{"id":779,"date":"2024-01-03T07:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/?p=779"},"modified":"2024-01-03T07:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:19:29","slug":"the-wine-group-expands-its-national-distribution-alignment-with-southern-glazers-wine-spirits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/the-wine-group-expands-its-national-distribution-alignment-with-southern-glazers-wine-spirits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wine Group Expands its National Distribution Alignment with Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &#038; Spirits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Expanded Agreement Includes Six Additional States, Further Strengthening The Wine Group\u2019s Continued Portfolio Growth<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>LIVERMORE, CA and MIAMI, FL \u2013 January 3, 2024 <\/strong>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/\">The Wine Group<\/a> (TWG) \u2013 one of the world\u2019s foremost producers of award-winning wines \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernglazers.com\/\">Southern Glazer&#8217;s Wine &amp; Spirits<\/a> (Southern Glazer&#8217;s) \u2013 the world\u2019s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol \u2013 today announced they have further expanded their national distribution agreement to include the open markets of Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. TWG has begun the transition of its portfolio to these additional markets, with Southern Glazer\u2019s exclusive responsibility taking effect February 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TWG-and-SGWS-release_FINAL.pdf\">TWG and Southern Glazer\u2019s first announced a national alignment<\/a>. The expanded relationship further supports TWG\u2019s continued portfolio growth as it benefits nationally from Southern Glazer\u2019s route-to-market efficiencies, national accounts reach, Proof\u00ae e-commerce platform, and data and insights capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to further extend our long and trusted collaboration with Southern Glazer\u2019s,\u201d said Kevin McMillen, Chief Sales Officer, The Wine Group. \u201cThrough Southern Glazer\u2019s unmatched reach and capabilities, TWG will continue providing the highest quality and most efficient service to our valuable customers from coast to coast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re honored to once again expand our decades-long relationship with The Wine Group and support their ongoing commercial growth and success,\u201d said Mark Chaplin, Senior Vice President, Sales &amp; Marketing, Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits. \u201cThis extension reinforces the proven value of our mutual relationship and cements our aligned vision to continue to grow together into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Wine Group<br \/>\n<\/strong>An industry leader, The Wine Group is one of the world\u2019s foremost producers of award-winning wines across more than 60 wine brands and many winery facilities in California, New York, and Australia. Headquartered in Livermore, California, TWG is an industry innovator when it comes to developing, marketing, and selling wine brands beloved by consumers around the world, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, 7 Deadly, Cooper &amp; Thief, The Dreaming Tree, Charles Smith Wines, and more. The Wine Group believes in producing wine using sustainable and earth-friendly practices to foster healthy land and agriculture for generations to come. The company demonstrates environmental stewardship through its commitment to clean energy and by ensuring that all its owned vineyards are certified sustainable or biodynamic. To learn more, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\">www.thewinegroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>About Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits<br \/>\n<\/strong>Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits is the world\u2019s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. The Company has operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. In 2022, Southern Glazer\u2019s was listed as one of <em>Forbes<\/em> Best Employers for Diversity. In 2021, Southern Glazer\u2019s was selected as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and <em>The<\/em> <em>Wall <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Street Journal,<\/em> as well as named by <em>Newsweek<\/em> as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace. Southern Glazer\u2019s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernglazers.com\">www.southernglazers.com<\/a>. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Press Contacts:<\/p>\n<p><\/u><\/strong><strong>The Wine Group<br \/>\n<\/strong>Catherine Brew-Cain<br \/>\nDirector, Corporate Communications<br \/>\nMobile: (415) 509-1502<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:catherine.brew-cain@thewinegroup.com\">catherine.brew-cain@thewinegroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern Glazer&#8217;s Wine and Spirits, LLC<br \/>\n<\/strong>Cindy Haas<br \/>\nVice President, Public Relations<br \/>\nOffice: (305) 625-4171, ext. 1166<br \/>\nMobile: (786) 498-7640<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cynthia.haas@sgws.com\">cynthia.haas@sgws.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>Sofia Estevez<br \/>\nManager, Communications &amp; CSR<br \/>\nOffice: (305) 625-4171, ext. 1162<br \/>\nMobile: (954) 870-1273<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:sofia.estevez@sgws.com\">sofia.estevez@sgws.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expanded Agreement Includes Six Additional States, Further Strengthening The Wine Group\u2019s Continued Portfolio Growth LIVERMORE, CA and MIAMI, FL \u2013<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/the-wine-group-expands-its-national-distribution-alignment-with-southern-glazers-wine-spirits\/\" title=\"ReadThe Wine Group Expands its National Distribution Alignment with Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &#038; Spirits\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-company-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Wine Group Expands its National Distribution Alignment with Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits | The Wine Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinegroup.com\/the-wine-group-expands-its-national-distribution-alignment-with-southern-glazers-wine-spirits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Wine Group Expands its National Distribution Alignment with Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine &amp; Spirits | The Wine Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Expanded Agreement Includes Six Additional States, Further Strengthening The Wine Group\u2019s Continued Portfolio Growth LIVERMORE, CA and MIAMI, FL \u2013... 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