MD&S Distributors’ Vince Melita shown with Sovetsko Sparkling Wine, Forever Young Malbec, 3 Kilos Vodka, San Miguel Ginebra 80 Proof Gin, Root Out Flavored Whisky, Emperador Brandy and Alacran Tequila.

MD&S Distributors of Stratford began distributing its wines and spirits in Connecticut, welcoming a variety of new brands to the state since it began in 2019. Among its domestic and imported brands, the portfolio includes spirits such as Alacran Tequila from Jalisco, 3 Kilos Vodka from Holland and Emperador Brandy from the Philippines, and wines including Forever Young Malbec from Argentina, Fritz Windisch from Germany and Sovetsko, a sparkling wine, from Belarus. Local industry professional Vince Melita began MD&S with a goal to “bring premium, world-class, international brands that over-deliver for value,” he said.