Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America
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Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. (WSWA) is the industry trade group
representing wine
and spirits
wholesalers in the United States
. WSWA is headquartered
in Washington, D.C.
It was founded in 1943 and has 360 member companies in all 50 states
and the District of Columbia. The group claims its members distribute over 80 percent of all wines and spirits sold at wholesale in the United States. The group has 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association status.
Industry trade group
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
representing wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and spirits
Distilled beverage
A distilled beverage, liquor, or spirit is an alcoholic beverage containing ethanol that is produced by distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables...
wholesalers in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. WSWA is headquartered
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
It was founded in 1943 and has 360 member companies in all 50 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
and the District of Columbia. The group claims its members distribute over 80 percent of all wines and spirits sold at wholesale in the United States. The group has 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association status.