Sonoma's Geyser Peak Winery Sold for $100 Million

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Issue: September 15, 1998

September 15, 1998 Sonoma's Geyser Peak Winery Sold for $100 Million One of California's best wineries for value-priced and full-flavored wines has changed hands. In late July, the Trione family of Sonoma County sold Geyser Peak Winery for $100 million to Fortune Brands, a publicly held company based in Connecticut that owns such products as Jim Beam spirits, Master Lock, Titleist golf equipment and Moen faucets.

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