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WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART WE WILL BE CLOSING THE COMPANY. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.... IN VINO VERITAS!

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS. WE ARE WHOLLY OWNED BY VIRGIN ISLANDERS WHO LIVE ON ST. THOMAS. YOUR MONEY STAYS IN THE V.I! (Except the few pennies we spend going to France to buy new wines...)

Dear Wine Lover,

Welcome to our WEBSITE! -- Updated August 8, 2020

We carry on... The best way to survive extraordinary times is to try and make them Positively Extraordinary!

I know it's CRAZY, but just at the beginning of Hurricane Season we decided to re-order wines that have been selling out to keep our stable full and our customers happy. So.... we have re-stocked Bordeaux Chateau Verthamon, our crazy runaway best seller red Bordeaux for the 2019-2020 season start. Chateau Mermoz 45eme Parallel (Propeller) Bordeaux superior, and several other great Bordeaux wines. Burgndy, Madiran (Tannat from Aramis and Chateau Aydie have also arrived, More on them later...ENJOY !!

MANY NEW WINES HAVE ARRIVED! A FEW NEW RED BURGUNDIES HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY SURFACED... CHECK THE PAGE *** ENTRE DEUX MERS - SAUVIGNON BLANC, DOMAINE DE PERELLES BOURGOGNE BLANC, ALBERT BICHOT CHABLIS IN 4 DIFFERENT HIERARCHIES, GREAT BURGUNDY REDS, MANY BORDEAUX REDS, COTES DU RHONE, A NEW ROSE...JUST TOO MANY TO MENTION HERE. LOOK THROUGH YOUR FAVORITE CATEGORY, MOST NEW ARRIVALS ARE MARKED "NEW".

We found 2 nice Kosher Bordeaux wines that some customers have asked for. We always try to keep up with our customers wishes! You will find these as the 1st 2 /red Bordeaux listed on our website. Please give us your feedback on these wines, we will move forward based on your comments.

I want to take a moment to say "Thank You" to our friends and customers who helped us make our 2019/2020 Season our Best EVER !! We had a hard time keeping up with orders, and deliveries, but in the end every one of our orders got to their destinations without harm or delay. Happy Customer are what makes us so successful. Thank you again!

SAMPLE BOXES HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD FOR A SHORT WHILE. THEY WILL BE BACK WHEN WE HAVE TIME TO MAKE THEM (AS OF JUNE)

Have you seen our New Sample Boxes? We've made up 5 Wonderful New French Wine Sample Boxes:  6 Bottle Sample Boxes

* Rose wines from Provence and South of France

* All Red Bordeaux

* Red & White Burgundy Mixed Box

* All Sauvignon Blanc wines from the Best French Wine regions

* Red, White & Rose Mix from our Super South of France Wine Makers, Domaine Coussergues ** Click Here->  6 Bottle Sample Boxes

These Sample Boxes are a great way to try 6 different wines in each category at a very reasonable price, some for as low as around $10 a bottle.

It's SUMMER ! (It's ALWAYS Summer in the VI) Time for ROSÉ... We have a great selection including a not expensive Sparkling Wine. Look for them here: -->>  All Our Rose Wines

NEW WINES ARE IN !!!!

OUR STABLE OF RED BORDEAUX NOW COUNTS 36! - Plenty more on the way.
CLICK HERE ---> BORDEAUX REDS

SOUTHWEST REDS (FRENCH MALBECS) AND WHITES FROM CHÂTEAU DU CEDRES IN CAHORS (You have not tasted a REAL MALBEC until you've tasted a French Malbec from Cahors! --Click here for Chateau du Cedre French Malbec ---> CHATEAU DU CEDRE -*- and OUR NEW ROSÉ FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE WITH A UNIQUE GLASS STOPPER ROSISSIMO

OUR NEW SOUTHWEST FRANCE SUPPLIER OF FABULOUS ARGMANACS AND WHITE WINES, (ARGMANAC IS SO MUCH MORE THAN COGNAC) DOMAINE du TARIQUET - You can not travel through the South of France without seeing a few bottles of TARIQUET WINES on Seaside Bistros tables. This winemaker is ubiquitous to the South of France as it is throughout the country.

