$8 million in arrears, Hambrecht’s VML Winery set for lien auction

VML Winery in Healdsburg has been scheduled to be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction next week The winery is owned by the Hambrecht Wine Group and is the primary production facility for the Truett-Hurst Wine company.

 

In October 2015, Hambrecht sought to evict Truett-Hurst from the VML Winery which had been leasing the facility. Truett-Hurst counter-sued Hambrecht the following month.

 

Hambrecht subsequently allowed VML Winery to fall into default on his loans.

 

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• Notice of Trustee’s Sale of VML Winery
• Sonoma Superior Court order appointing a receiver for VML Winery

Recent Wine Industry Insight coverage of Bill Hambrecht

• Truett-Hurst Sues Hambrecht Over Winery Eviction Effort
• Hambrecht Moves To Evict Truett-Hurst From Key Facility: VML Winery
• Bill Hambrecht Hit By New Multi-Million-Dollar Federal Lawsuit
• Finra’s Hambrecht Action No Surprise to Wine Industry Insight readers

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