Wine Trade Atlas

Importer Pineville, North Carolina, United States

Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Inc.

Applicant on 125 approved US labels for 19 producers. An approved label is permission to sell in the US, not a shelf listing.

Listings
0US: 125 approved labels
Producers
19
Wines
19
Median shelf price
–
New / delisted, 90 days
+2 / −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
FranceSpainItaly
Portfolio
19 producers, 19 wines
Price segment
Premium (€25–45); typical price of producers carried (shelf prices elsewhere) €32.08, from 6 producers with a shelf price
Organic
4 of 19 producers carried (21%) have organic or biodynamic evidence (a lower bound: certifier and member lists, shelf labels)
Appellation focus
PrioratPays d'OcMenetou-Salon
Grape focus
Pinot NoirCabernet SauvignonChardonnay
Data checked
28 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
EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
Registry
Permit NC-I-450 · TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)
Legal form
INC
Also registered as
Alcohol wholesaler (federal TTB permit)registry
City
Pineville, North Carolina, United States
Status
Active
Markets
United States
US approved labels
125 as applicant source
Wine labels since 2015
260 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 (125) by origin, region and colour.

By country of origin

US labels by country of origin
ItemListingsShare
France9374%
Spain2318%
Italy97%

By region

US labels by region
ItemListingsShare
Bordeaux2016%
Loire Valley2016%
Burgundy1512%
Catalonia119%
Languedoc-Roussillon108%
Rioja76%
Alsace76%
Veneto76%

By colour

US labels by colour
ItemListingsShare
Red6250%
White3730%
Sparkling1411%
Rosé97%

Who they carry

Producers (19)

Producers with at least one listing or US label through this importer, by number of listings.

Producers carried
ProducerListings hereVia this importer inListed in
Dom. Virely-RougeotBurgundy, France7USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Wunsch & MannAlsace, France7USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
SAS de la FargeLoire Valley, France3USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Cotes BlanchesSancerre, France2USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Domaine PoitoutChablis, France2USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Domaine Priou & Fils EarlTouraine, France2USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Domaine de Terrebrune BandolBandol, France2USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed
Ch. Lynch BagesPauillac, France1USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE listedAB not listedBC listedMB listedON listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Chateau Cary PotetBurgundy, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Chateau Vieux LescoursSaint-Émilion, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Chateau de La BredeGraves, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Chateau la Grace Dieu les MenutsSaint-Émilion, France1USEE 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 TayetBordeaux, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Domaine des FloretsGigondas, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Domaine des GenèvesBurgundy, France1USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Hospices de NuitsNuits-Saint-Georges, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Maison Philippe VialletSavoie, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed
Saint MarcPays d'Oc, France1USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO not listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Santiago Ruiz S.A.Rías Baixas, Spain1USEE 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 (125)

Sortable. Prices in local currency as listed, with euro conversion; US labels carry no price.

US labels through Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Inc.
Market, sortWine, by producer, sorted descendingPrice, sortApproved, sortSource
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · Sparkling · Crémant d'Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · White · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · White · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · Red · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · Red · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesWUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · White · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE WUNSCH ET MANNWunsch & Mann · White · Alsace, FranceLabel approved 11 Mar 202611 Mar 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesSANTIAGO RUIZSantiago Ruiz S.A. · White · Rías Baixas, SpainLabel approved 19 Mar 202419 Mar 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesSAINT MARCSaint Marc · White · Ventoux, FranceLabel approved 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesANTOINE DE LA FARGESAS de la Farge · Rosé · Menetou-Salon, FranceLabel approved 2 Apr 20242 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesANTOINE DE LA FARGESAS de la Farge · White · Loire Valley, FranceLabel approved 29 Mar 202429 Mar 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesANTOINE DE LA FARGESAS de la Farge · Red · Sancerre, FranceLabel approved 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesMAISON PHILIPPE VIALLETMaison Philippe Viallet · White · Savoie, FranceLabel approved 13 Mar 202413 Mar 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesHOSPICES DE NUITSHospices de Nuits · Red · Nuits-Saint-Georges, FranceLabel approved 18 Mar 202418 Mar 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE DES GENEVESDomaine des Genèves · White · Chablis, FranceLabel approved 18 Mar 202418 Mar 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE DES FLORETS RELIANCEDomaine des Florets · Red · Rhône Valley, FranceLabel approved 17 Jun 202517 Jun 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE DE TERREBRUNEDomaine de Terrebrune Bandol · White · Anjou, FranceLabel approved 5 Jun 20245 Jun 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE DE TERREBRUNEDomaine de Terrebrune Bandol · Rosé · Loire Valley, FranceLabel approved 26 Mar 202526 Mar 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE PRIOUDomaine Priou & Fils Earl · White · Touraine, FranceLabel approved 9 Apr 20249 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE PRIOUDomaine Priou & Fils Earl · Red · Loire Valley, FranceLabel approved 9 Apr 20249 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesL&C POITOUTDomaine Poitout · White · Chablis, FranceLabel approved 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesL&C POITOUTDomaine Poitout · White · Chablis, FranceLabel approved 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · Red · Burgundy, FranceLabel approved 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · Red · Pommard, FranceLabel approved 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · Red · Beaune, FranceLabel approved 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · Red · Pommard, FranceLabel approved 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · White · Meursault, FranceLabel approved 4 Apr 20244 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · White · Meursault, FranceLabel approved 8 Apr 20248 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE VIRELY-ROUGEOTDom. Virely-Rougeot · Red · Pommard, FranceLabel approved 16 Apr 202416 Apr 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesDOMAINE DES COTES BLANCHESCotes Blanches · White · Sancerre, FranceLabel approved 13 Mar 202413 Mar 2024TTB COLA

What changed

Recent changes

Last 90 days: 2 new approved labels and 0 delisted (the +2 / −0 above); 0 producers moved to this importer and 0 producers moved away.

  1. US United StatesNew US label

    New US label: STARS HOLLOW

    via Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Inc. TTB COLA

  2. US United StatesNew US label

    New US label: STARS HOLLOW

    via Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Inc. TTB COLA