Ravenswood ---- GONE?

[Bucko]

This is from a wine friend, Jason Lewis. Pretty unbelieveable:

With the Ravensqood acquisition, Constellation/Canandaigua owns or controls the following wine brands:

Alamdén (CA)
Alice White (Australia)
Arbor Mist (flavored wine)
Caywood
Chase Limogere (cuve close sparkling wine)
Chateau La Salle (wine and flavored wines)
Chateau Martin (???)
Cisco (high proof wine coolers)
Coastal Vintners (jug wine)
Columbia Winery (WA)
Cook's (cuve close sparkling wine)
Cool Breeze (wine coolers)
Covey Run (WA)
Cribari (jug wines)
Deer Valley (low-end varietals)
Dunnewood (low-end varietals)
Estancia (CA)
Estate Cellars (???)
Farallon (CA)
Francsican (CA)
Great Western (NY sparkling wines)
Hermitage (table wines)
Inglenook (CA)
J. Roget (carbonated wine)
Jacques Bonnet (cuve close sparkling wine)
K Cider (hard cider)
Kasser (???)
Larosa (???)
Le Domaine (cuve close sparkling wines)
Manischewitz (Kosher wines)
Marcus James (Brazillian White Zinfandel)
Mondoro (cuve close sparkling wine)
Motif (cuve close sparkling wine)
Mount Veeder Winery (CA)
Mystic Cliffs (CA)
Nathanson Creek (CA)
Nectar Valley (table wine)
Old Colony (???)
Old Duke (???)
Paul Masson (wine, brandy, "ports" and "sherries"
Paul Thomas (WA)
Quintessa (CA)
Ravenswood (CA)
Richards (high proof wine)
Scorpio (???)
Simi (CA)
St. Regis (alcohol free wines)
Ste. Chapelle Wienry (ID)
Taylor California Cellars
Taylor (NY -- wine, sparkling wine, fortified wine)
Talus (CA)
Temple (???)
Vendange (CA table wine)
Veramonte (Chile)
Vina Santa Carolina (Chile)
Virginia Dare (???)
Widmer (NY)

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They also own Barton Beers in the U.S., importer for the following beers:

China -- Tsingtao

England -- Double Diamond, Tetley's English Pub Ale

Germany -- St. Pauli Girl

Italy -- Peroni
Mexico -- Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico (Note: Distribution contract covers Midwest to West Coast.)

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They also own or control the following distilled spirits under their Barton Brands division:

American Blended Whiskey -- Barton Reserve, Fleishmann's Preferred, Imperial, Kentucky Gentleman, Old Thompson, Royale Club, Schenley Reserve

Bourbon -- Barclay's, Colonel Lee, Kentucky Gentleman, Kentucky Tavern, Ten High, Tom Moore, Very Old Barton

Brandy -- Barton California Deluxe, Fleishmann's CSR, Hartley, Jacques Bonet, Mr, Boston Five Star, Mr. Boston Blackberry and other flavored brandies (Note: Paul Masson and Almaden brandies are included above.)

Canadian Whiskey -- Barton, Black Velvet, Canadian Host, Canadian LTD, Canadian Supreme, Corby's, Northern Light, MacNaughton, McMaster's, Schenley OFC

Cocktails -- Chi Chi's, Mr. Boston

Cordial/Other -- Amaretto de Sabroso, Amaretto di Amore, Barton Long Island Iced Tea, Heather Cream Scottish Liqueur, 99 Blackberries, 99 Bananas, Sabrosa Coffee Liqueur, Sambuca di Amore, Spinelli Asti Spumante, Triple Sec - Barton, Triple Sec - Montezuma, Caravella Limoncello

Gin (U.S.-made) -- Barton, Crystal Palace, Czarina, Fleischmann's, Glenmore, Mr. Boston, Schenley London Dry, Skol

Rum -- Barton, Calypso, Mr. Boston, Skol

Schnapps -- Barton, Mr. Boston

Scotch Whisky -- Highland Mist, House of Stuart, Inver House, Lauder's, Old Pulteney Single Malt, Speyburn Single Malt

Tequila/Mezcal -- Capitan, El Toro, Monte Alban Mezcal, Montezuma

Vodka -- Barton, Crystal Palace, Czarina, Fleischmann's Royal, Glenmore, Mr. Boston, Schenley Superior, Skol, Thor's Hammer

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Within the U.K., they own Matthew Clark, which owns/controls/distributes the following brands:

Cider -- Addlestones, Blackthorn, Cidermaster, Copperhead, Diamond White, Ice Dragon, K, Natch, Norfolk Classic, Old Somerset, Gaymers Olde English, Red C, Special Vat, and White Star

Fortified British Wines/Other -- Armadillo, Cherry B, Old England, Pony, QC, Sanatogen, Scotsmac, Snowball, Stones Ginger Wine, Stones Cream Liquor, Tudor Rose, VP and Whiteways Fruit

Wine Style Drinks -- Arbor Mist, Babycham, Biancella, Concorde, Country Manor, Piemontello, Pink Lady, Rougemont and Vivanti

Wine -- Black Tower, Don Cortez, Dunnewood, Essington, Estancia, Estate Cellars, Evans & Tate, Finca Flichman, Firestone, Keo, Mystic Cliffs, Parsons Brook, Paul Masson, Seppelt, Stowells of Chelsea, The Bend in the River, Vinas Bisquertt

Water -- Strathmore