In 2025, Beverage Dynamics will once again recognize retailers from throughout the country who demonstrate innovation, excellent customer service and superior beverage alcohol industry knowledge. Will your store make the list?
Retailers: Submit your entry USING THIS LINK
Industry members: Nominate a retailer USING THIS LINK
Entry Deadline: January 31
If you’re a past winner and need to obtain a copy of your previous entry for reference, please email Jeremy Nedelka at jnedelka@epgacceleration.com.
Winners will be honored at the Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference in Annapolis in June, and featured in the Top 100 (July) issue of Beverage Dynamics.
IMPORTANT: We highly recommend you create a copy of your answers before filling out the form, both as a backup if there’s a technical issue and so you retain a copy for your records.
Do You Have What It Takes?
Managing a retail location (or chain of stores) while satisfying customers and turning a profit is difficult, especially in today’s highly regulated industry. That’s why we’re looking for the best of the best – retailers who take pride in their business, care about their customers and employees and stay involved in their community and the industry at large.
If your business fits that criteria, we encourage you to nominate yourself as a Top 100 Retailer candidate. If you know of a retailer who should be honored, you can also nominate someone else.
Award Program Details
In the Top 100 issue of Beverage Dynamics, we’ll count down the top U.S. off-premise retailers.
The nomination form is detailed – asking questions about business practices, community involvement, product stocking, employee programs and plans for future success. Not all information is required, but retailers who provide more information increase their chances of winning. We will not publicly share any of the information on the nomination form – statistics included in the magazine will only be aggregate data collected from all winners.
Past Retailers of the Year winners (except Hall of Fame members Twin Liquors, Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, and Macadoodle’s) ARE ELIGIBLE and encouraged to enter Top 100.
Awards Gala at BARC
In Annapolis in June, the Top 100 winners will be honored at a formal banquet on the last night of the Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference. Each winner will receive 2 tickets to the gala (additional tickets available for purchase), and all winners are invited to attend and accept their award. You DO NOT need to attend the banquet in order to win.
Additional Information
If you have any questions about the Top 100 Retailers program, contact Beverage Dynamics VP Jeremy Nedelka at jnedelka@epgacceleration.com or 763-383-4413.
Past Winners of our Retailers of the Year & Top 100 Retailers Awards
2024 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Macadoodle’s (Pineville, MO)
2023 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Macadoodle’s (Pineville, MO)
#20: Argonaut Wine & Liquor (Denver, CO)
#19: Bacchus Wine & Spirits (Millbrae, CA)
#18: Fisher’s Liquor Barn (Grand Junction, CO)
#17: Ohio Liquor (OHLQ)
#16: JJ’s Wine, Spirits and Cigars (Sioux Falls, SD)
#15: Kreston Wine & Spirits (Wilmington, DE)
#14: Randall’s Wines & Spirits (Fairview Heights, IL)
#13: Legacy Wine & Spirits (Little Rock, AR)
#12: Cheers Liquor Mart (Colorado Springs, CO)
#11: Moreno’s Liquors (Chicago, IL)
#10: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Annapolis, MD)
#9: Urban Grape (Boston, MA)
#8: Wilbur’s Total Beverage (Fort Collins, CO)
#7: Buster’s Liquors & Wines (Memphis, TN)
#6: New Hampshire Liquor Commission (Concord, NH)
#5: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Wheat Ridge, CO)
#4: Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (Norridge, IL)
#3: The Party Source (Bellevue, KY)
#2: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (Orlando, FL)
Full coverage available in the June 2023 issue of Beverage Dynamics.
2022 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Gary’s Wine & Marketplace (Wayne, NJ)
#20: Bacchus Wine & Spirits (Millbrae, CA)
#19: Fisher’s Liquor Barn (Grand Junction, CO)
#18: Argonaut Wine & Liquor (Denver, CO)
#17: Randall’s Wines & Spirits (Fairview Heights, IL)
#16: Moreno’s Liquors (Chicago, IL)
#15: JJ’s Wine, Spirits and Cigars (Sioux Falls, SD)
#14: Kreston Wine & Spirits (Wilmington, DE)
#13: Legacy Wine & Spirits (Little Rock, AR)
#12: Cheers Liquor Mart (Colorado Springs, CO)
#11: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Annapolis, MD)
#10: Urban Grape (Boston, MA)
#9: Wilbur’s Total Beverage (Fort Collins, CO)
#8: Buster’s Liquors & Wines (Memphis, TN)
#7: New Hampshire Liquor Commission (Concord, NH)
#6: Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (Norridge, IL)
#5: The Party Source (Bellevue, KY)
#4: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Wheat Ridge, CO)
#3: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (Orlando, FL)
#2: Macadoodles (Pineville, MO)
Full coverage available in the June 2022 issue of Beverage Dynamics.
