Handcrafted Wines, LLC dba Handcrafted Wines of Kansas

Name

Handcrafted Wines, LLC dba Handcrafted Wines of Kansas

Legal name

Handcrafted Wines, LLC

Website

https://handcraftedwines.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Distribution

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale (Beer, Wine, Spirits) (AFAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Wine distribution
• Spirits distribution
• Beverage distribution
• On-premise sales
• Off-premise sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wine and Spirits Distribution: Handcrafted Wines generates revenue by distributing wines and spirits from international suppliers to retailers and restaurants across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon. The company curates a portfolio that includes traditional wine and spirits as well as innovative products like canned wine and ready-to-drink cocktails.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Handcrafted Wines is a multi-state wine and spirits distribution company that sources curated portfolios of wines, spirits, canned wines, ready-to-drink cocktails, and beers from international suppliers and distributes them to retailers and on-premise accounts across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon. The company operates regional sales teams in each state and pioneered product categories such as canned wine and RTD cocktails in the U.S. market.

Product overview

Handcrafted Wine and Spirits operates as a wine and spirits distribution company with operations in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon. The company offers an extensive portfolio of wines sourced from around the world, including canned wine, ready-to-drink cocktails, traditional spirits, and beers. The company pioneered new product categories like canned wine and RTD cocktails while maintaining relationships with traditional wine and spirits suppliers. Each state operates as a regional entity (Handcrafted Wines of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon), collectively serving as distribution partners for suppliers, distributors, and retailers across their respective markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wines (International Portfolio) Curated selection of wines sourced from international winemakers and winegrowers representing producers who adhere to traditional winemaking practices and sustainable farming methods; distributed to retailers and restaurants across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oregon.
• Canned Wine
• Ready to Drink Cocktails
• Spirits
• Beers

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits: Largest wine and spirits distributor in the US, operating across 44 states. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Handcrafted for supplier contracts and retail accounts in any overlapping geography, but with vastly greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• Breakthru Beverage Group: Multi-state wine/spirits/beer distributor with presence in select markets. Comparable distributor model and reliance on supplier partnerships, but operates at a larger scale than Handcrafted's regional footprint.
• Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC): Second-largest US wine and spirits distributor, operating in 38+ states. Directly comparable business model but with national scale, broader supplier relationships, and larger route-to-market infrastructure than Handcrafted's regional footprint.

Direct peers

• Vias Imports: Wine importer and distributor specializing in Italian and other international wines, with US distribution across multiple states. Comparable product curation model and importer-distributor hybrid business.
• Banville Wine Merchants: Importer and distributor of fine wines from family-owned estates, distributing across multiple US states. Comparable curated-portfolio approach and supplier relationship-driven model.
• Winebow Group: Mid-size fine wine and spirits distributor with a curated portfolio model similar to Handcrafted. Operates as a multi-regional distributor with deep supplier relationships and premium positioning, directly comparable in go-to-market and product strategy.
• T. Edward Wines: Mid-size wine and spirits distributor operating across select US regions with a curated portfolio. Directly comparable size, model, and target customer base (on-premise restaurants and off-premise retailers).
• Monsieur Touton Selection: Wine and spirits importer and distributor operating across multiple US states. Highly comparable in being a mid-size curated-portfolio distributor with international supplier relationships and on/off-premise split.
• Skurnik Wines & Spirits: Family-owned fine wine importer and distributor focused on family-run producers. Closely comparable to Handcrafted's curated, relationship-driven approach to vineyard-supplier partnerships and on-premise/off-premise distribution.

Regional players

• Wine Warehouse: California-based wine and spirits distributor serving regional accounts. Comparable distributor model and customer base, though concentrated in a different geography (West Coast focus), giving it relevance as a regional comp.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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