Importer Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blue Crane Imports LLC
Applicant on 156 approved US labels for 17 producers. An approved label is permission to sell in the US, not a shelf listing.
- Listings
- 0US: 156 approved labels
- Producers
- 17
- Wines
- 91
- Median shelf price
- –
- New / delisted, 90 days
- +9 / −0approved labels
Company profile
At a glance
What we can say about the company from the sources, with the date they were last checked. Company facts only: no people, no street addresses.
- Origins
- ItalyPortugalSouth AfricaSpainFrance
- Portfolio
- 17 producers, 91 wines
- Price segment
- Premium (€25–45); typical price of producers carried (shelf prices elsewhere) €28.46, from 14 producers with a shelf price
- Organic
- 2 of 17 producers carried (12%) have organic or biodynamic evidence (a lower bound: certifier and member lists, shelf labels)
- Appellation focus
- PenedèsRomagnaCape Agulhas
- Grape focus
- SangioveseRieslingSyrah
- Data checked
- 29 Oct 2026 (latest source observation for this company)
Company facts
Registry record
Company facts only, from the public business register. No people, no street addresses.
- Legal name
- BLUE CRANE IMPORTS LLC
- Registry
- Permit IL-I-15357 · TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)
- Legal form
- LLC
- Also registered as
- Alcohol wholesaler (federal TTB permit)registry
- City
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Status
- Active
- Markets
- United States
- US approved labels
- 156 as applicant source
- Wine labels since 2015
- 277 as applicant, 2015 to 2026 (year of application). Labels older than the last 36 months are history: not a current listing or approval. source
Portfolio
What they import
Share of their US labels (156) by origin, region and colour.
By country of origin
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 47 | |
| Portugal | 34 | |
| South Africa | 31 | |
| Spain | 18 | |
| France | 16 | |
| Germany | 10 |
By region
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Western Cape | 31 | |
| Marche | 24 | |
| Catalonia | 16 | |
| Burgundy | 13 | |
| Emilia-Romagna | 13 | |
| Alentejo | 10 | |
| Dão | 10 | |
| Azores | 6 |
By colour
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 64 | |
| Red | 58 | |
| Sparkling | 13 | |
| Rosé | 10 | |
| Fortified | 1 |
Who they carry
Producers (17)
Producers with at least one listing or US label through this importer, by number of listings.
| Producer | Listings here | Via this importer in | Listed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maison Gautheron d'Anost | 12 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Blankbottle | 10 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Celler Pardas | 10 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Cortes de Cima | 10 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed |
| Wein. Bianka und Daniel Schmitt | 9 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Nicolucci | 8 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Selvagrossa | 8 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Lomond Wine Estate | 7 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS listedNO listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed |
| Entre Pedras | 6 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Tenuta La Viola | 6 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Vendrell Rived | 6 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Cathrine Marshall Wines | 5 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE listedAB listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Nicolau de Almeida, Lda | 5 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Fattoria Nanni | 3 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Rall | 3 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Champagne Stephane Colas | 1 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Viñas de Alange | 1 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
Evidence
US labels (156)
Sortable. Prices in local currency as listed, with euro conversion; US labels carry no price.
| Market, sort | Wine, by producer, sorted descending | Price, sort | Approved, sort | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | CRESPAIA NEROGNOLO | Label approved 9 May 2025 | 9 May 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CRESPAIA CHIARALUCE | Label approved 8 May 2025 | 8 May 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CRESPAIA | Label approved 30 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CRESPAIA | Label approved 13 May 2025 | 13 May 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHRISTOPHE CHEVREAU | Label approved 5 Jun 2025 | 5 Jun 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CELLER PARDSA SUS SCROFA | Label approved 8 May 2025 | 8 May 2025 | TTB COLA |
What changed
Recent changes
Last 90 days: 9 new approved labels and 0 delisted (the +9 / −0 above); 0 producers moved to this importer and 0 producers moved away.
- US United StatesNew US label
- US United StatesNew US label
- US United StatesNew US label
- US United StatesNew US label
New US label: FATTORIA VILLA LIGI EMMA ROSSI