FAMILY OF BRANDS CUSTOMERS BEER & WINE TRENDS THE FREEDOM WAY TOUR CONTACT Freedom Wines Freedom Beverage’s catalog of wines is a paramount example of the best wineries the world can offer. We showcase wines and meads from all over Europe, North and South America, Australia, and a little bit of everything in between. We have a wine for every niche: kosher, organic, dessert, ports and sherry, sustainable and bio-dynamic. Our portfolio has a diverse selection of domestic wines to offer as well, covering all of the great California appellations as well as showcasing a glimpse of what local, North Carolina wine can really be. ARTERBERRY MARESH ARTERBERRY MARESH Category: Wine Url: www.arterberrymaresh.com Region: USA Description: The Maresh family has had a long and memorable presence in the Dundee Hills. In 1980 Jim and Loie’s daughter, Martha, married Fred Arterberry, Jr. who was one of the first winemakers in Oregon to have a degree in fermentation science from the University of California at Davis. Fred Arterberry was one of the early pioneer winemakers the 1970’s and produced many highly acclaimed wines from the Maresh Vineyard. In 1983 Martha and Fred had a son, Jim Arterberry Maresh. His father’s winery label — Arterberry — closed upon Fred’s death in 1990. Beginning in 2005 Jim founded his own winery, Arterberry Maresh, and is the first in Oregon to represent a third generation in Oregon’s wine industry. ATHENEE IMPORTERS Category: Wine Importer Url: www.atheneeimporters.com Region: USA Description: Athenee’s mission is to represent family owned and operated wineries, distilleries and breweries from Greece and Cyprus. With over 40 years experience, their in depth knowledge of the region affords them the ability to represent a comprehensive offering of products at all price points and styles to satisfy the most discerning customer. Special attention is also paid to highlight biodynamic, organic and sustainable farming practices and a range of vinification methods including spontaneous fermentation, the use of amphora and concrete tanks. BANKNOTE WINE COMPANY Category: Wine Url: www.banknotewines.com Region: USA Description: Proprietor Pete Nixon combined his two passions, design and wine, to form Banknote Wine Company. Each case features twelve different labels from Pete's personal banknote collection. Banknote Wine Company is a limited-production, hand-crafted wine producer located in the Napa Valley. Banknote is committed to producing the highest quality wines, selected from only the finest vineyards. BARGETTO Category: Wine Url: www.bargetto.com Region: USA Description: The Bargetto winemaking heritage began with brothers Phillip and John Bargetto who emigrated from Castelnuovo Don Bosco, a small town in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. They brought with them years of winegrowing experience when they established Bargetto Winery on the banks of Soquel Creek in California. BRILLA Category: Wine Url: www.proseccobrilla.com Region: Italy Description: Brilla! is a receptacle of ‘Italianness’. Each Prosecco bubble represents a unique moment that makes your life more precious. Every time you open a bottle of Brilla! the magic of Italy unfolds. Brilla’s bubbles epitomize life’s little gems, unique moments of immeasurable value, to be shared with friends, family, partners. They are the diamonds enshrined in our bottles. BRONCO WINE COMPANY Category: Wine Url: www.classicwinesofcalifornia.com Region: Worldwide Description: Founded in 1973 by Fred T., Joseph S. and John Franzia, Bronco Wine Company is a family-owned winery committed to growing, producing and selling the finest quality wines of the highest value to our customers. Bronco Wine Company’s diverse family of brands is sold in over 90 countries worldwide in addition to being distributed throughout the United States. Bronco Wine Company has become a major vintage varietal wine source to the California wine industry and is currently recognized as the fifth largest winery and the largest vineyard owner in the United States. CAROLINA WINE BRANDS Category: Wine Url: www.carolinawinebrandusa.com Region: Spain & Italy Description: Carolina Wine Brands is one of Chile’s leading wine groups and producer of five brands. Controlled by the Larrain family, CWB is part of the Watt’s S.A. agribusiness group. Brands of a unique, differentiating character allow CWB to be a player in all market segments, with a wide portfolio that spans from wines for day-to-day consumption to ultra-premium and icon wines. CWB owns 2,000 hectares of vineyards in the main wine valleys of Chile and Argentina. CHAMPAGNE BILLECART-SALMON Category: Wine Url: www.champagne-billecart.fr Region: Mareuil-sur-Ay, France Description: The Billecart-Salmon House is unique in its genre, guided by nearly two centuries of relentless passion. Winegrowers, oenologists, cellar masters or grape-pickers; all are heirs of the tradition of quality. Since 1818, Billecart-Salmon have been handing down a savoir-faire inherited from our ancestors, perfecting a ﬁrst-class terroir day after day. More than ever, we give priority to quality and excellence in all of our decisions. CAIN VINEYARD & WINERY Category: Wine Url: www.cainfive.com Region: Napa Valley, California Description: Cain Vineyard & Winery is cradled in a spectacular bowl overlooking the Napa Valley from the crest of the Spring Mountain District. Dedicated to the creation of three Cabernet blends, each drawn from its own unique vineyard sources, each with its own distinctive signature: Cain Cuvée, Cain Concept, and Cain Five. CRAFTED BRANDS Category: Wine Url: www.craftedbrands.com Region: USA Description: Crafted Brands is a producer of terroir-driven, respectfully-grown and crafted wines who deliver on High Quality + Genuine Story + Great Price. At the heart of Crafted Brands 'DNA they are creators, motivators, and achievers. Striving