Zepponi & Company Advises Ponzi Vineyards on Sale to Bollinger Family
Posted on May 05, 2021
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Santa Rosa, Calif., May 5, 2021 - Zepponi & Company, a leading merger and acquisition advisory firm specializing in the beverage alcohol industry, is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards on its sale to France’s Bollinger family, owners of Champagne Bollinger. The transaction closed on Wednesday, May 4, 2021.
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A pioneering Willamette Valley family, who arrived in the region in 1969 when Oregon Pinot Noir was considered impractical, sells control to marquee Champagne house Sisters Anna Maria, left, and Luisa Ponzi have worked as CEO and winemaker, respectively, for the Oregon winery their parents founded. (Carolyn Wells-Kramer) By Apr 7, 2021
Ponzi Vineyards, a pioneer of Oregon wine, has been acquired by the Bollinger family, owners of Champagne Bollinger. It s Bollinger s first winery purchase outside France. The sale price was not disclosed but the deal includes the 40,000-case winery and hospitality facilities in Willamette Valley and 35 acres of vineyards. The Ponzi family retains 100 acres of vineyards and wi