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- Kcwhippet - 04-11-2001
I heard this yesterday in our shop. A sales rep told us Ravenswood was just sold to Constellation (Canandaigua Wine Company) for about $150M. They're supposed to be managed under Franciscan Estates.
Holy acquisitions, Batman!!! All this M&A activity is definitely getting out of hand.
- Innkeeper - 04-11-2001
KC, you should have added this to the Little Ole Winemaker thread under Rants & Raves. The list just keeps getting longer & longer.
- winoweenie - 04-11-2001
HOLY ZAP!!! I guess it's " Grab the money and run time " . So Sad. WW
- Bucko - 04-11-2001
This is from a wine friend, Jason Lewis. Pretty unbelieveable:
With the Ravensqood acquisition, Constellation/Canandaigua owns or controls the following wine brands:
Alamdén (CA)
Alice White (Australia)
Arbor Mist (flavored wine)
Caywood
Chase Limogere (cuve close sparkling wine)
Chateau La Salle (wine and flavored wines)
Chateau Martin (???)
Cisco (high proof wine coolers)
Coastal Vintners (jug wine)
Columbia Winery (WA)
Cook's (cuve close sparkling wine)
Cool Breeze (wine coolers)
Covey Run (WA)
Cribari (jug wines)
Deer Valley (low-end varietals)
Dunnewood (low-end varietals)
Estancia (CA)
Estate Cellars (???)
Farallon (CA)
Francsican (CA)
Great Western (NY sparkling wines)
Hermitage (table wines)
Inglenook (CA)
J. Roget (carbonated wine)
Jacques Bonnet (cuve close sparkling wine)
K Cider (hard cider)
Kasser (???)
Larosa (???)
Le Domaine (cuve close sparkling wines)
Manischewitz (Kosher wines)
Marcus James (Brazillian White Zinfandel)
Mondoro (cuve close sparkling wine)
Motif (cuve close sparkling wine)
Mount Veeder Winery (CA)
Mystic Cliffs (CA)
Nathanson Creek (CA)
Nectar Valley (table wine)
Old Colony (???)
Old Duke (???)
Paul Masson (wine, brandy, "ports" and "sherries"
Paul Thomas (WA)
Quintessa (CA)
Ravenswood (CA)
Richards (high proof wine)
Scorpio (???)
Simi (CA)
St. Regis (alcohol free wines)
Ste. Chapelle Wienry (ID)
Taylor California Cellars
Taylor (NY -- wine, sparkling wine, fortified wine)
Talus (CA)
Temple (???)
Vendange (CA table wine)
Veramonte (Chile)
Vina Santa Carolina (Chile)
Virginia Dare (???)
Widmer (NY)
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They also own Barton Beers in the U.S., importer for the following beers:
China -- Tsingtao
England -- Double Diamond, Tetley's English Pub Ale
Germany -- St. Pauli Girl
Italy -- Peroni
Mexico -- Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico (Note: Distribution contract covers Midwest to West Coast.)
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They also own or control the following distilled spirits under their Barton Brands division:
American Blended Whiskey -- Barton Reserve, Fleishmann's Preferred, Imperial, Kentucky Gentleman, Old Thompson, Royale Club, Schenley Reserve
Bourbon -- Barclay's, Colonel Lee, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Tavern, Ten High, Tom Moore, Very Old Barton
Brandy -- Barton California Deluxe, Fleishmann's CSR, Hartley, Jacques Bonet, Mr, Boston Five Star, Mr. Boston Blackberry and other flavored brandies (Note: Paul Masson and Almaden brandies are included above.)
