen, Von Hovel, Selbach-Oster

Forman, David Arthur, Rockland Road, Edmunds St John, Long Vineyards, SQN, Saxum, VHR, Kinsman Eades, Radio Coteau, Antica Terra, Abreu, Bucklin. Cameron and Evesham Wood (in 1988 when no one would listen to us about the quality of Oregon wines..)

Plus many, many, many more…

Wishing you the very best going forward in wine and life. So long and Happy Holidays.

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