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A new Napa vintner just made an ambitious $10M Rutherford winery purchase, with plans for $275 Cabernet
Suzanne Deal Booth is building a sizeble Napa estate with the historic Bella Oaks Vineyard
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Suzanne Deal Booth tastes Bella Oaks Vineyard wines, flanked by wine consultant Michel Rolland (left) and viticulturist David Abreu.Matt MorrisShow MoreShow Less
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The Bella Oaks Vineyard was planted in the 1960s by Belle and Barney Rhodes and became famous for the Cabernet Sauvignon that Heitz Cellar produced from it.Matt MorrisShow MoreShow Less
Suzanne Deal Booth hasn’t released any wine yet, but the new vintner is already looking like an ambitious player in Napa Valley. This week, Booth announced the purchase of her third property in the valley’s prestigious Rutherford district, a 1.4-acre parcel formerly home to the well-known Swanson Vineyards. The price was $10 million.
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Last month, Napa’s Duckhorn Vineyards announced an IPO, or initial public offering, trading under the ticker “NAPA” on the New York Stock Exchange. As shares approached the $20 mark on its first day, Duckhorn Portfolio’s market cap briefly pushed past $2 billion.
A spokesperson for Duckhorn says that the company is currently in a mandatory SEC quiet period and unable to publicly comment. Its IPO is part of a wave of recent public offerings that demonstrate the financial potential of major U.S. wine brands in a volatile global market.
For some wine brands, an IPO grows both profitability and reach.
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