Opici Import Company

What Opici Import Company does

Opici Family Distributing (the operating entity associated with Opici Import Company) is a fourth-generation, family-owned wine and spirits wholesaler with roots in the wine business dating back to 1913. The company imports and distributes premium wine and craft spirit brands from around the world, serving retailers, restaurants, and on-premise businesses across seven US jurisdictions: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, Washington DC, Maryland, and Delaware.

The company operates through a multi-division structure. Opici Family Distributing functions as the parent wholesale platform, with wholly-owned operating divisions including Opici Wine Group and Opici Wines and Spirit Division (including its Market St. sub-brand). Together these divisions curate and distribute a portfolio of premium wines and craft spirits selected for craftsmanship and value across price points. The technology and platform layer appears to be conventional B2B wholesale distribution: warehouse logistics, field sales, and quote-based supplier/buyer relationships, with no public digital storefront or proprietary technology disclosed.

Opici monetizes through standard wholesale distribution economics — purchasing wine and spirits from global producers and reselling to retail and on-premise accounts at negotiated margins. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is consistent with quote-based, account-by-account B2B negotiation. The business is privately held by the founding family, with no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no reported executive team in the input data, indicating a closely-held operating company with limited external capital or governance footprint.

Name

Opici Import Company

Legal name

Opici Family Distributing

Website

https://opici.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Opici Family Distributing is a fourth-generation, family-owned wine and spirits wholesaler founded in 1913, importing and distributing premium wine and craft spirit brands to retailers, restaurants, and on-premise businesses across seven US states in the Northeast and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirits Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (4248)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Alcohol Importers & Brand Owners (Wholesale) (CRAOAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale (Beer, Wine, Spirits) (AFAIAGAA), Craft & Specialty Beverage Wholesale (Local/Artisanal) (AFAIAGAH)

Keywords

• Wine wholesale
• Spirits distribution
• Wine importation
• Beverage wholesale
• Alcohol distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Glen Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Opici Import Company (operating as Opici Family Distributing) is a fourth-generation, family-owned wine and spirits wholesaler that imports and distributes a portfolio of premium wine and craft spirit brands sourced from producers around the globe to retailers, restaurants, and on-premise businesses across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, Washington DC, Maryland, and Delaware.

Product overview

Opici Family Distributing operates as a unified wine and spirits distribution platform with four integrated divisions. The core offering is the Opici Family Distributing wholesale operation, which serves as the parent company. Two primary sub-brands—Opici Wine Group and Opici Wines and Spirit Division—handle brand portfolio distribution, while the Market St. division provides additional market coverage. Together they deliver a stellar selection of premium wines and craft spirits to customers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Opici Wines and Spirits: Premium wine and craft spirit brands for every taste and budget, featuring craftsmanship and value
• Opici Wines

Products and services

• Opici Family Distributing Core wholesale distribution business unit operating across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Washington DC, Maryland, and Delaware, importing and distributing premium wine and craft spirit brands to trade accounts.
• Opici Wine Group Wholly-owned distribution division presenting premium wine and craft spirit brands from around the globe, focused on portfolio distribution to retailers and on-premise accounts.
• Opici Wines and Spirit Division
• Opici Wines and Spirit Division, Market St.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits: Largest wine and spirits distributor in the U.S., operating across all major states. Directly comparable to Opici in core activity (wine/spirits wholesale) but far broader in scale, portfolio, and geographic reach.
• Republic National Distributing Company: Second-largest U.S. wine and spirits distributor with multi-state coverage. Competes with Opici for both supplier representation and chain-account contracts in overlapping Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets.

Direct peers

• Winebow Group: Multi-regional wine and spirits importer/distributor with a portfolio-led, premium-positioning model highly analogous to Opici's structure across multiple East Coast divisions.
• Kobrand Corporation: Family-owned wine and spirits importer/distributor emphasizing premium global producers. Closely comparable to Opici in business model (importer-wholesaler), supplier relationships, and premium portfolio orientation.
• Palm Bay International: Family-owned importer and national distributor of premium wines and spirits. Mirrors Opici's positioning around global producer relationships and premium/craft brand building.
• Shaw-Ross International Importers: Wine and spirits importer with strong ties to European producers. Comparable to Opici as a privately held importer-distributor focused on premium imported brands in the U.S. market.
• Skurnik Wines: Family-operated fine wine importer and distributor with a portfolio of European producers. Highly comparable to Opici in scale, supplier-relationship focus, and premium/wine-led mix.
• Banfi Vintners: Multi-generational, family-owned wine producer and U.S. distribution platform. Operates an importer/wholesaler arm similar to Opici, with comparable heritage positioning and premium Italian wine focus.
• Vias Imports: Family-owned Italian wine importer with East Coast distribution. Comparable to Opici as a regional, family-operated importer focusing on premium imported wine brands.
• Martignetti Companies: Family-owned wine and spirits distributor operating across the Northeastern U.S. Overlaps directly with Opici's core Northeast geography and similar business model of regional wholesale distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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