Canadian Whiskey -- Barton, Black Velvet, Canadian Host, Canadian LTD, Canadian Supreme, Corby's, Northern Light, MacNaughton, McMaster's, Schenley OFC
Cocktails -- Chi Chi's, Mr. Boston
Cordial/Other -- Amaretto de Sabroso, Amaretto di Amore, Barton Long Island Iced Tea, Heather Cream Scottish Liqueur, 99 Blackberries, 99 Bananas, Sabrosa Coffee Liqueur, Sambuca di Amore, Spinelli Asti Spumante, Triple Sec - Barton, Triple Sec - Montezuma, Caravella Limoncello
Gin (U.S.-made) -- Barton, Crystal Palace, Czarina, Fleischmann's, Glenmore, Mr. Boston, Schenley London Dry, Skol
Rum -- Barton, Calypso, Mr. Boston, Skol
Schnapps -- Barton, Mr. Boston
Scotch Whisky -- Highland Mist, House of Stuart, Inver House, Lauder's, Old Pulteney Single Malt, Speyburn Single Malt
Tequila/Mezcal -- Capitan, El Toro, Monte Alban Mezcal, Montezuma
Vodka -- Barton, Crystal Palace, Czarina, Fleischmann's Royal, Glenmore, Mr. Boston, Schenley Superior, Skol, Thor's Hammer
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Within the U.K., they own Matthew Clark, which owns/controls/distributes the following brands:
Cider -- Addlestones, Blackthorn, Cidermaster, Copperhead, Diamond White, Ice Dragon, K, Natch, Norfolk Classic, Old Somerset, Gaymers Olde English, Red C, Special Vat, and White Star
Fortified British Wines/Other -- Armadillo, Cherry B, Old England, Pony, QC, Sanatogen, Scotsmac, Snowball, Stones Ginger Wine, Stones Cream Liquor, Tudor Rose, VP and Whiteways Fruit
Wine Style Drinks -- Arbor Mist, Babycham, Biancella, Concorde, Country Manor, Piemontello, Pink Lady, Rougemont and Vivanti
Wine -- Black Tower, Don Cortez, Dunnewood, Essington, Estancia, Estate Cellars, Evans & Tate, Finca Flichman, Firestone, Keo, Mystic Cliffs, Parsons Brook, Paul Masson, Seppelt, Stowells of Chelsea, The Bend in the River, Vinas Bisquertt
Water -- Strathmore
- mrdutton - 04-11-2001
Well Ravenswood used to be pretty good. Wonder what is going to happen now?
What a shame.
- mrdutton - 04-17-2001
What a relief! It seems that they don't own Sutter Home and Montevina.
Only one of their products that I can ever remember buying is Taylor New York State Wine. And frankly, I think I was buying it before Canandaigua Wine Company bought them out.
As for the rest of that list, I can't recall ever buying any one of those labels except one. The exception is Ravenswood.
- chittychattykathy - 04-18-2001
(You mean to tell us that you've never had a Corona?)
- winecollector - 04-18-2001
Wow! That's quite a list there Bucko.... I can't speak for the wine list, but as for the beers, St. Pauli Girl Dark, and Negro Modelo, last I had them they seemed intact, and still worthy of purchasing. Any stock options available in Constellation/Canandaigua?
- Bucko - 04-18-2001
Don't know..... I still hoping my Microsoft will recover.....
Bucko
- Drew - 04-18-2001
Double Diamond is a very tasty English brew also.
Drew
- Thomas - 04-18-2001
I recently bought (and sold at the shop) Columbia Winery 1998 Merlot--a nice product; not classic Merlot but with smoky, spicy characters I swear must have come from Syrah blended in. After reading Bucko's list I have come to dislike the wine; am I a hypocrite??? You bet your life I am.
I have something against BIGNESS in wine production and distribution--must be my old left-wing trying to take flight.
- cpurvis - 04-18-2001
Au contraire Foodie, that's your small businessman's conservative, RIGHT wing flutterin'...and rightfully so. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img] cp
- mrdutton - 04-18-2001
CCK - Guilty as charged! Yes I've drunk plenty of the listed beers from Mexico and other locales. I wasn't thinking of beer when I posted my remarks............ [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]