On May 10th, 2022, Empire Distributors, Inc. of Georgia customers and trade members were invited to our annual New Item Trade Tasting for the Augusta area!  The 2022 Augusta New Items Trade Tasting brought together many of Empire’s newest brands with retail & on-premise beverage buyers from across the Augusta, GA area. Read on to […]

On April 27th, 2022, Empire Distributors, Inc. of Tennessee customers and wine and spirits trade members were invited to our annual Wine and Spirits Trade Tasting for the Knoxville area! The Wine and Spirits Trade Tasting brought together many of Empire-distributed wineries, distilleries, and brands with retail & on-premise customers from across the Knoxville area […]

On April 5th, 2022, Empire Distributors, Inc. of Tennessee customers and wine trade members were invited to our annual Wine Trade Tasting for the Nashville area! The Wine Trade Tasting brought together many of Empire-distributed wineries and brands with retail & on-premise customers from across the metro Nashville area and allowed trade members to learn […]

Italy has long been a “world power” in wine production. The country’s mild environment has made it the ideal place to produce winemaking grapes for the past 4,000 years. Italy’s Influence During the reign of the Roman Empire, Italy’s influence throughout Europe led to the planting of many vineyards. Italian wines made from Pinot Grigio […]

On February 22, 2022, Empire Distributors, Inc. customers and wine & spirits trade members were invited to our annual Trade Tasting for our Savannah market. The Trade Tasting brought together many of Empire’s suppliers with retail & on-premise customers from across the Savannah area. Read on to get recap the suppliers and the items available […]

On January 20th, 2022, Empire Distributors, Inc. customers and wine & spirits trade members were invited to our annual New Items Trade Tasting for our Atlanta market. The New Items Trade Tasting brought together many of Empire’s newest suppliers with retail & on-premise customers from across the metro Atlanta area. If you weren’t able to […]

Cakes, ice cream and candy are some ways one might manage a sugar craving for their sweet tooth… But what if you were able to satisfy that craving with a sweet wine? Would you if you could? While many simple wines are sweet, some of the greatest wines on Earth are consciously made in a […]

As 2021 comes to an end the best-of lists are rolling in! Today we’re sharing Empire distributed brands suppliers and brand partners that are being honored this year in Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s top ratings of 2021. Scroll through to browse these top products distributed by Empire: Available markets are noted in the list, and availability […]

There’s just something about the “pop” of a cork that just makes the mouth water. Sparkling wines are one of the more versatile styles of wine out there. How Sparkling Wines are Made During fermentation, yeast turns sugars into alcohol and produces a few additional by-products. One of these by-products is Carbon Dioxide, which is […]

One of the most influential wine regions in the world is also one of the most famous. Bordeaux, located in south-western France, represents roughly 1.5% of the world’s vineyards, making it an important region in the wine world. It is perhaps just barely second fiddle to France’s (and the world’s) most famous wine region, Champagne. […]