Il Marroneto Welcome Header

Iconic Winery Il Marroneto Partners with Volio in Select US Markets

Volio Imports Announces the Addition of ‘Il Marroneto’ to their Growing Italian Portfolio New York, NY – February 21st, 2024 –  Volio Imports, a leading national importer of premium Italian wines, is pleased to announce Il Marroneto as the newest addition to its portfolio in Colorado, Florida, and Texas.  Il Marroneto, widely celebrated as one …

READ MORE





IMG_1545 copy

Building Blocks of a Wine Company Startup

A group of young entrepreneurs reached out to me for some advice with their new wine distribution business the other day. They were very excited and appeared super focused, but their organizational structure looked more like a class paper than real life. On paper they had a CEO, CSO, CFO, "Education Officer," Advanced Somm on payroll, and someone called the "Head People Officer." They did not have sales people to manage, no employees to file HR claims, and no customers yet.

READ MORE




Charles Tampa

Life of a Wine Importer

It’s 3AM and I’m stealing wifi outside of a hotel in Florence so I can punch orders before 5PM in Colorado. Most of my memories sound like that for the first seven years of Volio. “The glory of travel” met squarely with “learning the hard way” as I tried to build my business. Trips with …

READ MORE