The White Wines are here:   Tariquet White Wines (Under $10- !!)
Argmanacs are Here:  Tariquet Argmanacs - Multiple Gold Medal Award Winner!

We've refreshed out RARE & COLLECTABLES section, and urge any SERIOUS Wine collector to review the pickings. There are some exceptional wines available here:  RARE & C0OLLECTABLES

LOOK THROUGH OUR BORDEAUX REDS, BURGUNDY REDS, WHITE LOIRE VALLEY AND ALL OTHER REGIONAL WINES TO SEE OUR GREAT NEW COLLECTION! I'm just finishing my buying for the 2019/2020 season. Had to wait as several Bordeaux and other wine regions were not ready to "go to bottle" just yet. Now they've all been tasted, and I am impressed with the wines purchased. It was a challenging year as there were so many great wines to choose from. It was not quite like choosing your favorite child (or cat, or dog or person), but almost. Now choices have been made and orders completed. and the 1st of our new wines have just arrived.

Another, fast selling White just back in stock is our Sauvignon Blanc BORDEAUX selling for just $11.88 ENTRE DEUX MERS

What a line up we've got for you, our wine loving friends... The best selections I have ever made! Bordeaux's phenomenal 2015 & 2016 Vintages were so good, I ordered thousands of bottles of new wines, and they are great! Burgundy, Loire, all the wines I've tasted this Summer and ordered, are in or on the way.

RECENTLY RECEIVED: (and very well appreciated by our winelover friends): BASTIAN THOMAS GRAND CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE, affectionately known by it's fans as "TINY BUBBLES". Grand Cru Champagnes consists of only 9% of all Champagnes produced, very special wines indeed! click here to go to our: CHAMPAGNES

ALBERT BICHOT BURGUNDY REDS PINOT NOIRs AND WHITES CHARDONNAYS; Roger Voss European Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine says that the 2015 Burgundy Harvest is making the Best Burgundy of the Century!

BURGUNDY REDS

 BURGUNDY WHITES

-BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY - Chateau de Dracy -100% Chardonnay - ALBERT BICHOT ZBGW-ABCDD14 * $19.93.80 (New Lower Price) is one of our favorites, but there are many others, 17 to choose from, to be precise

**** ONE OF 50 BEST WINES IN THE WORLD AS VOTED BY DECANTER MAGAZINE IS IN STOCK. READ DOWN TO SEE WHO ****

ORGANIC WINES If you would like to see our Organic wine selection, simply type "Organic" in the Search bar

NOW LISTING 19 FABULOUS WHITE BURGUNDY 100% CHARDONNAYS and 21 SUPERB RED BURGUNDY PINOT NOIRS !!!

New Arrivals:

* ALBERT BICHOT, Burgundy wines White & Red. Look under Burgundy in either the Red or White Tab. These are some of the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Wines you have ever tasted! Plus many other Burgundy Reds and Whites.

* Chateau Chambert Cahors Malbec is back in stock, in the Fabulous 2010 Vintage. This was selected by Decanter Magazine as one of the 50 BEST Wines in the World for 2016!!!

* Ventoux, our famous Syrah (Shiraz) Southern Rhone bargain from the Chateauneuf du Pape region, just $17.91 and it's "Organic".

* Vouvrey White wine from the Loire Valley, made from the sought after Chenin grape.

* New Vintage of Croix de Mai Medoc 2015 - A Red Bordeaux for those in the KNOW. A favorite among many regular customers.

I have been opening some great wines that have "settled in", and have been very impressed by our Cote Rotie and Saint Joseph Rhone wines. From Bordeaux our fantastic SAINT EMILION GRAND CRU - GRAND CRU CLASSE AOC - CHATEAU LA PRIEURE 2015 - ZBXR-BGCLP15 $86.24 is truly one of the Best new Bordeaux I've tasted recently! Other great Bordeaux Reds include some superior Bordeaux finds such as SAINT EMILION GRAND CRU CLASSE AOC - CHATEAU CHAUVIN 2005. Look for the "NEW" tab on the bottom right of each wine listing, and click on the listing to have a full description of each wine including the exact Percentages of each grape variety used in making the wine.

  • NOW LISTING 36 GREAT BORDEAUX REDS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM !! - (There were MANY MORE (over 50) at the beginning of December, after we received our 1st big shipment from France, but some of our wise and knowledgeable customers grabbed some of the great buys and emptied our stock on many of them.)

    CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR RED BORDEAUX PAGE: BORDEAUX REDS

    • We have searched far and wide throughout France to find the best wines from the best regions at the best prices. All of our wines are from small (and sometimes not so small) family owned and operated vineyards, including our Famous CHAMPAGNE POL ROGER. Actually, the Last of the "Big 10" Champagne houses to remain privately owned and not part of one of the Mega DeLuxe Perfume/Champagne/Leather/Luxury groups. I have personally chosen each and every one of these wines, (it was hard work, but somebody had to do it...) and I honestly think better French wines at better values are not to be had in the islands.

    For every wine listed on our site, I have personally tasted many, many wines to find the one that fits what I’m looking for. Of course, some favoritism is shown in my love for Bordeaux and Southwest France Reds, but I have an adventurous palate and love great Burgundies, Loires (think Sancerre), White Bordeaux, Rhones (My new passion) and other regional wines to bring to the dance for you.

    Occasional opportunities bring small quantities of wines discovered by winemakers who have put aside some special bottles for themselves or friends or good customers, and then find that circumstances have changed and they want to sell some of these “Private Collections” This is where we do best because we are small enough to buy a few hundred bottles, and not too large to require several thousand bottles. Personal relationships with these winemakers is one of our secrets. We often work with winemakers who produce only a few thousand bottles of a particular vintage, and they are kind enough to allow us a quota. Most of these wines are never sold outside of France. Please keep in mind that we try to work with SMALL, FAMILY OWNED WINERIES, some are rather Large such as Champagne Pol Roger and Maison Albert Bichot, but they maintain the spirit & attitude of a small Family Owned operation.

    Please take a few minutes to review our choices. To see the selection of RED wine, click on the "RED" tab above and follow the dropdown menu to your choice of Red Wine, such as Bordeaux etc. You will find some exceptional values; many priced at a bit more than $9 a bottle. These are quality wines at great prices

    Our sales conditions are simple:

    1. - Sold by cases of 6 bottles (May be Mixed), except, Magnums, sample boxes, Armagnacs, Spirits and Misc which may be purchased as single bottles.
    2. - Pick up your order in town at our warehouse.(Back street across from Cuzzins restaurant) We can arrange FREE Delivery for larger orders. Please call the office to see if your order qualifies
    3. - Cash, checks, or you may use your Visa or MasterCard. ** To use your CREDIT CARD, Please call 340 774 5688 to assure secure processing. We are not processing credit cards on line at this time. Do not enter Credit card numbers on the Website - Complete your order by noting "check" and put check Number 100 in the space requesting . 
    4. - Please place your order on this website, (we'll call you back to confirm CC info etc) by phone, fax or email. We will do our best to give you great service.
    5. - We regret that at this time we can not ship wine to the USA due to individual state laws and very high cost of using FEDEX or UPS.

    Frank L Machover

    Taster, Buyer & CEO
    THE FRANK LEONARD M CORPORATION
    WWW.VIWINEWHOLESALE.COM

    TEL-(340) 774-5688
    FAX-(340)774-9456

    OFFICE MOBILE BACKUP NUMBER: 340 643 9963

    If you would like to talk about your selections, please feel free to call me at the above number, or email me at: frank@viwinewholesale.com.

    PLEASE ENJOY OUR WINES RESPONSIBLY

    New Arrivials


    CHAMPAGNE*** POL ROGER The Champagne of Sir Winston Churchill, is our Premium Champagne and we are proud to offer this Standard Bearer of Epernay France to our discerning Clientele. Voted one of the 3 best Champagnes in the world by a Society of French Sommeliers! In keeping within our tradition buying from Family owned Winemakers, we are pleased to note that POL ROGER is the last of the "Big" Champagne houses to remain in Family ownership!

    Recently arrived (Many New)!

