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Champagne Bollinger announced the purchase of Ponzi Vineyards, a leading Oregon winery near Sherwood.
Trailblazing Oregon winery Ponzi Vineyards has been purchased by the famed French wine company Champagne Bollinger.
The Bollinger family announced the sale of the winery about seven miles west of Sherwood Wednesday, April 7, marking its first acquisition of a winery outside France.
The sale includes Ponzi s hospitality facilities, its 40,000-case winery and 35 acres of vineyards. The sale price was not disclosed in the announcement.
Dick and Nancy Ponzi founded Ponzi Vineyards on a 20-acre farm in 1970. It has since grown to include 175 acres of vines, 100 of which the Ponzi family will retain, selling grapes to Ponzi Vineyards under a long-term contract.
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France s Champagne Bollinger purchases Oregon s Ponzi Vineyards
For more than 50 years, Ponzi Vineyards has helped bring Willamette Valley Pinor Noir into the international spotlight. Author: Keely Chalmers (KGW) Updated: 10:03 AM PDT April 9, 2021
SHERWOOD, Ore. They re pioneers of Oregon wine. For more than 50 years, Ponzi Vineyards has helped bring Willamette Valley pinot noir into the international spotlight. And this week, the longtime Sherwood vineyard announced it has been sold.
The buyer? The prestigious French champagne maker Bollinger.
It s the next chapter in the story that began in the late 1960s. That s when Dick and Nancy Ponzi moved their young family to the Willamette Valley with the goal of making world-class pinot noir. It was a move that many scoffed at.
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