List of Tennessee Wine Distributors
Lipman Brothers
Established in 1939, Lipman Brothers is the oldest distributor of wine and spirits in Middle Tennessee. Partnered with the R.S. Lipman Company, a distributor of beer, bottled water, mixers, crystal and cigars, Lipman is the leading name in Tennessee’s beverage alcohol distribution market. The company services restaurant and retail accounts and serves as an educational resource for both trade and consumer markets.
Athens Distributing Company
Grounded in moral and ethical values, Athens Distributing Company of Tennessee is a family run business dedicated to bringing quality wine and spirits products to the Tennessee consumer. In partnership with national and international suppliers, Athens is committed to educating Tennessee retailers and consumers on wine and spirit products, providing them with the highest level of customer satisfaction, and promoting the responsible and legal consumption of alcohol products.
Athens’ family values extend to our employees and the communities in which we live and work. We are actively involved in community outreach and strive to honor our founders’ values of love, mutual respect for all, service, and hard work.
West Tennessee Crown Distributing Co
West Tennessee Crown Distributing Co. in Memphis, Tennessee is the consolidation of United Liquors Corporation, established in 1948, and Southwestern Wine & Liquor Company, established in 1939. We have become one of the top distributors of fine wines and spirits in the West Tennessee area. Through the years we have steadily built upon our efforts to maintain an excellent relationship with both our suppliers and customers as we act as the liaison between the two. West Tennessee Crown Distributing Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia Crown Distributing Co., in McDonough, Georgia. We have continue to expand our portfolio, update technology to better serve our suppliers and continue to increase the level of service offered to our valued customers.
Horizon Wine & Spirits
Horizon Wine & Spirits is Tennessee's largest distributor of beverage alcohol products. With locations in Nashville and Chattanooga and a catalog of more than 11,000 offerings, we are committed to ensuring the safe and responsible distribution of wine and spirits to our licensed customers.
Fireside Distributing Company
President Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats were designed to be heard through the radio of American family's as they sat by the fire in the calm and relaxed setting of their homes. The founders of Fireside Distributing Company have enjoyed many memorable evenings with friends and family's while relaxing by the fire sharing good stories and great libations. Whether huddled around a warm campfire with friends or nestled in front of the fireplace with a loved one, Fireside is a place where relationships are bonded and memories are made. Fireside Distributing Company takes pride in the relationships we have built with our retailers and suppliers and hopes that our customers can continue to make memories by the fireside with one of our great products.
Aleksey’s Imports
Aleksey’s Imports was founded in January 2005 by Alexei Khimenko. We are a local Distributor of Fine Wine, Spirits and Hand Crafted Beers with a passion for quality, professional service, and education. The company started out as a one man operation with what appeared to be only a couple of bottles of Eastern European wines to sell. Since then, Aleksey’s Imports has grown into what it is today, an independent company with a multitude of employees and the diverse catalogue of quality wines and spirits from around the world, servicing restaurants and retail accounts in over thirty counties in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Aleksey’s Imports, much like its creator, is about individuality and character whether it is the people within the company or our portfolio.
Knoxville Beverage Company
Knoxville Beverage Company owes its success to our philosophy of selling and marketing premium brands from innovative producers and suppliers. We have also achieved success by offering popular priced brands that afford consumers great value. Our vision for the future is to continue to seek premium brands while recognizing a need for value in the marketplace.
Knoxville Beverages’ portfolio is represented by a sales and management team with well over 100 years experience in the industry. We are now located in our new state of the art facility with the latest in software and logistics systems to better serve our customers today and well into the future.
DWS distributes
DWS distributes to the middle TN region which is centered around Nashville. Being a franchise state, suppliers must register their business with a specific distributor through the Tennessee ABC. There is a yearly license fee based on the number of cases sold, $150 for 100 or less cases and $250 if more than 100 cases will be delivered. Once a license is obtained with the ABC, labels must be registered with the Tennessee department of revenue. There is no charge for label registration on wine and beer. Liquor does have an annual fee for brand registration. After labels have been approved, the product can then be shipped to TN and sold through DWS.
Det Distributing Company
One of the largest beverage distributors in Tennessee, Det Distributing provides over 100 different brands of beer and bottled water to 20 counties. The History of DET: August 8, 1951: E.E. "Det" Dettwiller founds DET as a distributor for Schlitz and Sterling beer. 1960s: Miller Brewing Co. products are added. 1973: Upon his father's death, Fred Dettwiller buys DET Distributing. 1995: DET becomes the first Tennessee beer distributorship to acquire a wholesale liquor license, forms Omni Beverage Company for wine and spirits. 1998: DET carries over 100 brands, making it one of the largest distributors in Tennessee. When Fred Dettwiller purchased DET Distributing in 1973, it employed 23 people and operated from cramped quarters on Clinton Street in Nashville.
Today, it has over 150 employees and operates from headquarters in MetroCenter, designed as a beer distributor from the ground up.