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Posted: April 9, 2012 By Tim Fish

One of California's best sweet spots for great old-vine Zinfandel is a remote little valley in western Russian River not far from Forestville. The best-known vineyard there is Jackass Hill, which was first planted in 1889 and is notably bottled by Martinelli Winery.

Just down the hill, and once part of the original Giuseppe Martinelli ranch, is the 18-acre Martinelli Road Vineyard. It's not nearly as well known as Jackass Hill, but Turley bottled it under the Rancho Burro designation for many years, and Mike Officer at Carlisle launched a single-vineyard Martinelli Road in 2009, which I rated 94 points on Wine Spectator's 100-point scale. Last week, the McWilliams family of Arista Winery purchased the vineyard for an undisclosed sum. It sounds like the vineyard is in good hands.

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Sogrape Expands to Spain, Buying Bodegas LAN

Portugal's largest wine company buys a leading Rioja winery

Posted: April 5, 2012 By Luis Antunes

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Exclusive: Banfi Vintners to Buy Sonoma's Kenwood Vineyards

An exclusive interview from Shanken News Daily reveals the details of the deal; Korbel parts with a 500,000-case brand while Banfi makes its entry into California

Posted: March 30, 2012 By David Fleming

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Wilsons Buy Pezzi King Vineyards

Growing Sonoma wine group expands its holdings with addition of Zinfandel brand in Dry Creek Valley

Posted: March 20, 2012 By Augustus Weed

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François Lurton Sells His Portuguese Wineries

Global vintner bids farewell to the Douro Valley because of tough local economy

Posted: March 2, 2012 By Kim Marcus

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Girardin and More Côte d'Or Real-Estate Transactions

Behind-the-scenes deals are changing the Burgundy landscape

Posted: March 1, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson

Late last year, I wrote a blog about the rumored sale of Maison Vincent Girardin. At that time, I was unable to get a confirmation from Girardin or a spokesperson for the company. However, last week I heard that the deal was almost completed.

Marco Caschera, the Girardin export manager, confirmed that La Compagnie des Vins d'Autrefois and its managing director Jean-Pierre Nié became the majority shareholder and recently took over management of the Girardin business. The technical and sales team remains in place, with winemaker Eric Germain still at the helm. An assistant enologist, Christophe Marin, was hired to assist Germain. Girardin himself will continue in a consulting role.

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Plumpjack Buys Steltzner Vineyards

Newsom's and Getty's hospitality company adds vineyard in Stags Leap District to its winery collection

Posted: February 1, 2012 By Augustus Weed

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Bill Price Thinks Big With Small Wineries

Posted: December 31, 2011 By MaryAnn Worobiec

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Best of Unfiltered 2011

All eyes were on the scantily clad pin-up princesses of the Austrian wine industry and the hunky Sonoma winemaking Bachelorette suitor in 2011, but a looming international wine crime wave demanded attention as well

Posted: December 29, 2011

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Donum Estate Sold to Danish Investors

Racke group sells Sonoma Pinot Noir specialist and Robert Stemmler brand to Winside

Posted: December 27, 2011 By Augustus Weed

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Are California Wineries Looking to Sell?

2011 brought a long-anticipated wave of sales as owners needed new backers or hoped to retire

Posted: December 16, 2011 By Augustus Weed

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Is Vincent Girardin Selling His Burgundy Business?

Reliable sources indicate that the esteemed Burgundy grower and winemaker is up for sale

Posted: December 15, 2011 By Bruce Sanderson

Burgundy is a small, tightly knit world. Major transactions are rare, and people keep their own counsel. But my sources tell me that a significant deal is in the works.

I have been informed by reliable sources that Vincent Girardin, a highly esteemed grower and winemaker who has been building a small but important négociant arm, is selling his business. The price is rumored to be $52 million to $65 million (at today's rate of $1.30 to the euro).

This would be a major deal for the region, comprising approximately 113 acres of vines. Girardin personally owns roughly 54 acres in the Côte de Beaune, about half of that in Santenay. In addition, there are an additional 57 acres under a holding company, including vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet premiers crus Morgeot and Les Caillerets, Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne, Les Pucelles and Les Referts and grand cru Corton-Charlemagne.

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