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Wente Branches Into Champagne, Rebrands Flagship Wines

Known for its flagship namesake brand, which grew 2% to just over 370,000 cases in the U.S. last year, Wente Family Estates has widened its portfolio lately, most recently entering the Champagne segment with the Castelnau brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 2, 2025

News Briefs for October 25, 2024

Livermore, California’s Wente Family Estates has launched updated packaging for Ravel & Stitch’s Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 25, 2024

Wente Enters The Champagne Category

California winemaker Wente Family Estates is set to enter the Champagne market with a new deal to import the Castelnau brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 11, 2024

News Briefs for February 5, 2024

•Pernod Ricard’s Irish Distillers has released the next innovation in its Method and Madness series with an expression finished in virgin Garryana oak barrels. Continue reading →

Posted in News on February 5, 2024

California Wine Players See More Consolidation Ahead

There was a flurry of activity in California wine’s M&A sector to close out 2023, with prominent labels like Daou, Sonoma-Cutrer, and Rombauer changing hands in the second half of the year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 18, 2024

News Briefs for June 9, 2022

•Jerez de la Frontera, Spain’s Gonzalez Byass has announced that César Sánchez Moral will become its CEO in January of 2023. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 9, 2022

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