    • We now stock 38 personally chosen Bordeaux reds. One of the BEST selections to be found in the VI!
      • RHONE WINES, Cotes du Rhones (3 fantastic reasonably priced) & Several "HIGHER END" Northern Rhones; Cotes Rotie Cuvee du Plessy - Domaine Gilles Barge 2013. 100% Syrah; Saint-Joseph, and Crozes-Hermitage. ~ Southern Rhones list some Chateau Neuf du Papes and our little "Secret", VENTOUX selling for under $20-
      • ARAMIS RED - Madiran Blend - 75% Tannat (The good health & Long Life Red grape) & 25% Shiraz - This is the Best Aramis we have ever sold!  $9.34
      • DOMAINE DES PERELLES POUILLY FUISSE -100% CHARDONNAY (Listed under Whites - Burgundy)
      • CHABLIS & PETIT CHABLIS - ALBERT BICHOT, BURGUNDY'S BEST WINEMAKERS.
      • BORDEAUX SUPERIOR TOUR DE BIOT 2015, ONE OF OUR BEST SELLERS at under $18
      • DOMAINE SARRET, (In the process of changing their name to BARONNIE DE COUSSERGUES ) RED WINE BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Blend $8.88 Per Bottle Red Blend and White Blend (Both are a BEST BUY at  only $8.88 )

        The discovery of Champagnes Pierre Boever is high on my list of recent accomplishments. A small producer of "Grand Cru" Champagne, it is a rare find indeed as "Grand Crue" Champagnes consist of only 9% of all Champagne produced in France ! It is the VERY TOP CLASSIFICATION OF ALL CHAMPAGNES PRODUCED IN FRANCE AND CHAMPAGNE CAN ONLY BE CALLED "CHAMPAGNE" IF IT HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN FRANCE.  We have enlarged our selection of Champagne PANNIER to include Magnums. Pannier rates consistently high on blind tastings, and rated a 91 on Wine Spectator November 2011 Listings. This is a great Champagne at a reasonable price. Champagne Pannier was served at the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT in December 2009 & is proudly served to all first class passengers on Eurostar (Euro-Tunnel) trains. Of Course we are most proud of our being appointed Exclusive Agents for Champagne Pol Roger, the Champagne of Sir Winston Churchill (One of my Heroes)

        DON'T FORGET THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF BORDEAUX: - "CRUS BOURGEOIS" LOOK THROUGH THE RED BORDEAUX LIST OR USE THE SEARCH ABOVE TO FIND OUR 6 SUPERB LISTINGS!

        It's Hot - Time to think about ROSÉ Our top selling wine in this group is our just recieved "ROYAL PROVENCE" a wine I discovered in Southern France last Summer. ROSÉ wines from the Cote de Provence in South of France is finest ROSÉ in the WORLD !... we carry 2 different wonderful FRENCH Rosé deProvence (We believe that this is the World's Best !!!  PERFECT FOR OUR WONDERFUL ISLAND WEATHER OUT ON YOUR BOAT, OR ROUND THE POOL WINES! (There is more Rosé Wine consumed in the South of France than any other wine - They know something we in the Islands should consider.)

        Domaine de Perelles Beaujolais Blanc, 100% Chardonnay One of our Best Selling Whites is the real FRENCH Chardonnay you have been dreaming about and is available at only $14.10.

        A new category: "RARE & COLLECTABLES" has been launched which includes very limited quantities of rare FRENCH wines, some in very large sizes, all of which are not available on the open market. We will alert you as we add new items. You will find several superb and extremely rare (not to be found anywhere according to my sources) vintages such as 1982, 1983, 2000, 2005 Bordeaux. Some have already sold, so if you are interested in these investment wines, act now.

        Newsletters are now being archived on the site. Check the "NEWSLETTER" tab below to find some recent editions. New editions will be added as they appear. There are often some unique Recipes posted for your enjoyment.

          My Wine loving soul insists on telling you about the pleasures of Sweet and Desert Wines. We've updated our selection to include a superb SAUTERNES. Please go to the White wine tab above, and go down to "Sweet aperitif and dessert wines" to see our expanded selection. These Misunderstood and under-appreciated wines are exciting wines to try when paired with the right food.. Chocolate being one. Discover why these wines are so often served at Gourmet Dinners in France and other food and wine savvy countries of the world. Be Brave and Adventurous my friends!