2021 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Gary’s Wine & Marketplace (Wayne, NJ)
#20: Fisher’s Liquor Barn (Grand Junction, CO)
#19: Randall’s Wines & Spirits (Fairview Heights, IL)
#18: Moreno’s Liquors (Chicago, IL)
#17: Argonaut Wine & Liquor (Denver, CO)
#16: Urban Grape (Boston, MA)
#15: JJ’s Wine, Spirits and Cigars (Sioux Falls, SD)
#14: Kreston Wine & Spirits (Wilmington, DE)
#13: Legacy Wine & Spirits (Little Rock, AR)
#12: Cheers Liquor Mart (Colorado Springs, CO)
#11: Wilbur’s Total Beverage (Fort Collins, CO)
#10: Buster’s Liquors & Wines (Memphis, TN)
#9: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Annapolis, MD)
#8: New Hampshire Liquor Commission (Concord, NH)
#7: Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (Norridge, IL)
#6: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (Orlando, FL)
#5: The Party Source (Bellevue, KY)
#4: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Wheat Ridge, CO)
#3: Macadoodles (Pineville, MO)
#2: Liquor Barn & Party Mart (Louisville, KY)
Watch the virtual presentation for a complete list of winners.
Read about the winners in this issue of Beverage Dynamics.
2020 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Twin Liquors (Austin, TX)
#10: New Hampshire Liquor Commission (Concord, NH)
#9: Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (Norridge, IL)
#8: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (Orlando, FL)
#7: Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (Annapolis, MD)
#6: The Party Source (Bellevue, KY)
#5: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Wheat Ridge, CO)
#4: Macadoodles (Pineville, MO)
#3: Liquor Barn (Louisville, KY)
#2: Gary’s Wine & Marketplace (North Wayne, NJ)
Full coverage available in the July/August issue of Beverage Dynamics!
2019 Winners
Retailer of the Year: Twin Liquors (Austin, TX)
#5: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Wheat Ridge, CO)
#4: Macadoodles (Pineville, MO)
#3: Liquor Barn (Louisville, KY)
#2: Gary’s Wine & Marketplace (North Wayne, NJ)
Full coverage available in the July/August issue of Beverage Dynamics!
2018 Winners
You can read about the 2018 winners here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.
Acme Liquor Store
Applejack Wine & Spirits
Banks Wine & Spirits
Beards Hill LIquors
Boone’s Wine & Spirits
Cork & Barrel
Chilly’s Liquors
East Branch Organics
Fisher’s Liquor Barn
Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse
Gary’s Wine & Marketplace
Gourmet Liquors
Grapes the Wine Company
Hugo’s Wine and Spirits
Jimbo’s Liquors
Jubilation Wine & Spirits
Legacy Wine & Spirits
LIDL US
Liquor Hutch
Lizz’s Wine & Spirits
The Party Source
River Bend Liquor
Socialize Liquors & Wine Bar
The Fridge Wholesale Liquor
The Liquor Factory
The Wine Store
Timer’s Beverage Center
Tin Woodman’s Flask
Tri-State Liquors
Twin Liquors
Village Liquor
Wilbur’s Total Beverage
2017 Winners
Read about these retailers in Part 1 and Part 2 of our coverage:
Acme Liquor Store (CO)
Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits (MD)
Boise Co-Op Wine Shop (ID)
Fridge Wholesale Liquor (KS)
Jubilation Wine & Spirits (NM)
Lakeville Liquors (MN)
Mayfair Liquors (CO)
Mega-Bev (MI)
Mount Airy Liquors (MD)
Oliver T’s Market (MI)
Peco’s Liquors (DE)
Speakeasy Liquors (IL)
Timer’s Beverage Center (WI)
Twin Liquors (TX)
The Wine Store (RI)
From 1996-2016, Beverage Dynamics named a single Retailer of the Year (or co-winners). The list of retailers honored with this prestigious award include:
2016: Half Time Beverage (New York) and Cork Liquors (Indiana)
2015: Trig’s Cellar 70 (Wisconsin)
2014: Brown Derby (Missouri)
2013: Premier Wine & Spirits (New York)
2012: Gary’s Wine & Marketplace (New Jersey)
2011: The Party Source (Kentucky)
2010: Twin Liquors (Texas)
2009: Yankee Spirits (Massachusetts)
2008: Total Wine & More (Maryland)
2007: Spec’s Wines, Liquor, Finer Foods (Texas)
2006: Berbiglia’s (Missouri)
2005: Applejack Wine & Spirits (Colorado)
2004: Frugal MacDoogal (Tennessee)
2003: Haskell’s (Minnesota)
2002: Centennial Fine Wine & Spirits (Texas)
2001: Sherry-Lehmann (New York)
2000: Beverages & More (California)
1999: Prime Wines & Spirits (New York)
1998: Binny’s Beverage Depot (Illinois)
1997: Siegel’s (Texas)
1996: ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (Florida)
