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News Briefs for September 17, 2025

•Foley Family Wines & Spirits’ Banshee has released Complicated Pinot Noir, a new partnership between the brand and singer Avril Lavigne. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 17, 2025

Interview, Part 2: Foley Family Wines & Spirits President Shawn Schiffer

In the second part of our interview, president Shawn Schiffer discusses agency brands on the spirits side of the newly renamed Foley Family Wines & Spirits—whose new moniker nods to its growing spirits range—then turns to progress within the 1.8-million-case Foley wine stable, which includes key labels like Ferrari-Carano (at 460,000 cases last year, according to Impact Databank), Chalk Hill (180,000 cases), Silverado (70,000 cases), Banshee (185,000 cases), and The Four Graces (60,000 cases) among many others. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 18, 2024

Foley Charting Rapid Growth For Sonoma-Based Banshee Label

Foley Family Wines has seen its Banshee brand from Sonoma become the fastest-growing label in its portfolio, with volume reaching 185,000 cases last year and projected to increase to approximately 230,000 cases in 2024. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 25, 2024

Foley Sees Several California Acquisitions Take Off

Known as a serial acquirer of California wine brands, billionaire Bill Foley has seen a number of his more recent plays bear fruit, including three Golden State labels that recently earned Impact “Hot Prospect” awards.

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Posted in News on September 26, 2023

After A Run Of Acquisitions, Foley Family Wines Is In “Premiumization Mode”

While some companies retrenched during the pandemic, Foley Family Wines adopted the opposite strategy. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 11, 2023