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==History==
==History==
The company which today is known as Wine.com was originally founded as Virtual Vineyards by Robert Olson in Los Altos, California in 1994 with co-founders Master Sommelier Peter Granoff,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbr.org/product/Virtual-Vineyards/an/396264-PDF-ENG|title=Virtual Vineyards|website=hbr.org|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref> and Information Architect Harry Max.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/429|title=An Interview with Harry Max – Pt. 1 {{!}} affective design|website=www.affectivedesign.org|access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> Virtual Vineyards sold its first bottle of wine online via its custom-coded, secure, on-line shopping cart January 24, 1995 and went into full product two weeks later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19960615/1966.html|title=What Makes Virtual Vineyards Rule?|date=1996-06-15|work=Inc.com|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref> The current Wine.com business was founded by Mike Osborn in [[Portland, Oregon]] as eVineyard in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianlibby.com/food_reviews/eVineyard.html|title=The King of Online Wine|publisher=Brain Libby|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> In 1999, David Harmon sold Wine.com to Virtual Vineyards. In 2000, VirtualVineyards.com and WineShopper.com merged under the Wine.com moniker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/technology/07ECOMMERCE.html?pagewanted=all|title=An Online Vintage, Still Unproved|last=Tedeschi|first=Bob|date=7 May 2001|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> In the spring of 2001, eVineyard purchased the assets of the combined business prior to their [[bankruptcy]] and became known as Wine.com.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wine-com-sold-for-about-10-million-EVineyard-2926559.php|title=Wine.com sold for about $10 million / EVineyard acquires struggling dot-com|last=Sinton|first=Peter|date=28 April 2001|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=SF Gate}}</ref> After being acquired, Wine.com moved its corporate offices to [[San Francisco, CA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2000/09/25/newscolumn4.html?page=all|title=EVineyard follows Winebuyer buy with new Bay Area office|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=San Francisco Business Times}}</ref> In 2006, Rich Bergsund joined Wine.com as CEO, seeing the company through a financial turnaround.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=88654|title=Wine.Com Announces 25 Percent Growth, First-Ever Profits And Seventh Straight Year As Top Internet Wine Retailer|publisher=Wine Business|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> According to Internet Retailer, the company has grown to become the biggest online wine retailer in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflefevere/2011/10/13/where-to-buy-wine-online-the-top-eight-wine-ecommerce-sites-for-unique-and-interesting-wines/|title=Where to Buy Wine Online: The Top Eight Wine Ecommerce Sites for Unique and Interesting Wines|last=Lefevere|first=Jeff|date=13 October 2011|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=Forbes}}</ref> Wine.com is majority owned by Baker Capital, a [[New York City|New York]]–based [[private equity firm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drvino.com/2006/03/29/is-winecom-running-on-fumes/|title=Is wine.com running on fumes?|publisher=Dr. Vino|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref>
Wine.com was originally founded as Virtual Vineyards by Robert Olson in Los Altos, California in 1994 with co-founders Master Sommelier Peter Granoff,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbr.org/product/Virtual-Vineyards/an/396264-PDF-ENG|title=Virtual Vineyards|website=hbr.org|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref> and Information Architect Harry Max.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/429|title=An Interview with Harry Max – Pt. 1 {{!}} affective design|website=www.affectivedesign.org|access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> Virtual Vineyards sold its first bottle of wine online via its custom-coded, secure, on-line shopping cart January 24, 1995 and went into full product two weeks later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19960615/1966.html|title=What Makes Virtual Vineyards Rule?|date=1996-06-15|work=Inc.com|accessdate=2018-01-04}}</ref> The current Wine.com business was founded by Mike Osborn in [[Portland, Oregon]] as eVineyard in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianlibby.com/food_reviews/eVineyard.html|title=The King of Online Wine|publisher=Brain Libby|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> In 1999, David Harmon sold Wine.com to Virtual Vineyards. In 2000, VirtualVineyards.com and WineShopper.com merged under the Wine.com moniker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/technology/07ECOMMERCE.html?pagewanted=all|title=An Online Vintage, Still Unproved|last=Tedeschi|first=Bob|date=7 May 2001|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=New York Times}}</ref> In the spring of 2001, eVineyard purchased the assets of the combined business prior to their [[bankruptcy]] and became known as Wine.com.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wine-com-sold-for-about-10-million-EVineyard-2926559.php|title=Wine.com sold for about $10 million / EVineyard acquires struggling dot-com|last=Sinton|first=Peter|date=28 April 2001|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=SF Gate}}</ref> After its acquisition, Wine.com moved its corporate offices to [[San Francisco, CA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2000/09/25/newscolumn4.html?page=all|title=EVineyard follows Winebuyer buy with new Bay Area office|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=San Francisco Business Times}}</ref> In 2006, Rich Bergsund joined Wine.com as CEO, seeing the company through a financial turnaround.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=88654|title=Wine.Com Announces 25 Percent Growth, First-Ever Profits And Seventh Straight Year As Top Internet Wine Retailer|publisher=Wine Business|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref> According to Internet Retailer, the company has grown to become the biggest online wine retailer in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflefevere/2011/10/13/where-to-buy-wine-online-the-top-eight-wine-ecommerce-sites-for-unique-and-interesting-wines/|title=Where to Buy Wine Online: The Top Eight Wine Ecommerce Sites for Unique and Interesting Wines|last=Lefevere|first=Jeff|date=13 October 2011|accessdate=24 August 2012|publisher=Forbes}}</ref> Wine.com is majority owned by Baker Capital, a [[New York City|New York]]–based [[private equity firm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drvino.com/2006/03/29/is-winecom-running-on-fumes/|title=Is wine.com running on fumes?|publisher=Dr. Vino|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref>


