Arnold & Porter Advises Major Wine Producer in Acquisition of Key Benziger Assets in Sonoma Valley

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2015 -- Arnold & Porter LLP represented The Wine Group LLC, the world's third-largest wine producer by volume, in the purchase of the assets of Benziger Family Winery LLC and Benziger Properties LLC, including the Sonoma Mountain Benziger Family Winery and the Imagery Winery in Sonoma Valley. The firm handled the corporate, real estate, intellectual property, employment, and tax aspects of the transaction. The value of the deal, which closed on June 8, was not disclosed.

The Arnold & Porter team included Stephanie Coutu, Kenneth Neale, Edward Deibert, Michael Rosenthall, Benjamin Berk, Christopher Scanlan, and Rachel Vranich.