Wine Wholesale for Restaurants, Hotels & Yacht Clubs
To create our 900-bottle wine library we’ve formed relationships with more than 50 suppliers and 100+ winemakers from whom we import direct. The average Isle of Wight wine list uses one supplier. Since opening Tom has been named 19th best sommelier in the UK and we have attained the top spot in Wine List Confidential, a gold star from Star Wine List, been named Best New Zealand Wine List in the UK, and made the cover of Decanter Magazine.
Now we want to share our wine range, knowledge and passion with you, the Isle of Wight hospitality sector. Our mission is to help you and your team stand out by breaking the Island’s reliance on those same old pinot grigio, NZ sauvignon, cheap merlot, pale rose & Argentine Malbec cliches.
What can we do for your business?
Create clearly costed, multi-supplier wine lists that match your food & customer base while making you look really credible.
Access to over 100 wine importers and private cellars from which I build a list unique to you.
Extend an open invite to your team to attend wine tastings in our library every week to build their wine knowledge & tastes.
Equip your team with the information & passion needed to help customers step outside their wine comfort zone.
Write your wine list, including non-cringey tasting notes & food matching ideas with updates as vintages and listings change.
Promise that your list will contain no wines listed by any other restaurants in your town.
Create pairings for your tasting menu that change as frequently as your dishes do.
Ensure supply is consistent with deliveries made at sensible times that actually work for hospitality businesses.
In short, we can give you a wine offering as credible & unique as your cooking while maintaining your margin & minimising your stock
If you’d like to know what this looks like, here’s a sample - the list we maintain for our Yarmouth restaurant.
If you’d like to chat just email me tom@saltandwater.co
