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Wine samples identical to the bottle to showcase your portfolio anywhere
Looking to let trade buyers taste the wines in your portfolio and empower your field reps, without hauling heavy cases or inflating sampling budgets? That is exactly what La Vinotte® delivers.
You distribute wine brands that you must actively champion and place on retail shelves or restaurant menus, often pitching to busy buyers and sommeliers whose attention must be captured in minutes. The full bottle remains the traditional tool for tasting, but it is cumbersome to transport, expensive to open for a single appointment, and quickly wasted.
Vinovae fractionalizes the wines you distribute into sample formats (50 ml and 100 ml) whose organoleptic qualities remain completely true to the original bottle for months. Your sales representatives can carry an entire portfolio in a single briefcase. Your accounts taste the exact wine they will list, and your supplier wineries reduce their sampling expenses.
It is an innovative sales enablement tool designed for distribution: lightweight, fully customizable, and reassuring for the wineries you represent.
Meeting your portfolio manager challenges
As a distributor, your role is to bring partner brands to life in the trade and secure new placements. Whatever your challenge, we support you with tailored solutions.
- Are you looking for high-impact ways to increase brand visibility with retail buyers and drive new placements?
- Do you want to equip your sales reps with a tasting format that is as practical as it is memorable?
- Would you like to offer your winery partners a concrete way to lower sample allowances while expanding their market footprint?
- Do you want to give buyers the ability to sample before ordering without having to open a full bottle at every sales call?
Behind each of these questions lies the same obstacle: the bottle. While ideal for final consumption, standard bottles are restrictive for field tasting: too bulky to leave behind with every buyer, and too costly to open on every visit.
The Vinotte®: the solution engineered for wine distribution
Here is how Vinovae’s sample format responds to the constraints of a distributor:
- Your sales reps can carry an entire flight of wines without weight constraints and leave samples behind for buyers.
- Every account tastes a wine strictly identical to the original bottle.
- A distinct format that sets your portfolio apart in sales meetings and industry trade tastings.
- The exact pour served for each tasting, eliminating half-empty, oxidized bottles.
- Partner wineries cut their sample budgets while reaching far more accounts.
How to integrate the Vinotte® into your commercial strategy?
The format opens up concrete uses for distributors and importers who want to make a difference in the field.
Equip your reps with custom sample kits that fit neatly into a briefcase. They can lead comprehensive portfolio tastings in buyer meetings without lugging glass cases, and leave Vinottes® behind as a leave-behind to extend the tasting experience after their visit.
A single 750 ml bottle yields up to fifteen 50 ml samples. Your wineries can cover far more meetings and accounts using the same volume of wine—a compelling argument to strengthen your supplier partnerships.
Elevate staff training with curated tasting boxes: a hands-on educational tool that directly sharpens product knowledge and sales confidence.
Leave Vinottes® with retail buyers or beverage directors after your meeting. They can taste or revisit your wines at their convenience, share them with their buying committee, and finalize purchase decisions without requiring a freshly opened bottle on every call.
Support the arrival of a brand, a new range, or a vintage with a targeted tasting campaign for your retailers and prospects.
A tasting perfectly identical to the bottle, thanks to our patented process
This is the first question any wine professional asks: does the wine in a Vinotte® remain truly faithful to the bottle? The answer is yes, thanks to our patented innovation.
Rebottling takes place under an inert atmosphere, with dissolved oxygen maintained below 5 ppm. In addition, micron filtration alongside precise control of temperature and pressure throughout the operation ensures absolute stability. Aromas, color, and palate structure remain completely true to the original bottle for several months.
Vinovae holds the exclusive patent for this process. You provide your supplier wineries with an unmatched quality guarantee, and your accounts with a tasting experience 100% faithful to the wine they will sell.
A profitable and responsible solution, without compromising on quality
La Vinotte® allows you to sample to more buyers with fewer bottles: more accounts reached, more placements secured, and partner wineries reassured on sample spending.
Vinottes
+5 million Vinottes® produced and shipped
Clients
Over 1,000 professional clients supported worldwide
Conservation
Preservation of organoleptic qualities guaranteed for up to 12 months depending on the format
Vinovae supports you from end to end
Vinovae guides you from initial strategic consultation through to delivery, across the US and internationally. You can customize labels and presentation cases with the branding of each winery you distribute, creating marketing collateral that reinforces brand identity and reassures your supplier partners. Dynamic QR codes can be added to connect directly to digital sell sheets, tasting videos, or tech specs.
Production aligns with our strict environmental commitments (recyclable Vinottes®, glass recycling, local sourcing) and social standards.
For you, it is a turnkey solution. For your brands and your retail accounts, it delivers a modern, refined tasting experience.
How a project works, step by step
1 | We discuss your needs
You outline your brand portfolio, volume requirements, and commercial milestones. We guide you toward the right formats.
2 | We fractionalize your wine selection
You provide the strategic wines for your portfolio, and we rebottle them using our patented oxygen-free process to preserve every nuance.
3 | We personalize and produce
We print custom-branded labels and packaging for each label, integrating smart digital tools (such as QR links) to empower your sales reps and accelerate buyer placement.
4 | We ship wherever you want
Directly to your accounts or to your regional distribution warehouses to equip your field reps.
Frequently asked questions from wine distributors and importers
Labels and presentation boxes can be fully customized with the visual identity of each winery brand in your portfolio. We can also insert printed tech sheets or embed QR codes linking to digital sell sheets, video notes, or ordering portals to deliver an experience tailored to each brand.
Integrated QR codes allow you to track buyer scans and attribute tasting sessions directly to digital tech sheet visits, reorders, or inquiries. It provides measurable data to share with executive leadership and supplier wineries.
Yes, nationwide across the US. We can ship directly to your commercial accounts or regional fulfillment hubs. Our compact boxes slip easily into outbound shipments, and select formats can travel via standard mailbox-friendly parcel delivery.
Wine shipping is strictly regulated by territory and state. Vinovae already supports numerous international accounts and operates a dedicated production facility directly in the United States to ensure smooth compliance.
Lead times depend on total volume and the level of customization. We establish a detailed project timeline from our very first meeting, allowing you to commit with confidence to your brand partners regarding scheduling and delivery.
From initial format advice through to final fulfillment, covering fractionalization and brand customization. You keep one dedicated point of contact throughout the project.
They are already using La Vinotte® to showcase their portfolio
Many have already placed their trust in Vinovae! Why not you?
La Vinotte® to elevate your wine portfolio
The best way to see the impact is to try it firsthand. Request your test kit and connect with our team to discuss your portfolio and explore how La Vinotte® can drive your sales in the field.