Importer Plainview, New York, United States
Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc.
Applicant on 65 approved US labels for 9 producers. An approved label is permission to sell in the US, not a shelf listing.
- Listings
- 0US: 65 approved labels
- Producers
- 9
- Wines
- 11
- Median shelf price
- –
- New / delisted, 90 days
- +18 / −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
- FranceItalyChileArgentinaCanada
- Portfolio
- 9 producers, 11 wines
- Price segment
- Fine (€45 and up); typical price of producers carried (shelf prices elsewhere) €443.94, from 4 producers with a shelf price
- Organic
- 2 of 9 producers carried (22%) have organic or biodynamic evidence (a lower bound: certifier and member lists, shelf labels)
- Appellation focus
- Niagara PeninsulaPauillacDelle Venezie
- Grape focus
- Cabernet SauvignonMerlotMalbec
- Data checked
- 26 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
- MERCHANT WINE & SPIRITS DISTRIBUTING INC.
- Registry
- Permit NY-I-21269 · TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)
- Legal form
- INC
- Also registered as
- Alcohol wholesaler (federal TTB permit)registry
- City
- Plainview, New York, United States
- Status
- Active
- Markets
- United States
- US approved labels
- 65 as applicant source
- Wine labels since 2015
- 136 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 (65) by origin, region and colour.
By country of origin
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 25 | |
| Italy | 16 | |
| Chile | 12 | |
| Argentina | 6 | |
| Canada | 6 |
By region
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 21 | |
| Veneto | 13 | |
| Central Valley | 8 | |
| Mendoza | 6 | |
| Ontario | 6 | |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 2 | |
| Apulia | 1 |
By colour
| Item | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Red | 41 | |
| White | 14 | |
| Rosé | 5 | |
| Sparkling | 5 |
Who they carry
Producers (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvento Winery | 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 |
| Ch. Lafite-Rothschild | 2 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS listedNO listedSE listedAB listedBC listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed |
| Ch. Mouton Rothschild | 2 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS listedNO listedSE listedAB listedBC listedMB listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Chateau David Beaulieu | 1 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Château Beauregard | 1 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed |
| Château Bel Air | 1 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed |
| Château Haute-Nauve | 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 |
| Château Pontet Saint Brice | 1 | US | EE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
| Château du Courlat | 1 | US | EE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed |
Evidence
US labels (65)
Sortable. Prices in local currency as listed, with euro conversion; US labels carry no price.
| Market, sort | Wine, by producer, sorted ascending | Price, sort | Approved, sort | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | CHATEAU HAUT-BRION | Label approved 9 Oct 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHATEAU LE MONASTÈRE | Label approved 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHATEAU LES GRANDES VERSENNES | Label approved 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHATEAU MAINE BLANC | Label approved 29 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHATEAU MARGAUX | Label approved 9 Oct 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHATEAU MARGAUX | Label approved 9 Oct 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHÂTEAU COUTET SAINT-MAGNE | Label approved 8 Oct 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHÂTEAU LA CROIX CALENDREAU | Label approved 29 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | CHÂTEAU TOUR CAILLET | Label approved 29 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | DESERT RANGE | Label approved 19 Sep 2024 | 19 Sep 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 15 Apr 2025 | 15 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 15 Apr 2025 | 15 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 25 Apr 2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 25 Apr 2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 25 Apr 2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | EL PRÍNCIPE | Label approved 25 Apr 2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 12 Feb 2024 | 12 Feb 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 9 Feb 2024 | 9 Feb 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 9 Feb 2024 | 9 Feb 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 9 Feb 2024 | 9 Feb 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 9 Feb 2024 | 9 Feb 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 29 Nov 2024 | 29 Nov 2024 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | FEST | Label approved 10 Jan 2025 | 10 Jan 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | ISLAND TALK | Label approved 12 Feb 2025 | 12 Feb 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | ISLAND TALK | Label approved 11 Feb 2025 | 11 Feb 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | ISLAND TALK | Label approved 11 Feb 2025 | 11 Feb 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | KIN LEGACY VINES | Label approved 8 Jul 2025 | 8 Jul 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | KIN LEGACY VINES | Label approved 8 Jul 2025 | 8 Jul 2025 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | LA PETITE NAUVE | Label approved 29 Apr 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | TTB COLA |
| US United States | LA PETITE NAUVE | Label approved 29 Apr 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | TTB COLA |
What changed
Recent changes
Last 90 days: 18 new approved labels and 0 delisted (the +18 / −0 above); 65 producers moved to this importer and 0 producers moved away.
- US United StatesImporter change
Ch. Mouton Rothschild moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHATEAU MARGAUX moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHATEAU HAUT-BRION moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHÂTEAU COUTET SAINT-MAGNE moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHATEAU LE MONASTÈRE moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHATEAU MARGAUX moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
Ch. Mouton Rothschild moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHATEAU LES GRANDES VERSENNES moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
Château du Courlat moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)
- US United StatesImporter change
CHÂTEAU LA CROIX CALENDREAU moves to Merchant Wine & Spirits Distributing Inc. in the US (from a private agent)