A 53-year-old East Bay importer, retailer, wholesaler and distributor of fine wine from France and Italy plans to open a store Tuesday in Marin County.
The new store, located at the Marin Country Mart shopping center in Larkspur, is Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant’s first new retail site since its Berkeley storefront opened in 1972.
“The 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,” said President Dixon Brooke in the announcement Monday. “We’re excited to get to know our Marin neighbors and to have a new place to connect with our North Bay clientele.”
The original Kermit Lynch retail store is said to be known for its breadth of offerings, ranging from everyday bottles — $12 Tintero festive rosé — to rare collectibles like $1,000 grand cru Romanée-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…