July 31, 2011 Issue
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Posted: July 31, 2011 By Tim Fish, Augustus Weed
Blogs
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Some offers for Napa wineries and vineyards are too good to refuse
Posted: July 28, 2011 By James Laube
When someone pays $40 million for a boutique winery in Napa Valley, as someone apparently did last month, it essentially means that everyone is for sale. Who would turn down $40 million for a 12-acre, 600-case operation, even if the Cabernet sells for $600 a bottle?
As rumors of the sale spread, several names were mentioned. When I asked a few owners about the numbers, and whether they would sell for that kind of price, all said they'd definitely consider it.
News & Features
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News
Tuscan producer takes control of Attems, a winery in northeast Italy known for white wines
Posted: July 15, 2011 By Mitch Frank
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French company pays $280 million for Margaux second-growth, sees a long-term investment
Posted: July 11, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
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Napa winery expands its California portfolio with boutique Pinot Noir brand
Posted: July 11, 2011 By Augustus Weed
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Deal will make the company a major player in Central Coast Chardonnay
Posted: June 28, 2011 By Tim Fish
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Domaine Clarence Dillon president believes property is a "sleeping beauty"
Posted: June 28, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
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The Wertheimers, who own Rauzan-Ségla, buy a St.-Emilion property to complement Canon
Posted: June 27, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
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Stuart Sloan is leaving the wine business after a brief but successful run
Posted: June 20, 2011 By James Laube
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The négociant partners with two investors to buy 3 acres from Louis Boillot
Posted: June 9, 2011 By Bruce Sanderson
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Rémy Cointreau and EPI finalize their sale agreement for Rémy's underperforming Champagne division
Posted: June 6, 2011 By Alison Napjus
Blogs
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James Laube's Wine Flights
The Seghesios may have sold their family winery, but that doesn't mean they're out of the business
Posted: June 6, 2011 By James Laube
One thing I've learned about wine is this: You can never count anyone out.
Vineyards may get sold or replanted, but they seldom disappear. Brands that fail often take on second lives that are greater than their first go-round. Witness Charles F. Shaw, a.k.a. Two-Buck Chuck, which ended up selling hundreds of millions of cases after Fred Franzia resurrected the defunct name. Winemakers usually only bow out when they are too old and Father Time comes knocking.
That's why I expect the Seghesio family is merely shifting gears. They have sold their winery, perhaps for a handsome sum, which should put them in the position of doing what they want, giving them a new lease on life.
News & Features
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Wine Spectator has learned Crimson Wine Group will buy historic Sonoma producer
Posted: May 31, 2011 By Tim Fish
May 31, 2011 Issue
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News
Posted: May 31, 2011 By Tim Fish
May 31, 2011 Issue
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News
Posted: May 31, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
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Investment bankers buy historic Cape peninsula property
Posted: May 27, 2011 By James Molesworth
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A family-owned Napa winery decides to try Sonoma
Posted: May 9, 2011 By Augustus Weed
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Buyers hope to restore reputations of once promising, now struggling Sonoma wineries
Posted: May 3, 2011 By Tim Fish
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New company, Treasury Wine Estates, looks to the future; will it sell off brands?
Posted: May 2, 2011 By Tim Fish
April 30, 2011 Issue
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News
Posted: April 30, 2011 By Suzanne Mustacich
