Georgia Crown, Alabama Crown, & Tennessee Crown Distributing Companies are Wholesale Distributors of Liquors, Wines, Beers, & Fine Beverages.

History

Georgia Crown Distributing Co. is a family owned business founded by the late Fate D. Leebern in August 1938. The business was named Columbus Wine Company Distributors. It was Columbus Wine Company that unloaded the first carload of legal liquor in Columbus following the end of Prohibition.

The first generation ended with the death of Fate Leebern in 1946 and the second began under the direction of his son, Donald Leebern, Sr. Following his death in 1957, the third generation began under the direction of his son, Donald M. Leebern, Jr. In September, 1987, the fourth generation, Don Leebern, III joined the company. Don Leebern, III is the current President of Georgia Crown and Don Leebern, Jr. is the CEO.

Georgia Crown Distributing Co. is a full service beverage distributor, with wholesale operations doing business in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, selling imported and domestic spirits, wines, beers and specialty products. In 1990, Georgia Crown entered the home and office bottled water business with its new division, Poland Spring Water Distributing Company and in 1991 opened its first bottling plant producing bottled water from its spring in Dahlonega, Georgia. The home and office water division is now named Melwood Springs and the bottling facility is located in Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Georgia Crown's corporate office is located in McDonough, Georgia centralizing all corporate sales direction, administration, information systems and accounting functions. Centralization of these functions has proven beneficial both to Georgia Crown, its suppliers and customers. For almost 70 years, Georgia Crown has been growing, changing and diversifying. Georgia Crown – rooted in the past – with a bright and challenging vision for the future.