Domestic wine sale gains were 19.4% lower for the four weeks ending July 23 than they were for the previous four weeks, gaining 6.2% over the same period last year. This gain is down from 7.4% for the four weeks ending June 25, according to data from The Nielsen Company. Imports inched up 0.2%, from […]
Screaming Eagle Founder Buys Pillar Rock Vineyard
August 11, 2011
Arlie Jean Phillips — who founded über-cult winery Screaming Eagle in 1986 — has purchased the 114-acre Pillar Rock Vineyard for an officially undisclosed amount. The Stags Leap Appellation property includes an estate home, 22 acres of prize-winning vineyards, a vested winery permit and approval for caves. Specifics on price and other details about the […]
Bankrupt Addamo Winery Gets Buyout Offer From Far-Eastern Oilman
August 10, 2011
Bankrupt Addamo Estate Vineyards of Santa Maria has filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan that relies on a purchase offer from controversial oilman Randeep Grewal whose various petroleum companies have chronically run afoul of environmental regulations along the California Coast, most frequently in Santa Barbara County. The company is facing charges filed in U.S. District […]