About Us
Millesima is a family-owned company focused on providing customers with high-end wines, top services and expert wine knowledge.
Millesima is a family-owned company focused on providing customers with high-end wines, top services and expert wine knowledge.
Millesima’s headquarters is based in Bordeaux, allowing us to have close relationships and source directly from top historical producers. Whether you are purchasing Futures or Pre-Arrivals from our unrivaled Bordeaux selection, the wine will only know two homes before they are passed along to you: the estate where it was produced and our cellars. Our cellars stock more than 2.5 million bottles ranging from half bottles to 18L Melchior, and guarantee optimum conditions for storing wines. Should you ever be in Bordeaux, we would be delighted to show you around.
Millesima is a family-owned company focused on providing clients with high-end wines, top services and expert wine knowledge.
Millesima’s headquarters is based in Bordeaux, enabling us to have close relationships and source directly from top historical producers. Whether you are purchasing Wine Futures or Pre-Arrivals from our unrivaled Bordeaux selection, the wine will only know two homes before they are passed along to you: the estate where it was produced and our cellars. Our cellars stock more than 2.5 million bottles ranging from half bottles to 18L Melchior and guarantee optimum conditions for storing wines. Should you ever be in Bordeaux, we would be delighted to show you around.
Discover our Large Selection of Fine Wines
Millesima is a Francophile’s dream. We have unique access to top wines from Bordeaux and beyond. We pride ourselves for having a wonderful range of the best properties in the Rhône Valley and other French regions, plus top wines from the rest of Europe and the New World. From iconic producers to everyday values our team is delighted to bring you some of the best wine from around the world.
Enjoy our Large Selection of Fine Wines
Millesima is a Francophile’s dream. We have unique access to top wines from Bordeaux and beyond. We pride ourselves on having a wonderful range of the best estates in the Rhône Valley, Alsace and other iconic French wine regions, plus top wines from the rest of Europe and the New World. From iconic producers to everyday values our team is delighted to bring you some of the best wine from around the world.
Millesima’s Flagship Store in New York City
Millesima’s Flagship Store in New York City
Millesima USA wears many hats. From advising customers in person to providing easy-access online services on a daily basis - to our regulars, we’re a neighborhood wine store, in the Upper East Side of New York City, offering a variety of wines from Bordeaux and beyond, while online we have a large number of highly sought after fine wines from around the world and the ability to purchase Pre-Arrivals and Wine Futures to our customers around the United States.
Advice and Personalized Services
Our wine team, led by Hortense Bernard, our Sales and Marketing Director, along with Fabrizio Germano, the General Manager of Millesima USA and Michaël Peltier, Senior Fine Wine Specialist, is experienced and at your disposal for any questions or recommendations to find your perfect wine for a special event, your cellar, or for your personal enjoyment. They are all well-versed in wine and champagne and have built a strong team that would be happy to share their knowledge with you.
Hortense was born and raised in Bordeaux and learned from her family’s business before embarking on a journey to the United States, where she brought her love of wine and her boundless knowledge. Michaël gained his wine knowledge working for 15 years as a Sommelier and Wine Director at a few top New York City restaurants. We thank you for allowing us to be a part of your wine journey and are honored to take you on a unique sensory experience, through the wine glass. We guarantee to provide you with top-quality services, while taking the utmost care of your wine and making sure that they arrive safely to your doorstep.
Advice and Personalized Services
Our wine team, led by Hortense Bernard, our Sales and Marketing Director, along with Fabrizio Germano, the General Manager of Millesima USA and Michaël Peltier, Senior Fine Wine Specialist, is experienced and at your disposal for any questions or recommendations to find your perfect wine for a special event, your cellar, or for your personal enjoyment. They are all well-versed in wine and champagne and have built a strong team that would be happy to share their knowledge with you. Hortense was born and raised in Bordeaux and learned from her family’s business before embarking on a journey to the United States, where she brought her love of wine and her boundless knowledge. Michaël gained his wine knowledge working for 15 years as a Sommelier and Wine Director at a few top New York City restaurants. We thank you for allowing us to be a part of your wine journey and are honored to take you on a unique sensory experience, through the wine glass. We guarantee to provide you with top-quality services, while taking the utmost care of your wine and making sure that they arrive safely to your doorstep.
Our Family Story
Founded in 1983 by Patrick Bernard, Millesima swiftly became Europe’s leading fine wine mail-order merchant and has continued to over time, becoming a top online retailer. Today, Patrick's son, Fabrice, is at the helm of the company in Bordeaux, while his daughter, Hortense, has managed the US branch of the company including the brick-and-mortar retail store in New York City since 2006, she has since returned to Bordeaux where she is the Sales and Marketing Director and still oversees the operations of Millesima USA in New York City. The Bernard’s goal has never wavered since its very beginnings: to source some of the world’s greatest wines directly from the Chateaux and deliver them safely to wine lovers from all over the world. For over 30 years, the family's succeeding generations have poured their passion into building an extraordinary portfolio of wines to share with their clients.