{"id":88440,"date":"2025-12-10T01:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/88440\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T01:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:19:17","slug":"longtime-bay-area-wine-importer-kermit-lynch-opens-marin-county-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/88440\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Bay Area wine importer Kermit Lynch opens Marin County shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 53-year-old East Bay importer, retailer, wholesaler and distributor of fine wine from France and Italy opened a store in Marin County this week.<\/p>\n<p>The new store, located at the <a href=\"https:\/\/marincountrymart.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marin Country Mart shopping center<\/a> in Larkspur, is <a href=\"https:\/\/kermitlynch.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant<\/a>\u2019s first new retail site since its Berkeley storefront opened in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Marin shop will have a very similar ethos to the Berkeley shop: a high-touch, friendly environment that helps our clients dive into the endless pleasures of French and Italian wine,\u201d said President Dixon Brooke in the announcement Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to get to know our Marin neighbors and to have a new place to connect with our North Bay clientele.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened its second location this week....\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NBJ-L-KERMITLYNCH-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened its second location this week. (Erin Ng Photography)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened this week. (Erin Ng Photography)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NBJ-L-KERMITLYNCH-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NBJ-L-KERMITLYNCH-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened this week. (Erin Ng Photography) <\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 2<\/p>\n<p>Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant opened its second location this week. (Erin Ng Photography)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The original Kermit Lynch retail store is said to be known for its breadth of offerings, ranging from everyday bottles \u2014 $12 Tintero festive ros\u00e9 \u2014 to rare collectibles like $1,000 grand cru Roman\u00e9e-Saint-Vivant. Members of Kermit Lynch wine clubs will be able to pick up their packages at either store or have them shipped to their homes.<\/p>\n<p>At 900 square feet, the new shop at 1003 Larkspur Landing Circle is smaller than the Berkeley location but has been designed to emphasize browsing and discovery of wines, according to the company. Kermit Lynch was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com\/news\/wine-news\/top-12-importers-of-the-year\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">named<\/a> as one of Wine &amp; Spirits magazine\u2019s top 12 wine importers of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The design team for the new location was led by BCV Architecture + Interiors and Los Angeles\u2013based Martha Mulholland Interior Design. Their approach \u201cmarries the beautiful and the practical,\u201d using reclaimed limestone floors and counters from the southern Rh\u00f4ne to evoke the European regions where Kermit Lynch\u2019s grape grower partners work, according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p>Store hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Quackenbush joined North Bay Business Journal in May 1999. He covers primarily wine, construction and real estate. 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