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The Best Wines Deserve the Best Care
Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics is located in Sonoma, California. Only minutes away from the historic plaza of Sonoma. We are a full wine and spirit storage, consolidation and distribution center.
Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics applies its 32 years of experience in the wine industry to finding creative solutions to customers' storage and consolidation needs. With a focus on service and an investment in the latest technologies and best quality assurance standards, the Groskopf team offers worry-free storage and consolidation so that customers can get on with their business.
Our Values
Personalized customer service comes first at Groskopf. That means you can count on honesty, responsibility, and accountability from us. We're confident that you'll notice.
The two main activities of our business are the following:
Warehousing
Services include...
- Fully bonded wine storage facility (BWC-CA-5147)
- Detailed daily online inventory management system
- Fully trained and experienced team ( 32 years of experience in the wine industry)
- Other services: labeling (cases & bottles), federal and state tax payment, compliance, documentation (export...), consumer-direct shipping ( Fedex, UPS), and much more
- Fully Bonded for Spirits
About our facility...
- Real-time online access to your account
- Customer order entry via the Internet
- 200,000 square foot storage facility with a capacity of 1.4 million cases
- Fully insulated and temperature controlled at a mean of 58 degrees Fahrenheit
- HVAC Completed by May 2012
- Electronically secured (24 hour a day with immediate response surveillance system)
- Sprinkler system for fire protection
- Latest generation of computerized inventory management system for reliable tracking and reporting
Logistics
- Real-time online access to your account
- Provides a full range of domestic and international transportation services to custom fit your needs
- Shipment tracking system
- Door to door pick-ups
- Shipment via Truck (OTR) & Intermodal
- Full load (FTL) and less than full truck load (LTL)
- Consolidations
- Drayage from Bay Area piers
Specializing in the Beverage Industry
We are a full-service wine storage, consolidation and distribution facility strategically located to accommodate the California, Oregon, and Washington wine-producing areas and the import-export market through the San Francisco Bay Area ports and main interstate highways.
The Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics Team:
- unites the wine storage and distribution process with over 32 years in the wine industry
- puts personalized customer service first
- takes the worry out of the storage and consolidation process
- finds creative solutions to meet customers' requirements
- implements the latest technologies, best quality assurance and appropriate training to provide the highest-quality service & efficiency
- values honesty, responsibility and accountability
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John Connolly Appointed Operations Manager
Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics announces the appointment of John Connolly to Operations Manager. Mr. Connolly will be responsible for overseeing the warehouse operations for both the Sonoma warehouse and American Canyon warehouse.
Mr. Connolly comes to Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics fromAlexander Valley Cellars in Windsor where he was the Director of Operations. Prior to AVC, Mr. Connolly was a Senior Manager for Allied Domecq, Beam Wine Estates & Diageo in Sonoma.
“We are extremely proud to have John on board,” says David Hammond, Vice President and General Manager of Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics. “His expertise and knowledge of the industry will be invaluable to us. With John managing the warehouse, we can be confident that we will meet our goal to exceed our customers’ expectations by the continued improvement of our services, processes, and our people.
Established as a small trucking operation in 1939, Groskopf now provides shipping, warehousing, and logistics to wineries and distributors throughout the world from its locations in Sonoma and Napa County.
News Archive
New Wine Club Fullfillment Opportunities For Wineries
11 July, 2011
Tested and Proven Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions
Resulting from a 2010 FedEx beta test using Groskopf as the prototype, Groskopf has added Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions to its wine club fulfillment services. This FedEx product offers refrigerated shipping from April to October, and will open up new wine club opportunities.
Contact us today to learn more.
Bob Buhman Appointed Business Development Manager
14 June, 2011
Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics announces the appointment of Bob Buhman to head Business Development. In this newly created position, Mr. Buhman will be responsible for overseeing the establishment of new customers and to increase industry awareness of the numerous services Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics now offers.
“Bob brings years of experience, knowledge, and a fresh perspective to our company,” says David Hammond, Vice President and General Manager of Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics. “His dedication, passion, and integrity will be invaluable assets in continuing to grow our business not only locally, but internationally as well.”
