Wine Trade Atlas

Importer Brooklyn, New York, United States

Empire Merchants, LLC

Applicant on 44 approved US labels for 7 producers. An approved label is permission to sell in the US, not a shelf listing.

Listings
0US: 44 approved labels
Producers
7
Wines
17
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
FranceItalyNew Zealand
Portfolio
7 producers, 17 wines
Price segment
Fine (€45 and up); typical price of producers carried (shelf prices elsewhere) €101.00, from 6 producers with a shelf price
Organic
None of the 7 producers carried has organic or biodynamic evidence (a lower bound: certifier and member lists, shelf labels)
Appellation focus
PauillacBeaunePessac-Léognan
Grape focus
MerlotCabernet SauvignonGrenache
Data checked
27 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 MERCHANTS, LLC
Registry
Permit NY-I-15254 · TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)
Legal form
LLC
Also registered as
Alcohol wholesaler (federal TTB permit)registry
City
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Status
Active
Markets
United States
US approved labels
45 as applicant source
Wine labels since 2015
163 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 (44) by origin, region and colour.

By country of origin

US labels by country of origin
ItemListingsShare
France3477%
Italy716%
New Zealand37%

By region

US labels by region
ItemListingsShare
Bordeaux1636%
Burgundy920%
Tuscany716%
Languedoc-Roussillon37%
Marlborough37%

By colour

US labels by colour
ItemListingsShare
Red3170%
White716%
Rosé25%

Who they carry

Producers (7)

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

Producers carried
ProducerListings hereVia this importer inListed in
Coche DuryBurgundy, France9USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB listedBC not listedMB not listedON listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed
OrmaTuscany, Italy6USEE listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB not listedBC not listedMB not listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
ClarendelleBordeaux, France4USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE listedAB listedBC listedMB not listedON listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed
Ant MooreMarlborough, New Zealand3USEE 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. Clerc MilonPauillac, France2USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB listedBC listedMB listedON listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed
Ch. D'ArmailhacPauillac, France2USEE not listedFI no data yetIS not listedNO listedSE not listedAB listedBC listedMB listedON listedPE not listedQC listedUS listed
Ch. Mouton RothschildPauillac, France2USEE listedFI no data yetIS listedNO listedSE listedAB listedBC listedMB listedON not listedPE not listedQC not listedUS listed

Evidence

US labels (44)

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

US labels through Empire Merchants, LLC
Market, sortWine, by producer, sorted ascendingPrice, sortApproved, sortSource
US United StatesCHATEAU HAUT BRIONWhite · Pessac-Léognan, FranceLabel approved 19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU HAUT BRION PREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSERed · Pessac-Léognan, FranceLabel approved 19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023TTB COLA
US United StatesKLARAWhiteLabel approved 27 Aug 202427 Aug 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesKLARARedLabel approved 27 Aug 202427 Aug 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesKLARARedLabel approved 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesKLARAWhiteLabel approved 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesLE PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILDRed · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 27 Jun 202527 Jun 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesLE PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILDRed · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 27 Jun 202527 Jun 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesLE PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILDRed · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesMARIUSRosé · Pays d'Oc, FranceLabel approved 17 Nov 202317 Nov 2023TTB COLA
US United StatesMARIUSRosé · Pays d'Oc, FranceLabel approved 11 Dec 202411 Dec 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesMARIUSRed · Pays d'Oc, FranceLabel approved 7 Apr 20257 Apr 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesMARIUSWhite · Pay d'Oc, FranceLabel approved 7 Apr 20257 Apr 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesPASSI DI ORMARed · Bolgheri, ItalyLabel approved 1 Apr 20251 Apr 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesROUGE CLAIR ROUGE CLAIR BY MICHEL CHAPOUTIERRedLabel approved 15 Apr 202515 Apr 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesY · Bordeaux, FranceLabel approved 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023TTB COLA
US United StatesANT MOORE ANT MOORE ESTATEAnt Moore · White · Marlborough, New ZealandLabel approved 30 Jan 202430 Jan 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesANT MOORE ANT MOORE ESTATEAnt Moore · Red · Marlborough, New ZealandLabel approved 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesANT MOORE ANT MOORE ESTATEAnt Moore · White · Marlborough, New ZealandLabel approved 30 Jan 202430 Jan 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU CLERC MILONCh. Clerc Milon · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 3 Jul 20253 Jul 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU CLERC MILONCh. Clerc Milon · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU D'ARMAILHACCh. D'Armailhac · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 3 Jul 20253 Jul 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU D'ARMAILHACCh. D'Armailhac · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesCHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILDCh. Mouton Rothschild · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 28 Feb 202428 Feb 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesCHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILDCh. Mouton Rothschild · Red · Pauillac, FranceLabel approved 26 Jan 202626 Jan 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesCLARENDELLE CINEMA LIMITED EDITIONClarendelle · Red · Bordeaux, FranceLabel approved 28 Nov 202528 Nov 2025TTB COLA
US United StatesCLARENDELLE INSPIRED BY HAUT-BRIONClarendelle · Red · Médoc, FranceLabel approved 12 Sep 202412 Sep 2024TTB COLA
US United StatesCLARENDELLE INSPIRED BY HAUT-BRIONClarendelle · Red · Pomerol, FranceLabel approved 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesCLARENDELLE INSPIRED BY HAUT-BRIONClarendelle · Red · Pessac-Léognan, FranceLabel approved 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026TTB COLA
US United StatesHOSPICES DE BEAUNECoche Dury · Red · Savigny-lès-Beaune, FranceLabel approved 12 Mar 202412 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: CLARENDELLE INSPIRED BY HAUT-BRION

    Clarendelle · via Empire Merchants, LLC TTB COLA

  2. US United StatesNew US label

    New US label: CLARENDELLE INSPIRED BY HAUT-BRION

    Clarendelle · via Empire Merchants, LLC TTB COLA