Ponzi Vineyards sale to France’s Champagne Bollinger sends shockwaves through the Willamette Valley
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
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By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Champagne Bollinger’s acquisition of Ponzi Vineyards rolled through the Willamette Valley like a seismic wave. Now that the dust has settled, questions are finding answers.
Wednesday’s sale of Ponzi Vineyards to the French wine giant for an undisclosed amount of money was a bolt from the blue. Both sides managed to keep their negotiations, which began in March 2020, close to the vest.
Typical was the response of Doug Tunnell, owner and winemaker at Brick House Wines in Newberg: “Stunned, was my first reaction to the Ponzi news.”