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{{Short description|American alcoholic beverage company}}
'''The Wine Group''', known for its [[Franzia]] "wine in a box", is the third largest wine company in the world, by volume, behind [[Constellation Brands]] and the [[E & J Gallo Winery]]. The company was first founded in [[1981]] with a management buyout of the wine assets of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York. Its origins trace back to the Franzia Brothers winery from California, which was later sold to the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
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{{Infobox company
| name = The Wine Group
| logo =
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| key_people =John Sutton ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| industry = [[Winemaking]]
| products = [[Wine]]
| foundation = 1981
| location = [[Livermore, California]], US
| 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]].


==Products==
In addition to Franzia, The Wine Group also produces the [[Concannon]] brand of wines, as well as brands including [[Casarsa]] (an Italian wine), Corbett Canyon, Fish Eye, Foxhorn, Austin Vale, Glen Ellen, [[Mogen David]] (kosher), Morassutti (Italian) and Tribuno wines. Several premium wine-producing ventures in Chile, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand have recently become operational.
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>


==List of notable brands==
The company has one of the most efficient business-models in the industry, winning the "Winery of the Year Award" at the 2005 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, where some 10,000 industry leaders and more than 500 vendors representing growers, vintners, and allied industry members had gathered.
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*[[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<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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==Unrelated Australian Company of the Same Name==
Key personnel as of 2005 include Chairman Art Ciocca, CEO David Kent, COO Ken Lizar, and VP's John Sexton on the East Coast and Thomas Stine on the West Coast.
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|
website=Australian Communications and Media Authority|access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
Here you can find an interview with Art Ciocca: [http://www.mbapodcast.net MBA Podcast].
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* [[List of U.S. beverage companies]]
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==References==
TWG has signed in Setember 2006, a strategic partnership with GCF groupe (the leading exporter of wine in France) the 4th largest wine producer in the world to further its products in the european market.
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 3 September 2024

The Wine Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryWinemaking
Founded1981
HeadquartersLivermore, California, US
Key people
John Sutton (CEO)
ProductsWine
Websitewww.thewinegroup.com

The Wine Group is an American alcoholic beverage company founded in 1981, and based in Livermore, California.

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.[1] As of 2018, the company became the second-largest U.S. wine company, producing 53 million cases annually[2]

List of notable brands

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Unrelated Australian Company of the Same Name

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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[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Snow, Chris (September 8, 2008). "The Wine Group Sells Australian Winery". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) (via news.com.au). Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Hope Tree Trademark - The Wine Group LLC". Bizapedia. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Wine Group - DNCR and spam investigation" (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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