The Wine Group

The Wine Group

The Wine Group, known for its Franzia "wine in a box," is the United State's third-largest wine company, by volume, behind Constellation Brands and the E&J Gallo Winery. The company was founded in 1981 with a management buyout of the wine assets of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York (now part of Coca-Cola Enterprises). Its origins are in the Franzia Brothers winery in California, which had been sold to the bottler. Key personnel as of 2005 were Chairman Art Ciocca, CEO David Kent, COO Ken Lizar and VP Treasurer/Controller David Johnson. Administrative offices are based in Livermore, California.

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Wine brands

In addition to Franzia, The Wine Group produces the Concannon brand of wines, as well as brands including Casarsa (an Italian wine), Corbett Canyon, Fish Eye, Foxhorn, Austin Vale, Glen Ellen, Mogen David (kosher), Morassutti (Italian) and Tribuno. Several premium wine-producing ventures in Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand have recently become operational. Subsidiaries include Golden State Vintners and Underdog Wine Merchants.

In September 2006, TWG signed a strategic partnership with GCF Groupe (the world's No. 4 wine producer) to further its products in Europe. It also acquired the Cardinal Zin and Big House brands from Bonny Doon Vineyard.[1] In January 2008, TWG announced that it would purchase Almaden Vineyards, Inglenook Winery and the Paul Masson Winery in Madera, California from Constellation Brands for $134 million in cash.

List of brands

  • A Mano
  • Albino Armano
  • Almaden Vineyards
  • Casarsa
  • Cupcake Vineyards
  • Big House
  • Boho Vineyard
  • Brophy Clark
  • Chateau Laroque
  • Chockstone
  • Concannon Vineyard
  • Corbett Canyon
  • Darcie Kent
  • Monthaven
  • Morassutti
  • Oak Leaf
  • Paul Masson
  • Pinot Evil
  • Santa Ana
  • Seven
  • Silver Birch
  • Tempra Tantrum
  • Tribuno

Awards

The company was named Winery of the Year at the 2005 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California.

See also

References

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