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.
Established in 1970, Ponzi Vineyards was one of the earliest wineries in the Willamette Valley. Inspired by a vacation in Burgundy, Dick and Nancy Ponzi brought their young family from California to Oregon in 1969. Dick, an engineer by trade, had been making wine at home for years, and believed Oregon was capable of producing world class Pinot Noir. The Willamette Valley was not an established winegrowing region in the early 1970s. There were only four wineries at the time and the m
Bollingers Buy Ponzi
By Michael Alberty
The Bollinger family, owners of Champagne Bollinger, Delamain Cognac and three other historic French estates, announced their purchase of the Ponzi Vineyards brand April 7. The sale includes the winemaking and hospitality facilities in Sherwood, as well as the Avellana, Abetina and Madrona vineyards.
In 1970, Dick and Nancy Ponzi established their winery alongside other early Willamette Valley winegrowers. For decades, the family has been expanding the vineyards and winery facilities, incorporating innovation into its winemaking, viticulture and hospitality.
Under the leadership of a yet-to-be-named CEO, second-generation Anna Maria Ponzi will continue to lead sales and marketing over the transition period. Her sister, Luisa Ponzi, will remain as director of viticulture and winemaking.
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Ponzi Vineyards sale to France’s Champagne Bollinger sends shockwaves through the Willamette Valley
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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.”