Low Country Imports
Creator, Importer and Producer of Fine Wine and Spirits
Specializing in quality wines from New Zealand, Oregon, California, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Australia, and Canada in addition to cutting edge spirits.
Portfolio | Strategy | Sales & Management Team | Operations & Distribution
Low Country Imports focuses on creating and importing premium wine brands and spirits for resale to wholesale distributors in the United Sates and abroad. Low Country Imports offers distributors unique premium wines and spirits from emerging New World wineries, as well as more established regions such as Spain and Italy. LCI clearly understands market trends and opportunities in the USA targeted by regions and power markets.
By understanding and working with the wineries we represent, we bring additional value by ensuring proper brand building and recognition. LCI works closely with distributors in each state to ensure continued marketing success for established products as well as targeted penetration for new offerings. In essence, LCI works in partnership with its wineries and distributors.
LCI directly addresses the needs of international wine makers’ total market potential. Companies desiring to build their premium brands in the United States will benefit from quality hands-on representation. The experienced LCI team understands the intricacies of wine importation and distribution from the international level to the local level. LCI’s distinguishing advantages include:
- 18 years of ultra-premium wine sales and marketing in experience in the region
- Over 25 years of brand-building experience in various industries by company executives
- Superior knowledge of market trends and customer needs
- Long-established relationships with top regional distributors and local retailers
- Working knowledge of regional and national distribution networks
Portfolio
LCI currently works with over 20 quality winemakers in New Zealand, Oregon, California, Argentina Australia, Italy, Spain and Canada. Our portfolio consists of wines from established companies as well as proprietary creations made and owned exclusively by LCI. These custom wines are made for us by top wineries in their respective regions. These brands are the heart and soul of LCI and are steadily becoming media darlings as they outshine many of their peers based on their quality and consumer value. We invest in all wines and wineries to ensure overall growth and quality now and in the future.
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Strategy
LCI maintains close relationships with several winemakers and wineries in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Argentina, Oregon and California. LCI will continually evaluate contractual relationships with distributors and the distributors' customers in the region. These evaluations ensure that the distributors’ plan and implementation for LCI’s portfolio is pinpointed to proper channels to create and build each brand individually.
We recently purchased 70 plus acres in the heart of Willamette Valley to secure the continued growth and quality of all of our Oregon projects.
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Sales & Management Team
LCI’s core sales and management team have years of experience in the field of brand development, distribution, marketing and sales. The team’s combined experience of financial, strategic, and operational management skills are vital to successfully grow the Company. Linked together with the strengths of accomplished advisory team, LCI has established a solid foundation.
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Operations & Distribution
Our base of operation is Raleigh, North Carolina. The Company has been built from the ground up. LCI partners with brokers in most states to assist their distributors in the sale and marketing of our family of wines. These brokers are on the pulse of their market and supply, and they are an invaluable local link to our distribution network. The direct emphasis on each region through brokers, distributors and local events allow our customers to receive a high level of service — and our wines to get the best possible distribution.
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