          BURGUNDIES !  Our Personally Chosen Red and White Burgundies are in! In the  White Burgundy (Always 100% Chardonnay) listings we have found some of the best Burgundy has to offer; CHABLIS, Petit Chablis, Pouilly Fuisse, and the superb Queen of white Burgundies: Mersault. -- In Red Burgundy We have added GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE TRAPET an organic wine, NUITS SAINT GEORGES "LES ALLOTS" from DOMAINE REMORIQUET and HAUTES COTES DE NUIT "LES DAMES HUGUETTES" DOMAINE MONGEARD-MUGNERET. These Reds are all the finest. Believe me when I say that I tasted 10 Burgundy wines for every one chosen. *** 

          A wonderful find was DOMAINE DES PERELLES Beaujolais from Jean-Yves Larochette, a very small wine making family that has been cultivating Chardonnay & Gamay grapes and making small batch wines in the traditional methods for generations. This is one of my most pleasant discoveries of my 2010 Summer search for great new Burgundies. We are selling his Beaujolais Villages Red & White, Pouilly Fuisse and Macon at really inexpensive prices for such fine wines. This winemaker is a magician!

          CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE,  is listed under REDS- Southern Rhone. We now carry 3 wonderful Domaines of this AMAZING wine. Syrah Driven, peppery, Spicy, Fruity our selections of Chateauneufs are the result of trying 14 different Vintages and Variaties. I found these at reasonable prices that truely represents this great wine.

          Great values are to be had with some lesser known Southern Rhones such as VENTOUX a great wine in the Cotes du Rhone, Chateauneuf style at a surprisingly pleasant price. We have 2 excellent VENTOUX at less than $20!

          TANNATS * The Astoundingly Delicious ARAMIS Red that sold out at a recent Pistarckle wine tasting and several other times is back in stock at the same price we have been selling it for since 2008: $9.34, a FANTASTIC Value! Mr. LaPlace has Re-blended it with more Tannat and Shiraz. It's the best Aramis EVER !!! There are many new TANNAT wines as well. I think the Red wine lovers a mong you will especially appreciate the addition of ODE D'AYDIE 2012 - MADIRAN - 100% TANNAT the 2nd label of Chateau d'Aydie Madiran at only $17.21. I had a bottle of the Chateau d'Aydie 2009 the other night, and it was SUMPTIOUS. This will keep for many more years, but at 8 years old it's ready to drink and savor now.

          A bit more information on our Great CAHORS Wines: Cahors is the region that originated the famous MALBEC grape that is now the standard of Argentinean and Chilean wines. But these Cahors wines are from vines that are sometimes hundreds of years old and grown by the same winemaking families who made wine for Pope John XXII Who was born in Cahors, and ruled the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334. These great Cahors wines - often called "black" wines for their depth of color, are the wines I have been drinking in Southwest France long before I started a wine business and it's time to share these wonderful little known wines with you. We have two great Cahors, "Le Cedre" & "Chateau du Cedre" from Pascal Verhaeghe, one of the premier winemakers of the region. While not cheap, ($23.44 and $49.71) these wines are a must for Red wine lovers to try. The addition of Chateau CHAMBERT rounds out the most complete collection of FRENCH MALBECS to be found in the Virgin Islands! - These three were recently rated No. 1,2 & 3 by Decanter Magazine

          Our great "Sleeper" winemaker; DOMAINE DE COUSSERGUES, a small family owned winemaker in the Pays d'Oc of Southern France are producing consistently high quality through all recent vintages, proving the skills of expert winemakers. You will find most DOMAINE DE COUSSERGUES selling for less than $10.00. These wines are listed under the Red or White tabs listings of Pays d'Oc. We have created a sample box (ZPK-008 listed under Wine Sample Boxes) of this winemakers red and white selection. We have also added a value assortment of regional wines priced under $60 for the 6 bottle selection that will fill the budget minded wine lovers needs- ZPK-009. This is a great way to try these new wines.

          BRANDY:
          New are our SUMPTIOUS Eau de Vie selections added under "Armganacs, Spirits and Misc" The Raspberry (Framboise) has such a beautiful fragrance, you can almost wear it as perfume...We also have Poire Williams, and Plum Eau de Vie, as well as a Tres Vieille Fine de Bourgogne, a grape distilled type of brandy. (Included in this group is the most fabulous Creme de Cassis) These are all very special.***ARTON produces some of the best ARGMANACS to be found, Argmanac, like Cognacs, is distilled from grapes, but in my opinion is a smoother, purer much better after dinner drink. Regular bottles and Magnums in gift boxes are available.

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