Meritage Wine & Spirits’ Wholesale Network
Three-Tier Networks
Wine and spirits distributors are the vital link to bringing an ever-expanding variety of brands from around the world to the places where consumers buy them. These distributors operate within a well-regulated state by state wholesale system that provides brand safety, market oversight and integrity for your company.
“Wine as a product category has demonstrated consistency increasing per capita consumption for decades now and nothing suggests that is likely to stop.
svb financial group SILICON VALLEY BANK.
Our Distributors Each Use Unique Growth Models: our Goal Is To Match Yours With Theirs.
Vermont:
Farrell Distributing
New Hampshire:
M.S. Walker, Perfecta Wine Company, Baystate, Horizon Beverage Company, Martignetti Companies
New York:
Winebow Group, Opici Family, Empire, LNJ Brands
New Jersey:
Winebow Group, Allied, Northeast Wines, Opici Family, Vintage Imports
Pennsylvania:
Vintage Imports, Breakthru Beverage
Connecticut:
Winebow Group, Worldwide, Opici Family
Florida:
Winebow Group, Breakthru, International Wine & Spirits
Rhode Island:
Horizon Beverage, M.S. Walker, Ocean State
Maine:
Central Distributing, Pine State Distributing, Napi Distributing
Massachusetts:
Atlantic Beverage, M.S.Walker, Martignetti Companies, Boston Wine Company, Baystate, Ruby Wines
Maine
Boston Wine Company
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New Jersey
Key Notes:
Many producers do not understand the U.S.A. ‘s 3-tier system or have turned away due to this fact or previous bad experiences. Here’s an analogy; “social influencers” are now these distributors at the retail and on-premise channels… they create daily impressions for potential, new and repeat buyers across multiple states. Our distributors are critical to brand messaging; they are also our legal conduit to the gatekeeper at stores and restaurants. THE FINE WINE AND CRAFT SPIRITS DIVISIONS OF THE BIG DISTRIBUTORS ARE STABLE, PROFESSIONAL AND HAVE VERY GOOD WINE AND CRAFT SPIRIT KNOWLEDGE.
If they will have you, it’s a crowded and expensive playing field. Mid-size distributors of fine wine and craft spirits have increasingly better fine wine & craft spirits knowledge with more interesting consumer offerings, but they also have higher profit requirements because they lack high-volume brands, combined with higher delivery & logistical costs. Our commitment at Meritage W&S to 3- tier wholesale business remains core to our business values. Our passion is to help educate their sales forces about our clients, their individual brand history, and help retell these stories to influence their customers.