Mission Our mission is to make the wine lifestyle, and everything it represents, accessible to everyone.
Core Values:
Respect, Trust, Support, Growth We have faith in our employees’ abilities and our leaders offer clear and consistent paths to success via education and mentorship. We believe that opinions at all levels have merit and importance.
Innovation and Open-Mindedness We value and reward those who “think outside the box” to elevate the company. We are not afraid to learn from mistakes. We celebrate change, recognizing that a nimble culture attracts talent and retains the kind of employees who push the envelope and build our business for the future.
Empathy and Inclusion We support our employees in their best and worst times with patience and understanding, recognizing that work hours represent a substantial percentage of one’s time. We encourage diverse mindset that help us better reflect the evolving wine culture.
Joy and Family We recognize that our business is not just about numbers, but also about people. As a family business, we honor the importance of our employees’ home lives including a strong sense of community and family within our company as well. We encourage fun, discovery, adventure, and health for our teams.
Communication and Transparency We speak openly about our achievements and challenges, talking honestly about how each of us can grow. We are proud of who we are but also self-aware, constantly looking for ways to improve our business and the culture of our organization.
Description Wine Enthusiast Companies is the ultimate source of innovation and information around wine. Founded in 1979 by Adam and Sybil Strum— newlyweds who launched a wine accessories business out of the attic in their home —40 years later, Wine Enthusiast is a nationally-recognized leader in the wine media space and a prominent multi-channel marketer with a full-breadth line of wine-related products. Our mission is to facilitate delicious moments around the wine lifestyle. The company is comprised of: Wine Enthusiast Commerce (WineEnthusiast.com) the premiere online destination for wine storage products and accessories Wine Enthusiast Media (Winemag.com) the world’s leading print publication and online destination for wine and food content, with over 25,000 wines rated and reviewed per year and WineExpress.com (WineExpress.com), a curated wine sales retail site featuring wines from around the globe. All three groups combined are a driving force in the wine/spirits industry and B to B/B to C marketplaces. Our products and content excite, satisfy, enrich, entertain and inspire wine lovers of all levels, from novice to expert.
Wine Enthusiast has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wine Enthusiast employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 45% of employees would recommend working at Wine Enthusiast to a friend. This is based on 63 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
28% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Wine Enthusiast as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Wine Enthusiast.