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Breakthru CEO Tom Bené On Rapid Expansion In California

The third-ranked spirits and wine wholesaler nationally with projected revenues of more than $8.5 billion, Breakthru Beverage Group has been perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the exit of RNDC from the Golden State. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 6, 2025

Exclusive: California, Italy, New Zealand Lead Impact’s “Hot Prospect” Wines

Each year Impact’s “Hot Prospects” list highlights the fast-rising smaller brands poised to make their mark on the industry in the years ahead. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 18, 2025

New Zealand Wine Remains Resilient, Outpacing The Market

While table wine imports suffered a third straight annual volume decline in 2024, brands from New Zealand eked out yet another gain, according to the 2025 edition of The U.S. Wine Market, Shanken’s Impact Databank Review & Forecast. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 16, 2025

Opici To Import Spain’s Bodegas Borsao

New Jersey-based Opici Wines & Spirits has been appointed the exclusive U.S. importer of Bodegas Borsao from the Campo de Borja Denominación de Origen (DO) in Spain’s Aragón region. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 6, 2025

News Briefs for March 19, 2025

•Opici Wines & Spirits has been appointed exclusive U.S. importer of the U.K.’s Dutch Barn Vodka. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 19, 2025

Importers, Wholesalers, Retailers Warn Against Potential Tariffs On Tequila

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to enact tariffs on Mexico and Canada could have a significant impact on the beverage alcohol industry in the U.S., with a 25% tariff on Mexican goods potentially costing American 14,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in economic activity, according to an estimate from John Dunham and Associates commissioned by the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA). Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 11, 2024

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