The Wine Group, Inc.

Ripon, CA Wholesale tradeNAICS 424800

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,040Participants+43% vs. prior year
$2.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#6 of 18Wholesale trade in CABy participants

Overview

The Wine Group, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,040 participants in plan year 2025, up 43% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,040 · prior year 728
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
The Wine Group, Inc. Health Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,040 participants)
Broker compensation
$84K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaLife, Long-term disability1,236$654K$8K
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyShort-term disability1,115$251K$76K
Curalinc, LLCEmployee Assistance Program1,395$23K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$2.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,040 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$64K–$158K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$19K–$47K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$27K–$57K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$12K–$36K
PBM contract terms$6K–$18K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
The Wine Group, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
94-2756233
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 94-2756233 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Wine Group Retirement & Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,381

About this data

Source: The Wine Group, Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with The Wine Group, Inc..

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