Distributors Sue The Wine Group Over Whether Glen Ellen Is Still A Brand

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Three Michigan distributors have sued The Wine Group (TWG) over a major dispute that hinges on whether or not Glen Ellen is still a wine brand.

According to court documents, the distributors all had contracts with TWG to sell Glen Ellen wines in their exclusive areas, but that the wines are no longer being supplied to them, and that identical wines are now being sold by competing distributors.

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• Distributor Complaint
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• DISTROS SAY TWG STOPPED SELLING THEM GLEN ELLEN WHEN IT WENT FROM BRAND TO TIER
  
• FOR YEARS, TWG SOLD WINE WITH BOTH GLEN ELLEN AND CONCANNON ON LABEL
•  IS THE GLEN ELLEN “TIER” A “BRAND” OR “BRAND EXTENSION?”
• SCHEDULING CONFERENCE SET

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