USA Wine Imports

What USA Wine Imports does

USA Wine Imports, Inc. is a privately held wine and spirits importer and wholesaler founded in 1987 and based in New York City. The company operates as a New York State wholesaler servicing all licensed restaurants and retail stores in the state, and holds out-of-state shipping licenses that allow it to distribute to other wholesalers across major US wine markets. Its core offering combines imported wine and spirits distribution with a proprietary web-based Portfolio Login Portal (portal.usawineimports.com) that gives sales reps and portfolio managers real-time visibility into inventory, orders, and accounts receivable.

Name

USA Wine Imports

Legal name

USA Wine Imports, Inc.

Website

https://usawineimports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

USA Wine Imports is a privately held New York-based importer and wholesaler of wine and spirits, distributing to licensed restaurants, retail stores in New York State, and wholesalers across major US wine markets via out-of-state shipping licenses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirits Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale) (CRAOAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA), Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale (Beer, Wine, Spirits) (AFAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Wine and spirits import
• Wholesale distribution
• Beverage import services
• Customs brokerage
• Wine wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Distribution of Wine and Spirits: The company acts as a wine and spirits wholesaler in New York State, generating revenue through the markup on imported wines and spirits sold to licensed restaurants and retail stores. Revenue is also generated through sales to other wholesalers in major wine markets via out-of-state shipping licenses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

USA Wine Imports is a national importer and New York State wholesaler of wines and spirits. It sources international wine portfolios from producers, importers, brokers, and agents, then delivers them to licensed restaurants and retail stores in New York State and to other wholesalers in major U.S. wine markets. The company provides full-service logistics including freight, customs brokerage, warehousing, delivery, invoicing, collections, and inventory control, complemented by a real-time Portfolio Management Portal for customer ordering and A/R visibility.

Product overview

USA Wine Imports operates as a national wine and spirits importer and New York State wholesaler offering a comprehensive distribution platform. The company provides a Portfolio Login Portal for real-time inventory tracking and payment updates, alongside wholesale distribution services including freight, warehousing, delivery, invoicing, and customs brokerage. The core offering is the combination of their distribution logistics platform and the web-based portfolio management portal for customers and sales representatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portfolio Login Portal A web-based, access-controlled customer portal that delivers real-time inventory data and accounts receivable reporting so portfolio managers and sales representatives can track orders, monitor stock levels, and review payment status for their wine and spirits accounts.
• Wine and Spirits Distribution Services National wine and spirits import and wholesale distribution service for licensed restaurants, retail stores in New York State, and out-of-state wholesalers in major U.S. wine markets. The offering bundles freight (domestic and foreign), legal compliance, licensing and brand registration, warehousing, delivery to accounts, invoicing and statements, collections, inventory control, importation, customs brokerage, and sales accounting into a single B2B service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits: The largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits, operating across all major U.S. markets. Comparable to USA Wine Imports as a wine and spirits wholesaler, though vastly larger in scale and with a national rather than single-state direct footprint.
• Republic National Distributing Company: Major U.S. wine and spirits distributor serving on-premise and off-premise accounts across multiple states. A direct competitor to USA Wine Imports in the broader wine/spirits wholesale category, though with national rather than NY-concentrated distribution.
• Breakthru Beverage Group: Large multi-state wine and spirits distributor. Operates in overlapping categories and customer types (restaurants and retail) but at a substantially larger scale and broader geographic footprint than USA Wine Imports.

Direct peers

• Winebow: National importer and distributor of fine wines and spirits with a portfolio-driven model. Closely comparable to USA Wine Imports as a portfolio-based importer/wholesaler representing international producers for the U.S. market.
• Skurnik Wines: Family-owned importer and distributor of fine wines from family-owned estates. Highly comparable to USA Wine Imports as a mid-sized, portfolio-driven importer/wholesaler serving restaurants and independent retail in the U.S.
• Vias Imports: New York-based importer of Italian wines and spirits, serving the NY on-premise and off-premise trade. Comparable to USA Wine Imports as a NY-based import/wholesale specialist with a curated international portfolio.
• Frederick Wildman & Sons: Long-established U.S. importer and distributor specializing in old-world wines. Closely comparable to USA Wine Imports as a heritage importer/wholesaler with deep restaurant and retail relationships in the NY market.
• Palm Bay International: U.S. importer and marketer of wine and spirits, with a strong on-premise presence. Comparable to USA Wine Imports as a national importer/wholesaler representing international producers to U.S. restaurants and retailers.
• Kobrand Corporation: Long-standing U.S. importer and distributor of fine wines and spirits. Comparable to USA Wine Imports as a multi-decade, portfolio-based importer serving the U.S. on-premise and off-premise channels.
• Banville Wine Merchants: Importer and distributor of fine wines primarily to the NY/NJ tri-state on-premise market. Comparable to USA Wine Imports as a smaller, NY-anchored importer/wholesaler with a curated international portfolio of family-owned producers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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