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10 Leading Wine Retailers in Europe

Looking to grow your wine sales in Europe? Getting to know these 10 leading wine retailers will help.

Retailers are the gateway to reach millions of customers out there. If you are looking to grow your customer-base in Europe, go through the below list of wine retailers in Europe.

Vins I Licors Grau

Vins I Licors Grau is a family-owned business that was born in 1977 in Girona-Spain, it specializes in the sale and distribution of wines and liquors in the province of Girona. Vins I Licors Grau is one of the largest wine stores on the planet, which is why it has earned several awards. It also has sommeliers and winemakers who advise customers about the different references and the most appropriate pairings for each wine or liquor.

The Calais Wine Superstore

The Calais Wine Superstore is the biggest, dedicated wine warehouse in Calais, France. We stock a huge range of wine and beer, including many of the UK's favourite brands, all at very low prices. They have a huge tasting room where customers can try around 150 different wines, with staff on hand to help in any way they can. At Calais Wine Superstore they aim to give you the best possible customer experience, whether you are in a rush or want to browse and try wines.

The Weinquelle Lühmann

The Weinquelle Lühmann is a specialist shop and online shop for whiskey, rum, fine wines and spirits founded in 1919 in Siek, Germany. It offers an unparalleled selection of fine wines and fine spirits from all over the world with over 6,000 different items that are constantly in stock. The internet shop www.weinquelle.com is one of the largest online wine and spirits dealers in Germany.

Oinoscent

Oinoscent was founded in 2008 in Athens, Greece by two wine passionate brothers in their early 20s.In their cellar, you will find more than 700 labels from all over the world. You can enjoy them in their bar at a small extra charge on the cellar price. Their dishes are wisely selected to pair wonderfully with our wines. They also regularly host wine tastings with local and foreign producers, in order to learn, taste, and (hopefully) find out their secrets in the art of winemaking.

Tesco

Tesco is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues. Tesco has a wide range and variety of wines and spirits and it is one of its largest retailers in the United Kingdom.

Le Petit Ballon

Le Petit Ballon Founded in 2011 is an online wine seller by subscription and also have their retail shops across Paris, France. Every month, Le Petit Ballon sends its subscribers two bottles of wine selected by a former Sommelier du Ritz, a magazine and wine cards. They have large varietals of wines available on their online and offline retail stores.

The Wine Society

The Wine Society located at Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom; it owes its existence to the Great Exhibitions of the mid-19th century. The Wine Society is a well-oiled wine machine purring along in the fast lane. They have won the “Decanter Retailer of the Year Award” in 2017 and 2018.

Waitrose & Partners

Waitrose & Partners is a chain of British supermarkets, which forms the food retail division of Britain's largest employee-owned retailer, the John Lewis Partnership. The company has a royal warrant to supply wine and spirits to Queen Elizabeth II and, as of 1 January 2011, to Prince Charles. Their fine wines include many of the most celebrated wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy from revered estates.

Villa Viniteca

Viniteca is one of the most renowned Spanish wine Retailer in the restaurant and retail trade and among the most prestigious Wine Merchants in Europe. Furthermore, it participates in numerous winemaking projects with legendary Spanish winemakers. With more than 8,000 references in its portfolio, Vila Viniteca exclusively represents more than 200 cellars around the world, including premier brands at an international level.

Sweeneys Wine Merchants

Sweeneys Wine Merchants has been delivering a wine service on the North-Side of Dublin, Ireland since 1955. At the National Off Licence Awards, they won the prestigious “Off Licence of the Year” for 2011 – so Sweeney’s is officially one of the best-Off Licences in Ireland. They supply wines from entry-level through to fine wines to the retail and wholesale segments. They stock a comprehensive range of wines, around 1000 lines, encompassing all the major wine areas of the world.

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