About Us

Wine Relocation and International Wine Shipping Specialists

Wine By Air International wine moving service, was founded in 1993 by Michael B. Gillespie. Mike was working for a premier fine wine shop and a major international air express company. One during the day and the other at night. At both jobs, he had people asking him to ship their wine purchases and gifts overseas. Neither of his employers was an international wine shipping company. Through his industry contacts, Mike assembled a network of wine specialists, freight forwarders, customs brokers…and a cool name: Wine By Air International. As a result, both of his previous employers, among other businesses, began referring their customers interested in international wine shipping.

Soon afterwards, Mike began getting calls from moving companies asking him to move wine collections. They heard that he was the only one that could do this. In response to an obvious growing need, Mike expanded his network of transportation and wine specialists, and began providing full-service wine collection relocation services to the moving companies as well as individuals who sought him out.
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Over the past 30 years, Wine By Air has grown exponentially. We now have a network of hundreds of associates worldwide. We pack and relocate wine collections in all 50 states, and export wine collections, gifts, and purchases internationally.