Amazon.com Launches Online Wine Store

Amazon.com Inc. has launched Amazon Wine (www.amazon.com/wine), a marketplace offering customers more than a thousand wines crafted by wineries around the country. 

The new store features easy-to-use shopping tools to help customers explore great wines and offers access to details directly from winemakers, such as tasting notes, recommended food pairings and total case production.

“Whether it’s helping customers find a favorite varietal, shop for holiday pairings or expand their cellar with a special handcrafted bottle, we’re excited to provide the right tools and information needed to guide them to the perfect wine,” said Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace. “We’re thrilled for wineries around the country to share their great collections of wines with our customers through the Amazon Wine Store.”

At launch, shipping was available to California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and the District of Columbia, with more coming. 

Customers who want access to wine-country selection can now explore a wide assortment of tasting room favorites in the comfort of their homes. Amazon Wine product pages provide customers a vast amount of information. Customers can learn about the wine’s American Viticultural Area, composition, percentage of alcohol and much more. When customers shop on Amazon Wine, they can narrow search results to meet their personal tastes, enabling them to discover new wines and find longtime favorites. 

“We’re excited to connect wineries to the millions of Amazon customers who enjoy the convenience of shopping online,” said Faricy. “In working with wineries, we’ve learned the incredible passion they have for making great wines and look forward to helping them reach customers who previously would not have had access to their brands.”