Lot 18: Private Sales Come To The World Of Wine
Filed under: Wine
The world of private sales is coming to wine. Philip James (founder of Snooth.com) is behind Lot18.com, a new invitation-only site that will sell wine in a flash sale style format with limited runs and savings of up to 60 percent. The new company recently completed a $3 million Series A round of funding led by FirstMark Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm.Lot18's procurement team curates and presents the offer, with the sale and shipping managed by the winery. Wine sales online continue to grow but state-by-state shipping rules have made total domination problematic. Lot18 matches consumers directly with top wineries across the country and plans to position itself as a trusted source of information about quality wines. Lot18's partners so far include Cornerstone Winery, Boisset Family Estates, and Foley Family Estates.
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