International Wine Associates (IWA) assists sale of Lewis Cellars to Justin Vineyards

NEWS RELEASE

 

Healdsburg, California – September 7, 2021 – Robert Nicholson announced that International Wine Associates (IWA) represented Lewis Cellars in the sale to Justin Vineyards.

 

“We are pleased to have worked with Randy Lewis and Dennis Bell on the sale of their well-known Napa Valley winery to Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of Justin Vineyards.” said Robert Nicholson. “Following on from IWA’s representation of Louis Roederer in their acquisition of Diamond Creek, our sale of Flora Springs Komes Ranch to Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte, the sale of Burgess Cellars to Heitz and the Wildwood Vineyard sale to Gaylon Lawrence we are excited to have now completed five landmark Napa Valley transactions in the last 24 months for a combined value of over $200 million. We continue to seek out partners throughout the world to work with prominent wine estates that IWA represents in California, Oregon and Washington.”

 

About International Wine Associates

 

Incorporated in 1990 and celebrating over 30 years of M&A service to the U.S. and international wine business, IWA is the leading mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in the wine industry and has initiated and closed numerous prominent transactions for a combined value of over $2 billion.

 

In addition to representing Lewis Cellars, IWA has completed other prominent winery and vineyard transactions including Diamond Creek, Merry Edwards, Burgess Cellars, Stony Hill, Beaux Freres, Mayacamas Vineyards, Flora Springs Komes Ranch, Calera, Sierra Madre, Wildwood, Washington’s Wallula Gap and Klipsun Vineyards, Oregon’s Resonance Vineyard, Ladera, Talbott, Chalone, Laurel Glen and Edna Valley.

 

Over the years IWA has represented many multinational companies in the business including Treasury, Constellation, DIAGEO, Jim Beam, Brown-Forman, Southcorp, Moet-Hennessy, a number of well-known wine estates in addition to those noted above including Sonoma-Cutrer, Geyser Peak, Buena Vista, Wild Horse and Hogue Cellars among others, various vineyards including Sierra Madre Vineyard, Washington’s Sagemoor Vineyards, Komes / Garvey Napa Valley vineyards, Pinnacle Vineyard, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, and others, craft liquor businesses including Hangar One vodka and Germain Romain brandy and various banks including Wells Fargo, EBRD and Banco Banesto.