Prior to Groskopf Warehouse & Logistics, Mr. Buhman was the Sales Manager at Synergy Glass and Packaging.
Established as a small trucking operation in 1939, Groskopf began shipping wine in the 1970s and now provides shipping, warehousing, and logistics to wineries and distributors throughout the world with an emphasis on Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties.
Counter-to-Counter Delivery Via VinLux, US Customs Bonded Warehouse, and Temperature-Controlled Shipping
25 May, 2011
Sonoma, California (May 18, 2011) – Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics has added three new services to its portfolio: counter-to-counter delivery via VinLux Fine Wine Transport, a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bonded warehouse that is approved for spirits, and Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions via FedEx. The services are expected to save time and money for customers in the wine and spirits industry, eliminating red tape, in-and-out charges, and shipping costs.
“We are three steps closer to achieving our goal of becoming a full-service supplier to the wine industry,” said Vice President and General Manager David Hammond of Groskopf. “Our alignments with VinLux and FedEx, as well as our CBP bonded warehouse, will be a tremendous asset to the local wine and spirits industry.”
Counter-to-Counter Service
With the help of VinLux, wineries can now pull stock from the Groskopf Warehouse in Sonoma and ship directly to retail and restaurant accounts throughout California. VinLux operates a fleet of 35 temperature-controlled delivery trucks with real-time tracking. Order processing, warehouse order selection, and delivery tracking are integrated through three sophisticated software systems. Customers have online access to inventory, order status, scheduled delivery time, and delivery confirmation.
“We aligned ourselves with VinLux because they are the best in their field,” said Hammond.
Bonded Warehouse
As approved by US Customs and Border Protection, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, Groskopf is now authorized to store, consolidate and ship spirits for producers and distributors. The designated, secured space is approximately 5,000 square feet in area. Groskopf fulfilled a two-year approval process that entailed rigorous security and protocol inspections as well as compliance with federal standards. Groskopf is in the final stages of implementing its operating procedures for the CBP bonded merchandise, and expects to be fully operational by July-August of this year.
“We are essentially offering the producers and distributors of spirits the same warehousing and logistical services that our winery clients receive,” said Hammond, “and are now one of eight CBP bonded warehouses within the service area of the Port of San Francisco.”
Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions
Resulting from a 2010 FedEx beta test using Groskopf as the prototype, Groskopf has added Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions to its wine club fulfillment services. This FedEx product offers refrigerated shipping from April to October, and will open up new wine club opportunities for northern California wineries.
“Temperature-Controlled Wine Shipping Solutions allows us to expand our wine club fulfillment services to existing clients such as 90 Plus Wine Club and attract many new ones,” said Hammond.
About Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics
Located in Sonoma, California, Groskopf Warehouse and Logistics (www.groskopf.com) is a full-service storage, consolidation and distribution center for the wine and spirits industries with a capacity of 1.4 million cases. The bonded 200,000-square-foot temperature controlled facility offers the latest generation of inventory management systems for online tracking as well as consumer-direct and wine-club distribution, labeling, compliance and export documentation. Logistics include online access to customer accounts, a shipment-tracking system, door-to-door-pick-ups, drayage (FTL, LTL and Intermodal) from San Francisco Bay Area piers, and consolidations. From its humble beginnings in 1939, Groskopf now stores and ships premium wines to the four corners of the globe.
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" Groskopf immediately recognized the need to properly organize and manage our complex inventory and invested the necessary time and resources to make sure it was done correctly. The communication between our office and Groskopf has been excellent, and their staff is genuinely concerned about our business. " - Brent Weist, Vice President, Cellars International
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" Groskopf has done an outstanding job for Southern Wine and Sprits of Kentucky over the years. They go the extra mile to ensure customers satisfaction I's been my pleasure doing business with them. " - Donna Mercer, Purchasing, Southern Wines and Sprits of Kentucky
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" We have stored our wines at Groskopf for five years and have always found all the staff at Groskopf Warehouse very helpful, personable, and great to deal with. They exhibit great teamwork amongst themselves and their online reporting system is very helpful and easy to navigate. " - Elizabeth Gorman, Controller, Sourthern Starz, Inc.
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