for a family of brands where there are no turf wars to ensure focus and attention to every unique product in their family. Most of all, they are passionate, proficient, and relationship-driven entrepreneurs. Since inception, the Crafted Brands DNA has been powered by dedication to, and enthusiasm in, presenting the quality of craft. DON SEBASTIANI & SONS Category: Wine Url: www.donsebastianiandsons.com Region: California Description: To Don Sebastiani and Sons, family is clearly an important aspect of winemaking. While Don Sebastiani and Sons wasn’t founded until 2001, Samuele Sebastiani created a winery in 1904, and started growing the company, as well as the town of Sonoma. Over the years, the winery changed hands many times, but it always stayed within the family. By 2000, the winery was producing eight million cases of wine a year. However, at that time, Don Sebastiani sold many of the assets and kept only the family brand and the Sonoma winery and vineyards. Though he stepped down as CEO and Chairman in 2000, that wasn’t the end for him. In 2001, he and his sons, Donny and August, founded Don Sebastiani and Sons, eventually growing production back up to two million cases annually. DUMOL WINERY Category: Wine Url: www.dumol.com Region: Russian River Valley, California Description: Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. DuMol also grows and crafts small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, they aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. DuMol’s small team is dedicated to their portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to the consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide. ERIC KENT Category: Wine Url: www.erickentwines.com Region: California Description: A simple statement and profound truth: great wine is grown in the vineyard. To make it you must start with outstanding fruit. Eric Kent's vineyards are chosen to highlight the diversity of California's Sonoma County viticulture. From coastal to inland, high elevation to low, rocky soil to sandy, cool-climate to warm, Eric Kent wines showcase fascinating variety in vineyard designates, appellation wines and proprietary blends. "Together we strive to capture the best of every vintage in bottle, showcase inspired art on every label, and share it all with as many people as possible every day." EUROPEAN CELLARS Category: Wine Url: www.europeancellars.com Region: Worldwide Description: From a bottle of inexpensive, vivacious Garnacha to a compellingly dense bottle of old-vine Chateauneuf, if the wine does not speak of place, it’s not a European Cellars selection. With over 400 wines in the portfolio there is a wine for almost every mood, course or occasion. FLYING OLIVE FARMS Category: Wine Url: www.flyingolivefarms.com Region: Greece Description: When you want the real thing you go get it! Our story starts with a young man from a small village in the Southern Peloponnese, Glykovrisi, on the 36th parallel, which translates as “sweet running water” –where the products of the land are Mother Nature’s blueprint for daily routine. Although he moved from his village to the United States many moons ago, the village never left him. The vision is to bring this Goodness, of the Greek Villages, over to America, so all can appreciate unadulterated and age-old methods… relishing in authentic Olive Oils, Balsamic’s and Wines. Flying Olive Farms, sourcing, crafting and sharing the honesty of the products from the Family Villages, Vineyards and Farms of Greece… where it all began! Greek Goodness. FOLIO FINE WINE PARTNERS Category: Wine Url: www.foliowine.com Region: California Description: Folio is a group of wine lovers committed to bringing the best wines from the top regions in the world to the American consumer. Folio Fine Wine Partners believe that the best wines in the world come from family-owned and operated wineries that express in their wines the unique essence of the land they steward. FOLKTALE WINE GROUP Category: Wine Url: www.folktalewinegroup.com/ Region: California Description: Folktale Wine Group is the realization of our vision to tell stories through wine. Folktale Wine Group built careers in some of the largest, most successful wine companies in the world, but that sometimes meant toeing the company line rather than doing what was right for their relationships, brands, or the health of the business. So they set out to build a company that would put those things first. GRAPEJUICE GROUP Category: Wine Url: www.grapejuicegroup.com Region: Importer Description: Grapejuice Group partners with fine wine producers to establish, elevate and expand their presence in the United States. GRAYSON CELLARS Category: Wine Url: www.graysoncellars.com Region: Napa Valley, California Description: The founders of Grayson believe that they can put their Napa Valley winemaking skills to work to create some of the highest quality wines at the by-the-glass price point. They believe that decades of Napa winemaking experience will allow them to create a better bottle of wine at a great price point. JOANNE BORDEAUX Category: Wine Url: www.joanne.fr Region: France Description: Until 1990 Joanne was the first wine merchant to make the then revolutionary and visionary choice to dedicate himself exclusively to the Grands Crus of Bordeaux. From 1990 A radical change – the choice of Grands Crus: Joanne was the 1st traditional wine merchant to make the revolutionary choice at the time, and visionary, to devote itself exclusively to the Grands Crus of Bordeaux. JP BOURGEOIS Category: Wine Url: www.jp-bourgeois.com Region: France, Spain & U.S. Description: JP Bourgeois is a highly specialized wine importer of French, Spanish, Slovenian and US wines, focusing solely on handcrafted, sustainably farmed or certified organic wines.JP Bourgeois is a small international team dedicated to developing brands through