“We are excited to strengthen our U.S. distribution strategy with the support of a leading industry partner as Republic National Distributing Company.
In recent years, the growth figures we have recorded in this market, which is our leading market in the world, are based not only on consumption trends but also on the ever-increasing trust that the American consumer places in our Made In Italy brands, which embody a guarantee of quality, innovation and experimentation, protection of the winegrowing region and enhancement of Italy’s millenary culture.
We are certain that the value of the brands we have in portfolio, combined with the distribution strength of RNDC, is a particularly interesting combination for retailers and our impassioned American consumers.” Pietro Mattioni, CEO of ZONIN1821
Gambellara – Italy, January 13th, 2023 – ZONIN1821 signs an exclusive partnership agreement with Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC). The announcement comes after the managerial enhancement of the American Subsidiary, located in Miami, with the appointment of Andrea Alfieri as Managing Director US and the implementation of new business strategies, supported a structured investment plan, aimed at increasing the US market presence.
In the United States, currently the Italian Group’s top market (sales accounting for 40% of global turnover), the national distributor and broker of premium beverage alcohol and non-alcoholic products will strengthen the distribution of ZONIN1821 brands in 23 markets: California, Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Washington, Oregon, District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Wyoming and New Mexico.
Founded in 1821 in Gambellara, Italy, ZONIN1821 is a family-owned group renowned for having contributed to the international export of Italian wine-growing culture and its quality products “Made in Italy” (including iconic Prosecco): indeed, in the United States, ZONIN and Castello del Poggio’s wines have been long appreciated by increasing numbers of wine-lovers.
The beating heart of this all-Italian entrepreneurial reality is the Zonin Family, which for seven generations and over two hundred years of history has cultivated, interpreted, and handed down a unique know-how with a progressive look to the future. Thanks to this prestigious technical and cultural heritage and a surface area that extends over some 4.000 hectares, ZONIN1821 produces and distributes the ZONIN brand (which is known for its Prosecco), but also the prestigious wines of the Family’s Italian estates: Castello del Poggio in Piedmont, Castello di Albola and Rocca di Montemassi in Tuscany, Ca’ Bolani in Friuli, Masseria Altemura in Apulia, Principi di Butera in Sicily, and Oltrenero in Lombardy. These excellent estates are joined by the wines produced in the two overseas estates: Barboursville Vineyards in Virginia, United States, and Dos Almas in Chile.
The Group’s wines continue to garner acclaim and much-coveted trophies that underscore their prestige and excellence, winning awards at international competitions such as Wine Spectator, James Suckling, the Decanter World Wine Awards, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the Berliner Wine Trophy, the International Wine and Spirits Competition, the Asia Wine Trophy, the Los Angeles International Wine Competition and the Melbourne International Wine Competition.
