Our History

In early 1960 Edward E. Wine left his job as a Manassas postman to enter the sheet metal and plumbing business full time.  Mr. Wine had been installing heating and plumbing systems in homes and churches on a part time basis since the early 1950’s and doing very well.

Two months after Mr. Wine had started his own business full time he was approached by the Humble Oil & Refining Company (now Exxon) to sell heating oil in the Manassas area.  Humble felt sales and delivery of their oil would fit right in with the sheet metal and plumbing business.

Mr. Wine agreed and beginning with only five accounts given to him by Humble, he went door to door drumming up new business.  At the end of the first year, with Mrs. Wine at the books, they sold an impressive 166,000 gallons of heating oil.  In just four years they surpassed the one million gallon mark.  In 1973 they incorporated, purchasing Humble’s tanks and equipment, and took direct control of the local accounts.

In 1968 Mr. Wine invented a valve used in above ground oil tanks that drew the oil supply four inches off the bottom of the tank eliminating frozen oil lines in the cold winter months.  The valve named the Wine Valve was issued a patent in April 1972.

The youngest daughter, Judy, joined the firm full time in 1973 working both with her Dad in the field, servicing oil burners and with her Mom in the office keeping the books.

The oldest son Donovan joined the firm as president in 1978, and the company continues to expand, offering a growing variety of energy-related services to Northern Virginia customers.

In 1978 an Exxon heating and gasoline business complete with bulk plant and warehouse conveniently situated on two acres of land on Falmouth Street in the town of Warrenton was purchased.  In 1982 an Amoco heating oil and gasoline business was purchased with a bulk plant adjoining the recently purchased Warrenton Exxon business, bringing with it the ability for E. E. Wine to provide its customers with the choice of either Exxon or Amoco quality products.

In 1981 a 5600 square foot office retail space adjoining the Exxon bulk plant in Manassas was purchased.  The space was completely renovated with approximately one half of the space used as the corporate headquarters with the remaining space leased as retail.  The family business continued to grow, requiring more operating space, so as the retail leases expired the company soon expanded into the entire 5600 square feet.

In 1983 a closed Exxon station located on Main Street in Marshall was purchased, renovated and converted to an Amoco gasoline service station.  In 1989 the Main Street Marshall Amoco station was sold with a contract for E. E. Wine to supply Amoco gasoline through 1998 to the new owners.

In 1985 a service station business, located in front of the Manassas Bulk plant was purchased from Pickens Butler T/A Manassas Exxon and the land with improvements was leased from Exxon.  The business was converted to a QuikServ Automobile Maintenance Service Center opening for business in early 1986.  Application for QuikServ (stylized) to be registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the class for motor vehicle maintenance services, was filed August 1987, and subsequently accepted and approved in June 1988.  In March 1997 EE Wine accepted a license agreement from Cummings Engine Company for the purchase of the rights to the QuikServ trademark.  The Cummings license agreement does not restrict the continued use by EE Wine of the QuikServ trademark, however after careful consideration, EE Wine limits its use of the QuikServ maintenance service to contract customers only.

In early 1989 Winco, Inc. was formed as a real estate holding company to purchase key sites that would be leased to EE Wine, which would development gasoline pumpers with modern convenience stores and fast food offerings.

In 1990 EE Wine signed a fifteen-year contract with Chick’s Services, Inc. located on Broadview Avenue in the town of Warrenton, to convert their station to the Amoco brand with food shop.  EE Wine installed new Gilbarco dispensers and POS system.

In 1994 EE Wine opened Rixlew BP a gasoline and diesel pumper with convenience store and fast food deli located on the corner of Wellington Road and Rixlew Lane in Manassas.  EE Wine signed a supply agreement with AGM, Inc. D/B/A Pro Service Station in 1994 to convert their station located on Centreville Road just north of Manassas to the BP Brand.  EE Wine installed new Gilbarco dispensers, a POS system and a new canopy.  The Rixlew site and the Pro Service site both were converted to the Mobil brand in March 2001.

In March 1997 EE Wine opened Cedar Run Amoco a gasoline and diesel pumper with convenience store and fast food deli located on the corner of Cedar Run Drive and Lee Highway in Warrenton.  In July of 1997 E. E. Wine opened Marshall Amoco a gasoline and diesel pumper with convenience store and co-branded with a McDonald’s fast food restaurant located on Winchester Highway (Route 17) and Interstate 66 in Marshall.

In April 1998 EE Wine signed a ten-year supply agreement with Catharpin Exxon Service, Inc. located on Sudley Road in Catharpin, to add Exxon gasoline and diesel sales to their new full service grocery store.  EE Wine installed new Gilbarco dispensers, POS system and new canopy. In July 2008 EE Wine purchased the Catharpin business from the Alvey’s who had operated a Gas and Convenience business in Catharpin for over 100 years.

In 2000 EE Wine purchased the Manassas bulk plant property from Exxon and completed the bulk plant and commercial fueling upgrade project exceeding EPA requirements.  In late 2000 EE Wine opened a new retail Mobil gasoline station with food shop that is conveniently located on the bulk plant property.  A new 3000 square foot QuikServ garage was constructed on the bulk plant property as well to service the company fleet and Quik Serv customers.

In July 2002 EE Wine opened its Opal site with Mobil gasoline and diesel as well as a modern Wi-Not Stop co-branded with a McDonald’s fast food restaurant.

In October 2004 a Liberty fueling station and Wi-Not Stop with a Dairy Queen restaurant both operated by EE Wine open in Bealeton, VA.

In late 2007 EE Wine converted all its Mobil Branded fueling stations to the Sunoco Brand.

In May 2007 EE Wine opened Woodbine BP and Wi-Not Stop, on Dumfries Road at the Hoadly Road intersection, just south of Manassas.

EE Wine now owns and/or operates eleven fueling stations and convenience stores and one Dairy Queen full service restaurant selling over twenty-two million gallons of motor fuel.  E. E. Wine has developed and/or constructed eight of the eleven sites.

EE Wine sells millions of gallons of heating oil, diesel and gasoline to thousands of home owners, commercial customers and dealer retail facilities throughout the Northern Virginia area.  EE Wine employs over one hundred seventy-five highly trained, motivated and service-conscious individuals, providing them with vacation pay, sick pay, holiday pay, a liberal leave policy, uniforms, choice of health insurance plans, life insurance, 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing benefits.  EE Wine maintains a lower than industry standard turnover rate of its employee base.

In 1991 an agreement was executed to transfer ownership of EE Wine, Inc. from Edward and Marie Wine to Donovan Wine and Judy Wine.  Donovan Wine, President; Judy Wine, Vice President; Kent Gray, Oil Division Manager; Carl Hitt, Retail Division Manager; Michael Wine, HVAC Division Manager; Kristin Shelman, Human Resources Manager; James Ray, Sales Manager; and Charles Seltman, Controller form E. E. Wine’s Executive Team.  The Board of Directors:  Donovan Wine, Judy Wine, Marie Wine, Betty Wine, Michael Wine, Kristin Shelman and Stephen Nantier.