In 2010, Wine.com launched WineShopper, a members-only website owned and operated by Wine.com. WineShopper is an "online flash sales site that features deals on limited quantities of wine for up to 72 hours."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/06/23/winecom-gets-daily-deal-trend|title=Wine.com gets in on the daily deal trend|publisher=Internet Retailer|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref>
In 2010, Wine.com launched WineShopper, a members-only website owned and operated by Wine.com. WineShopper is an "online flash sales site that features deals on limited quantities of wine for up to 72 hours."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/06/23/winecom-gets-daily-deal-trend|title=Wine.com gets in on the daily deal trend|publisher=Internet Retailer|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref>

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Wine.com
IndustryOnline wine retail
FoundedSan Francisco, California, 1998
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Websitewine.com

Wine.com is a San Francisco based online wine retailer that offers the largest selection of wines in the world. Wine.com sells over 2 million bottles per year, with a stock of more than 15,000 different bottles of wine, shipping throughout the United States.[1]

History

Wine.com was originally founded as Virtual Vineyards by Robert Olson in Los Altos, California in 1994 with co-founders Master Sommelier Peter Granoff,[2] and Information Architect Harry Max.[3] Virtual Vineyards sold its first bottle of wine online via its custom-coded, secure, on-line shopping cart January 24, 1995 and went into full product two weeks later.[4] The current Wine.com business was founded by Mike Osborn in Portland, Oregon as eVineyard in 1998.[5] In 1999, David Harmon sold Wine.com to Virtual Vineyards. In 2000, VirtualVineyards.com and WineShopper.com merged under the Wine.com moniker.[6] In the spring of 2001, eVineyard purchased the assets of the combined business prior to their bankruptcy and became known as Wine.com.[7] After its acquisition, Wine.com moved its corporate offices to San Francisco, CA.[8] In 2006, Rich Bergsund joined Wine.com as CEO, seeing the company through a financial turnaround.[9] According to Internet Retailer, the company has grown to become the biggest online wine retailer in the United States.[10] Wine.com is majority owned by Baker Capital, a New York–based private equity firm.[11]

In 2010, Wine.com launched WineShopper, a members-only website owned and operated by Wine.com. WineShopper is an "online flash sales site that features deals on limited quantities of wine for up to 72 hours."[12]

Mobile Applications

  • In November 2008, Wine.com introduced the Steward-Ship program offering customers one year of unlimited standard shipping with payment of a one-time fee.[13]
  • In December 2009, Wine.com launched an iPhone application developed by Wine.com’s iPad app developer-partner Marshall Monroe Magic.[14]
  • In November 2010, Wine.com launched an iPad application, featuring a dashboard to view thousands of wine labels, including an interactive geo-location tour of where the wine was produced.[15]
  • In November 2011, Wine.com released a mobile site.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Better Late Than Never: Wine.com Gets A Mobile Website". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Virtual Vineyards". hbr.org. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. ^ "An Interview with Harry Max – Pt. 1 | affective design". www.affectivedesign.org. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  4. ^ "What Makes Virtual Vineyards Rule?". Inc.com. 1996-06-15. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. ^ "The King of Online Wine". Brain Libby. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  6. ^ Tedeschi, Bob (7 May 2001). "An Online Vintage, Still Unproved". New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ Sinton, Peter (28 April 2001). "Wine.com sold for about $10 million / EVineyard acquires struggling dot-com". SF Gate. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ^ "EVineyard follows Winebuyer buy with new Bay Area office". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Wine.Com Announces 25 Percent Growth, First-Ever Profits And Seventh Straight Year As Top Internet Wine Retailer". Wine Business. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  10. ^ Lefevere, Jeff (13 October 2011). "Where to Buy Wine Online: The Top Eight Wine Ecommerce Sites for Unique and Interesting Wines". Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Is wine.com running on fumes?". Dr. Vino. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Wine.com gets in on the daily deal trend". Internet Retailer. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Wine.com Launches Advanced Personalized Recommendations to Enhance Shopping Experience". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  14. ^ "iphone.tmcnet.com/topics/iphone/articles/118472-winecom-announces-free-app-ipad.htm". TMCnet. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Wine.com for iPad now Available". PadGadget. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Better Late Than Never: Wine.com Gets A Mobile Website". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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