Quintessential is jointly owned by Stephen and Dennis Kreps. Steve is Quintessential’s President and Dennis, its National
Sales Manager. According to Steve, “Quintessential’s mission is to nurture a roster of small, family-owned wineries from
around the world whose wines reflect the best expressions and highest quality of their particular appellations.”
Company Profile
Quintessential, a fine wine importing and marketing company based in Napa, CA, today boasts a roster of eighteen high quality, family -owned wineries.
Bodegas Valentin Bianchi located in Mendoza, Argentina, has a history and heritage of fine winemaking for over 75 years, starting in the late 1920s; Simonsig Family Winery, the famed Stellenbosch winery dating back to the 1950s, known for the South African Chenin Blanc and Pinotage wines and now owned by three sons of founder Franz Malan; Italy's La Tunella, with five world-class white wines, two fruity reds and one dessert wine, from the renowned Friuli region; Paternoster, one of the most famous wineries from the Basilicata region of Italy, renowned for its Anglianico-based red wines; Casalnova, owned by the Kreps family, is one of the finest Proseccos, with grapes from the strictly controlled Conegliano area of Italy's Veneto wine region; Vino dei Fratelli, a new Italian label featuring a Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Montepulciano and Moscato, each from prime vineyards in their respective regions, also owned by the Kreps family; Malhadinha Nova, located in the famed Alentejo wine region of Portugal; Quinta do Vallado, part of a "new wave" of exciting Portuguese wines that have been tagged by the worldwide media as "the Douro Boys"; Bodegas Aresan, artesinal wines from the heart of Spain's La Mancha region; Bodegas Navarro Lopez, from Valdepenas, has nine outstanding red wines that feature Spain's signature red grape, Tempranillo by itself or in combination with the country's most plentiful grape, Garnacha, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and other top red grape varietals; Adegas D'Altamira, considered among the very best aged Albarino from Rias Baixas; Vinedos y Bodegas Garcia Figuero, using the finest American and French oak, giving the wines an unmistakable bouquet and making them one of the top wineries in the Ribera del Duero region; Ramon Bilbao, with top-quality wines from the famed Rioja Alta region of Spain, as well as Mar de Frades from Rias Baixas and Volteo - a new line from La Mancha; Henry's Drive Vignerons, from the up-and-coming Padthaway wine region of South Australia, features Shiraz and Shiraz-based red blends that are media darlings with clever names referring to the area's history as a major mail route, and their value-priced Pillar Box White, Red and Reserve, and Rockburn, with Pinot Noir and Riesling from New Zealand's Central Otago wine region.
Quintessential's California portfolio includes Eponymous, an amazing Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley and Meritage from Sonoma Valley created by Bob Pepi, former co-owner and winemaker of Robert Pepi Winery; Two Angels, a line of Sauvignon Blanc, Petite Sirah, Syrah and a Rhone blend owned by the Kreps family, with grapes coming from the renowned Shannon Ridge vineyards, and Source Napa, with organic Sauvignon Blanc vineyards lying at the geological center of Napa Valley, vintner Tom Gamble is making two benchmark white wines - Gamble Vineyard and Heart Block - and a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and two Meritages from his family's red wine vineyards also located on prime land in Napa Valley.
“We have no ambition to become the biggest importer and marketer, but we do aspire to bring some of the world’s best wines
to an increasingly sophisticated American wine drinker,” Dennis explained. “When a broker, distributor, restaurateur or retailer
hears that Quintessential is involved, we’re hoping they’ll quickly understand that means the wine is the ‘ultimate’ in quality.”
Steve Kreps - President
Dennis Kreps - National Sales Manager
