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{{Short description|American alcoholic beverage company}} |
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'''The Wine Group''' [https://www.thewinegroup.com/ (TWG)] is a global leader in the wine industry and is the world's 2<sup>nd</sup> largest wine producer<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=PCC Markets CEO Cate Hardy leaving to run huge wine company|work=Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/pcc-markets-ceo-cate-hardy-leaving-to-run-huge-wine-company/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> by volume with 53 million cases annually<ref>{{Cite news|last=Quackenbush|first=Jeff|date=April 17, 2018|title="The Wine Group CEO talks expansion to 'premium-plus' brands to reach millennials|work=North Bay Business Journal|url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/article/the-wine-group-ceo-talks-expansion-to-premium-plus-brands-to-reach-millen/|url-status=live|access-date=January 4, 2021}}</ref>. Founded in 1981, TWG is a management-owned organization comprised of vineyards, wineries, bottling and production facilities throughout California – as well as in New York and Australia. |
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| name = The Wine Group |
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| type = [[Private company|Private]] |
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| key_people =John Sutton ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]]) |
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| industry = [[Winemaking]] |
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| products = [[Wine]] |
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| foundation = 1981 |
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| location = [[Livermore, California]], US |
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| homepage = [https://www.thewinegroup.com www.thewinegroup.com] |
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'''The Wine Group''' is an American alcoholic beverage company founded in 1981, and based in [[Livermore, California]]. |
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==Products== |
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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.<ref>{{cite news | author = Snow, Chris | url=http://www.news.com.au/business/the-wine-group-sells-australian-winery/story-e6frfmbi-1111117421133 |title= The Wine Group Sells Australian Winery |date= September 8, 2008 | publisher = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]] (via [[news.com.au]]) |access-date= December 29, 2012}}</ref> As of 2018, the company became the second-largest U.S. wine company, producing 53 million cases annually<ref>{{cite news | author = Quackenbush, Jeff | url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/sonomacounty/8205077-181/brian-vos-the-wine-group |title= The Wine Group CEO talks expansion to 'premium-plus' brands to reach millennials |date= April 17, 2018 | publisher = [[North Bay Business Journal]]|access-date= December 12, 2019}}</ref> |
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The Wine Group produces over 100 [https://www.thewinegroup.com/our-brands/ brands] including: Franzia, Cupcake, Cupcake LightHearted, 7 Deadly, Chloe, Imagery, Benziger, AVA Grace, Tribute and many others. |
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==List of notable brands== |
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==Management== |
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As of 2020, key management includes: <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Our Leadership|url=https://www.thewinegroup.com/our-leadership/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 4, 2021|website=The Wine Group|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*[[Franzia]] |
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*Cupcake Vineyards |
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*Chloe Wine Collection |
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*7 Deadly Wines |
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*Benziger Family Winery |
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*Imagery Estate Winery |
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*Tribute Wines |
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*[[Mogen David]] (makers of MD 20/20) |
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*[[Almaden Vineyards]] |
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*[[Concannon Vineyard]] |
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*Hope Tree<ref>{{cite web |title=Hope Tree Trademark - The Wine Group LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/trademarks/hope-tree-88592736.html |website=Bizapedia |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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Cate Hardy, Chief Executive Officer |
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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<ref>{{cite web |title= The Wine Group - DNCR and spam investigation | url=https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/The%20Wine%20Group%20%20-%20DNCR%20and%20spam%20investigation%20-%20report%20-%202%20May%202022.pdf| |
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website=Australian Communications and Media Authority|access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> |
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John Sutton, Chief Financial Officer |
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Jeff Dubiel, Chief Marketing Officer |
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Brott Ritzel, Chief Operating Officer |
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Jim Evans, Chief Sales Officer |
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Keith Bauman, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer |
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==History== |
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The TWG story began in Ripon, California back in 1906 when a young Italian immigrant couple, purchased 80 acres of land and planted their first vineyard. Giuseppe and Teresa Franzia, sold their grapes and shipped them by train to customers in Chicago and the East Coast. At the same time, they were also growing their family – five sons and two daughters. As one of California Central Valley’s most successful growers, the Franzia’s were also doing a fair amount of socializing. Prominent people of the day, including A.P. Giannis, founder of the Bank of Italy, later the Bank of America, would stop by and enjoy Teresa’s homemade pastas paired with Giuseppe’s wines. |
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Then Prohibition hit. The frustration took its toll on Giuseppe and this period found him spending six months of every year in Italy. Meanwhile, Teresa kept busy. Recognizing opportunity, as soon as prohibition was repealed, she jumped in her horse-drawn carriage, went to San Francisco, met with A.P. Giannis, secured a $60,000 loan against the family vineyards, and started the Franzia Brothers Winery.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Franzia History|url=https://www.franzia.com/about-us/history/#|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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In 1973, the Franzia Brothers sold their winery to Coca-Cola Bottling of New York, which also owned the Mogen David Wine Company. The company hired Art Ciocca as the CEO of their new wine division. By the summer of 1981, Coca-Cola Bottling was ready to sell, and sensing opportunity again, Art and six of his employee-partners, formed The Wine Group and purchased the assets, including Franzia, Mogen David and Tribuno Vermouth. |
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With the sale, The Wine Group lost the purchasing power of Coca-Cola, and its volume discount for glass, which made it impossible to compete against larger volume wineries. So, with that same entrepreneurial spirit that they were founded on, The Wine Group gambled on new packaging, the bag-in- box, and today, Franzia Box Wine is one of the most popular wines in the world!<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cranston|first=Emma|date=December 18, 2020|title=These Are The 30 Most Popular Wine Brands in America|work=Vine Pair|url=https://vinepair.com/booze-news/30-most-popular-wine-brands-in-america/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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In 2002, Concannon Winery joined The Wine Group portfolio<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=August 30, 2002|title=The Wine Group buys Concannon Vineyard|work=San Francisco Business Journal|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2002/08/26/daily55.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>. With a rich history dating back to 1883, Concannon’s leadership in establishing Cabernet Sauvignon in California, was a perfect fit as The Wine Group moved into the premium wine market. TWG’s expansion into premium wine continued with the 2014 launch of Chloe Wine Collection, and again in 2015, acquiring Sonoma Valley’s Benziger Family Winery.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fish|first=Tim|date=June 9, 2015|title=The Wine Group buys Sonoma's Benziger Winery|work=Wine Spectator|url=https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-wine-group-buys-sonoma-s-benziger-winery-51696|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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TWG’s success has endured with a series of strong brand launches, acquisitions, and category creations. Ava Grace, Imagery, and Tribute are their most recent launches, while the brands Beso del Sol and 7 Deadly their latest acquisitions. But, the most profound addition to TWG's portfolio is Cupcake LightHearted - one of the industry’s first lower calorie, lower alcohol wine options. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{portal|California|Companies|Wine}} |
{{portal|California|Companies|Wine}} |
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* [[Globalization of wine]] |
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* [[List of California companies]] |
* [[List of California companies]] |
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* [[List of U.S. beverage companies]] |
* [[List of U.S. beverage companies]] |
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Revision as of 00:08, 17 May 2024
| Company type | Private |
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| Industrie | Winemaking |
| Gegründet | 1981 |
| Hauptsitz | Livermore, California, US |
Key people | John Sutton (CEO) |
| Produkte | Wine |
| Website | www.thewinegroup.com |
The Wine Group is an American alcoholic beverage company founded in 1981, and based in Livermore, California.
Produkte
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
- 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
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
References
- ^ 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.