The Wine Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Winemaking |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Livermore, California, US |
Key people | John Sutton (CEO) |
| Products | Wine |
| Website | www.thewinegroup.com |
The Wine Group is an American alcoholic beverage company founded in 1981, and based in Livermore, California.
Products
[edit]It produces wine brands including Franzia, Cupcake Vineyards, Benziger Family Winery, Chloe Wine Collection, 7 Deadly Wines, Imagery Estate Winery, Concannon Vineyard, and Almaden Vineyards. As of 2008, the company was the world's third-largest wine producer.[1] As of 2018, the company became the second-largest U.S. wine company, producing 53 million cases annually[2]
List of notable brands
[edit]- Franzia
- Cupcake Vineyards
- Chloe Wine Collection
- 7 Deadly Wines
- Benziger Family Winery
- Imagery Estate Winery
- Tribute Wines
- Mogen David (makers of MD 20/20)
- Almaden Vineyards
- Concannon Vineyard
- Hope Tree[3]
Controversy
[edit]The Wine Group is not affiliated with the Australian entity The Wine Group Pty Ltd. which was found to have breached multiple spam and telemarketing laws in Australia in 2021[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Snow, Chris (September 8, 2008). "The Wine Group Sells Australian Winery". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (via news.com.au). Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Quackenbush, Jeff (April 17, 2018). "The Wine Group CEO talks expansion to 'premium-plus' brands to reach millennials". North Bay Business Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Hope Tree Trademark - The Wine Group LLC". Bizapedia. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Wine Group - DNCR and spam investigation" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved December 3, 2022.