To be clear, Bollinger s stated intentions are not to make more sparkling wine than Ponzi does already. Ponzi makes 30,000 cases of wine annually and bubblies are a tiny portion of that. In 1999, Bollinger bought a still wine producer in Burgundy, Chanson Père & Fils, and has not turned it into a Crémant house.
That said, Oregon has a small but growing portfolio of quality sparkling wines. Argyle was the first Oregon bubbly producer to be nationally known. Now many well-known Pinot Noir producers are also making bubbly, including Domaine Serene, Elk Cove and Soter.
Moreover, in February Robb Report ran a story about Oregon sparkling wine in which Argyle founder Rollin Soles is quoted as saying: Christian Bizot, chairman of Bollinger, declared he believed this was the first region to make sparkling wines with the potential to age as well as Champagne.
The Bollinger Family to Acquire Ponzi Vineyards
Family to expand internationally with prominent winery in Oregon, making its first acquisition outside of France
AŸ, FRANCE, April 7, 2021 – The Bollinger family, owners of iconic Champagne Bollinger in addition to four other historic estates in France, announce the upcoming acquisition of their first winery in the United States, with the purchase of Oregon’s famed Ponzi Vineyards. The transaction will unite the Bollinger family with the Ponzi family, building on the legacy the Ponzis have established as one of Oregon’s original wineries, leading the success and growth of the region’s Pinot Noir over the last 50 years.
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Bollinger Champagne Owners Buy Oregon s Ponzi Vineyards
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
France’s Champagne Bollinger buys Oregon’s iconic Ponzi Vineyards
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By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
The legendary French wine company Champagne Bollinger announced Wednesday that it had purchased one of Oregon’s pioneering wineries, Ponzi Vineyards. It will be Bollinger’s first winery located in the United States.
Ponzi Vineyards was founded in the northern Willamette Valley by Dick and Nancy Ponzi in 1970. Their original 20-acre farm southwest of Portland grew over the decades into 175 acres of vines the Ponzi family owns or manages. Anna Maria Ponzi, president and director of sales and marketing, and winemaker Luisa Ponzi have carried on their parents’ wine legacy for the past 25 years.