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Grgich Hills Estate is a family-owned winery dedicated to the art of winemaking. Our wines are made completely from grapes that are certified organic and Biodynamic®, grown at our estate vineyards in Napa Valley, California.Grgich Hills Cellar makes chardonnay and cabernet wines from grapes grown on 367 acres in California's famous Napa Valley. Other vintages include zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. The company's founders, Miljenko "Mike" Grgich and his nephew Ivo Jeramaz, immigrated to the US in 1958 from Croatia. They founded Grgich Hills Cellar in 1977 in conjunction with Austin Hills of the Hills Bros. Coffee family.

A cooperative that controls 14 separate Italian wine companies, Gruppo Italiano Vini is a big player among the many venerable European wine makers. Its brand names include Folonari, and Melini; it also offers Bigi, Ca'Bianca, Calissano, Conti Serristori, Lamberti, Machiavelli, Santi, and Vino Negri wines. Gruppo Italiano Vini also distributes its wines in the US and France. In 2008 the company acquired the Bola and Fontana Candida wine operations from Brown-Forman. One of the most productive wine makers in Italy, Gruppo Italiano Vini actually makes almost 70% of its revenue outside the country. Germany contributes the largest chunk of revenue (19%), followed by England and the US (both about 13%).

For those who want the buzz without the bitter taste, there is Halewood International, maker of sugary, bubbly alcoholic drinks. In the UK Halewood International annually sells some 40 million bottles of Lambrini, a fizzy pear drink described by one retailer as the illicit drink of British housewives. In its bottling plant near Liverpool, Halewood churns out a variety of alcopops, designed to be drunk by twentysomethings who don't like the taste of alcohol. Alco-popularity has led to a string of successes like the firm's Caribbean Twist and Red Square offerings as well as forays into the spirits and wine market. Halewood International is owned by its chairman, John Halewood.

Angels don't help the Christian Brothers bottle their brandy; Heaven Hill does. One of Kentucky's oldest and largest distilling operations, Heaven Hill Distilleries makes Evan Williams Bourbon as well as super-premium bourbons under the brand names Elijah Craig and Henry McKenna. The company bought the Christian Brothers brandy and Old Fitzgerald bourbon brands in 1999. The company also distributes a variety of other spirits, including the aperitif Dubonnet. Founded in 1934 by five brothers from the Shapira family, Heaven Hill is still family owned.

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard makes red and white wine, such as Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir. The company also operates a vine nursery that serves the wine production industry. Among the varieties offered include Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Riesling. The Wiemer vineyards, located in the Finger Lakes region of New York, were established by founder Hermann Wiemer in 1973 on an abandoned soybean farm, and the winery was added to the property in 1982. Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard produces approximately 12,000 cases of wine annually. In 2007 Wiemer sold his winery of nearly three decades to his assistant, winemaker Fred Merwarth.

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