On Thursday, January 20th, Empire Distributors, Inc. customers and wine & spirits trade members are invited to our annual New Items Trade Tasting for our Atlanta market! The New Items Trade Tasting brings together many of Empire’s newest suppliers with retail & on-premise customers from across the metro Atlanta area. Learn more about the suppliers, […]

Few things make us as happy as good cheese and good wine. Serve them together and that happiness quickly turns to joy if you have the right pairing of cheese and wine! Some of the most famous types of cheese are made throughout Europe, and many are made near equally famous wine regions. Because cheesemakers […]

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. […]

Tailgating season is almost here, and we are ready ahead of time thanks to Filthy Food! Filthy Food olives, cherries, mixers and onions are always there when we need them – whether it be a brunch with friends, cocktails on-the-go or a night in. Filthy Food believes the “secret to pleasurable experiences lies in the […]

Elyse Blechman introduces the relaunched Absolut Vodka Ready to Drink Cans – vodka sodas and canned cocktails to us in one of our latest IG Lives. Learn more about how Absolut got started in the RTD category, why their RTD tagline is ‘All Fizz and No Fuss’ and what makes these cans truly special in […]

Elenita Sparkling Mezcal launched in Georgia just before Cinco de Mayo in four delicious flavors – Pineapple Jalapeño, Cucumber Lime Basil, Strawberry Mule and Passionfruit Paloma. Made in Mexico, these ready-to-drink seltzers have already gotten buzz from influencers and critics, even winning Bevnet’s best new spirit product of 2020.  Their slim cans are perfect for […]