WarRoom Cellars Acquires SIMI Wine Brand from The Wine Group

The Wine Group Acquires Several Wine Brands and Production Facilities from Constellation Brands

June 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

The Wine Group (TWG) has completed the acquisition of several premium and ultra-premium wine brands and production facilities from Constellation Brands, including Cook's, J. Rogét, Meiomi, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, SIMI, and Woodbridge. The deal adds three production sites (Lodi, Monterey County, and the SIMI winery in Healdsburg), roughly 6,600 vineyard acres across California and approximately 500 employees, expanding TWG's premium portfolio, production capability and on‑premise and retail presence.

Vintage Wine Estates Acquires The Sommelier Company

June 22, 2021

Food & Beverage

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. has acquired The Sommelier Company, a Huntington Beach-based provider of virtual and in-person sommelier-led tasting events and wine education. The acquisition expands Vintage Wine Estates' direct-to-consumer and event services capabilities across corporate and consumer markets.

Breakthru Beverage Group Acquires Wine Warehouse (California)

April 17, 2023

Food & Beverage

Breakthru Beverage Group has completed the acquisition of California-based wholesaler Wine Warehouse, which will operate as Breakthru Beverage California. The deal expands Breakthru’s West Region footprint and brings its Aspect fine wine offering and additional sales and commercial capabilities to the California market.

Vintage Wine Estates Acquires Meier's Beverage Group

January 18, 2022

Food & Beverage

Vintage Wine Estates, a publicly traded wine company based in Santa Rosa, California, acquired Meier's Wine Cellars, DBA Meier's Beverage Group, a beverage production and contract-bottling facility in Silverton, Ohio. The acquisition (priced at roughly eight times 2021 adjusted EBITDA) adds production capacity — including three bottling lines and a canning line — and strengthens VWE's RTD and Midwest distribution capabilities.

IWSR (FPE Capital portfolio) Acquires Wine Intelligence

January 18, 2021

Data & Analytics

IWSR, the FPE Capital-backed B2B data and information provider for the global drinks industry, has acquired Wine Intelligence, a wine consumer research and insights specialist. The deal creates a combined offering that expands IWSR's consumer insights capabilities and broadens its coverage across wine, beer, spirits and RTD categories for global beverage alcohol clients.

Ackley Brands Acquires Charles Smith Wines from The Wine Group

August 8, 2024

Food & Beverage

Seattle-based Ackley Brands has acquired the Charles Smith Wines portfolio (including Kung Fu Girl, Eve, The Velvet Devil, Band of Roses, Boom Boom! and Chateau Smith) from The Wine Group in a deal that closed August 8, 2024. The purchase was for brands and inventory only (no properties or personnel) and will move subsequent vintages to Ackley Brands' winemaking facility in Prosser, Washington as part of a broader strategy to expand its Pacific Northwest beverage portfolio.