Beringer and related U.S. assets represent huge value and potential despite having been terribly mismanaged by Treasury Wine Estates according to a major Asian brokerage and investment group. The report did not directly address the issue of spinning off the U.S. properties. However, its detailed data — including charts individually inventorying and valuing all of […]
Fire Sales Ease Entertainment Properties’ Winery Exit
November 13, 2013
Entertainment Properties Trust has been desperately fumbling for the wine industry exit door after losing at least $130 million. That five-year scramble for the door is almost at an end thanks to EPR selling some of the properties at as little as one-fourth their assessed value. Fire Sale! Four Down, One To Go This chart […]
Sale/Leaseback Owners Shopping Cosentino’s Lodi, Pope Valley Wineries and Vineyards
November 12, 2013
Originally published in April 15, 2009 before the launch of the premium Wine Executive News edition. Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR), is looking for buyers for Cosentino Winery’s Lodi and Pope Valley wineries and vineyards. The Kansas City sale/leaseback financier, which has played pivotal roles in a number of major fine-wine transactions (among them Ascentia, […]
Truett-Hurst Buys Half Of Groom’s Colby Red Wine Brand
November 4, 2013
Truett-Hurst has bought 50% of the Colby Red wine brand from Daryl Groom, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. The price and current production numbers were redacted from the agreement. The SEC document stated that the deal had been signed October 9. Colby Red was conceived by Groom’s son, Colby, […]