Integrated Beverage Group Acquires Ransom Wine Co. & Distillery

Integrated Beverage Group Acquires Firesteed Cellars

October 17, 2024

Food & Beverage

Integrated Beverage Group (IBG) has acquired Firesteed Cellars, a Willamette Valley winery best known for Pinot Noir, expanding IBG’s Oregon wine portfolio that includes Duck Pond Cellars and Rascal Wines. Firesteed, founded in 1992 and recognized for its sustainable practices and high-scoring Pinot Noir, will join IBG as the company deepens its presence in the Willamette Valley.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Acquires Horizon Beverage Group

July 25, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits has agreed to acquire Horizon Beverage Group, Inc., adding Horizon's Massachusetts and Rhode Island operations, portfolio, warehouse capacity and delivery fleet to Southern Glazer's U.S. footprint. The transaction expands Southern Glazer's presence into the two states and will keep Horizon's current leadership and family owners involved through the transition.

Platform Accounting Group Acquires AWG Wine Advisors

August 7, 2025

Professional Services

Salt Lake City-based Platform Accounting Group has acquired Santa Rosa, California-based AWG Wine Advisors (formerly Allen Wine Group). The add-on acquisition expands Platform Accounting Group's outsourced accounting, tax, and fractional CFO services into the winery/wine industry vertical and brings AWG's specialized wine inventory and bulk wine cost accounting capabilities into Platform's portfolio.

Rack & Riddle Acquires Weibel Family Winery

August 1, 2023

Food & Beverage

Healdsburg-based Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, a portfolio company of SBJ Capital, acquired Weibel Family Winery in Lodi, California. The acquisition adds a 1 million-case-a-year facility and expands Rack & Riddle's sparkling-wine capacity, making it the largest custom producer of premium sparkling wine in the U.S.

Risk Strategies Acquires North Bay Business Unit of InterWest Insurance Services

October 24, 2023

Insurance

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage, acquired the North Bay business unit from InterWest Insurance Services, adding winery-focused specialty capabilities and expertise in commercial, personal lines and employee benefits. The purchase includes offices in Petaluma and Santa Rosa, California, and the Wine Industry Focus Group led by Mike Ryan and Sama Hershey Davis; terms were not disclosed.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Acquires A to Z Wineworks

September 7, 2022

Food & Beverage

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has acquired Oregon-based A to Z Wineworks, marking Ste. Michelle's first strategic acquisition under its private equity owner, Sycamore Partners. The deal expands Ste. Michelle's Oregon footprint — combining A to Z and REX HILL with existing Erath Winery — and positions the company as a leading producer of Oregon Pinot Noir; terms were not disclosed.