Via Pacifica Selections is a small company devoted to the outstanding wine regions of the Pacific Rim.

The company was founded in 1998, with a single purpose: to import a variety of wines from New Zealand. In 2008, David Duckhorn organized an investor group to purchase Via Pacifica Selections from the founders, the Kalmer family. Over the past 3 years, David has revised the Company mission to create a vertically integrated business model that owns, manages and distributes Pacific Rim wine brands in the United States and China.

Today, Via Pacifica Selections owns three brands from two prominent Pacific Rim regions: California (Et Cetera and ETC) and New Zealand (Manu). Each of the wines is priced to maximize opportunities in the areas of House Pour and By The Glass. In addition, we also strive for on-sale Bottle List for under $50/bottle and off-sale for under $20/bottle. It is the intention of Via Pacifica Selections to introduce these brands to discerning consumers who seek a high value proposition in their everyday wine purchases.

Via Pacifica Selections Asia also manages the sales and distribution of top wine brands from the acclaimed California sub-appellations of Napa, Sonoma, Alexander and Anderson Valleys, in China. With four offices in the prominent food, wine and commerce regions of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Macau and Chengdu/Xi’an, Via Pacifica Selections is successfully leveraging China’s rapidly expanding interest in fine wine.

Via Pacifica, translated as “the peaceful route,” is committed to making wine a part of the daily journey through life.