About Wine Trends

Wine Trends was founded in 1984 by Sandy Earl who created an Ohio wine distributorship focused on close winery friendships that shared Wine Trends vision of creating the” unexpected” in the wine industry. Because of these authentic and honest winery relationships, Wine Trends attracted passionate associates and customers who implicitly understood the portfolios uniqueness. Wine Trends focused on bringing family owned emerging, artisan and luxury wineries to our customers throughout Ohio.

The Miller- Vontz family, owners of Heidelberg Distributing Company in Ohio and Kentucky created The Lion Group in 2003. Like Wine Trends, The Lion Group sold wine state-wide in Ohio and valued close winery relationships with family owned emerging, artisan and luxury wineries.

In July 2008, Wine Trends and The Lion Group merged to become an entity called Wine Trends.

Today, Wine Trends is part integration and part reinvention, Wine Trends is determined to remain true to its’ vision by continuing to create and develop its’ portfolio with the intention of remaining one of the country’s best emerging, artisan and luxury wholesale wine distributors. Wine Trends Chief Operations Officer, Brent Wagener, Director of Sales John Hopkins and Mary Horn and talented sales team value personal relationships with our wineries and customers.

Because of the Miller Vontz family commitment, Wine Trends looks forward to the future with confidence and much respect for our winery, customer and associate partners.