marketing, sales, promotions, and market presence; all tools that make a difference. JP B. knows and understands WINE, its world, and that it is most of all a “People Business.” LAETITIA VINEYARD & WINERY Category: Wine Url: www.laetitiawine.com Region: Arroyo Grande Valley, California Description: Laetitia Vineyard & Winery is passionate about producing premium estate wines that showcase the distinctive qualities of the Arroyo Grande Valley. Located in Southern San Luis Obispo County, the coastal property overlooks the Pacific Ocean. LANGE TWINS FAMILY WINERY AND VINEYARDS Category: Wine Url: www.langetwins.com Region: California Description: Great wine starts in the vineyard. This philosophy, coupled with our focus on sustainability, and experience with our vineyards guide our viticulture decisions within the Lodi and Clarksburg Appellations. With every vintage being unique, we know that dedicating attention to each block delivers the best wine grapes each year. LAUREL GLEN VINEYARD Category: Wine Url: www.laurelglen.com Region: Sonoma, California Description: Laurel Glen Vineyard, a thousand feet up the slopes of Sonoma Mountain, has long been considered one of the iconic Cabernet vineyards of California. Originally planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1960’s, the present-day vineyard was developed in the 1970’s by Sonoma wine pioneer Patrick Campbell. The vineyard’s combination of high altitude, eastern exposure, rocky soils, and small diurnal temperature swings combine to produce memorable wines, rooted in a sense of place. LES JAMELLES Category: Wine Url: http://m.les-jamelles.com/fr/ Region: Languedoc Roussillon, France Description: Les Jamelles is produced by Catherine and Laurent Delaunay, two young winemakers from Burgundy whose family has been producing wine for generations. After working in California they both fell under the charm of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in South France. Catherine and Laurent Delaunay travelled throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon region for several years to determine which were the best terroirs for each variety and convince growers to work with Les Jamelles to produce characterful, well-balanced, complex wines that express their varietal characteristics. LIQUID FARM Category: Wine Url: www.liquidfarm.com Region: Santa Rita Hills, California Description: Liquid Farm seeks to support local viticulture and honor their palates' love for old world wines that have naturally high acidity and are not masked by many of the modern day manipulations. To do so, they selfishly decided to make what they most love to drink: Chardonnay that is earth and mineral driven from cool climates with little or no new oak. To achieve these qualities Liquid Farm was drawn to one of the coolest of all California AVA's, Sta. Rita Hills. Located in Santa Barbara County, it is home to some of the most Chardonnay-suited, unique, ancient soils in North America. MARGERUM WINE COMPANY Category: Wine Url: www.margerumwines.com Region: California Description: Margerum Wine Company produces limited quantities of wines made from grapes grown both our Estate Vineyard and grapes purchased from other top vineyards from in and around Santa Barbara County. The 18 acre Estate Vineyard is planted exclusively to Rhône grape varietals. The acreage is divided between limestone hillsides and gravelly alluvial flatlands along Alamo Pintado Creek. The wines are now made at their state-of-the-art winery located on Industrial Way in Buellton. Margerum carefully selects the vineyards with meticulous attention to detail in all factors influencing the ultimate quality of the wines, including pruning, soil, climate, and farming methods. MARTINE'S WINES Category: Wine Importer Url: www.mwines.com Region: France, Italy & U.S. Description: Martine started out creating a mailing list of friends and associates, and sent out her first price list and wine descriptions. The wines sold rapidly, and for five years she remained the company’s special-selection wine buyer. She was traveling to France every year, and she discovered and stocked some extraordinary wines. In 1979, Martine incorporated her business and made it official: Martine’s Wines was born! Martine is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier and was formerly on the national board of AIWF. She is also a Chevalier du Tastevin. In addition, she has been decorated twice by the French government with the title of Officier du Mérite Agricole. NIEPOORT Category: Wine Url: www.niepoort-vinhos.com/en Region: Portugal Description: Niepoort's mission is to maintain its position of "niche player", continuing to produce distinctive ports and Douro wines, combining centuries-old tradition with innovation. This combination has come to include throughout our growth wines from two other regions that have contributed to marking out the Douro - Bairrada - Dão triangle. The most recent points of the triangle (also) "produce the goods" and occupy a place that Niepoort considered important to recover, given the potential they possess, combining the undeniable legacy of Portugal's winemaking past with the possibilities of innovation. OLD BRIDGE CELLARS Category: Wine Url: www.obcwines.com Region: Worldwide Description: Old Bridge Cellars brings to you a group of fiercely independent winemakers who retain their belief in artisan winemaking. Coming to know their land through the generations before them, they have an intuitive understanding, quiet confidence and desire to produce only the best they can from each vintage. In standing resolute behind their own style, they’ve established themselves as regional pioneers, benchmarks and leaders alike, universally acclaimed by wine critics across the globe. info@freedombeverage.net 4319 Waterleaf Ct, Greensboro, NC 27410 336.316.1260 ©2002-2021 Freedom Beverage Company. All Rights Reserved