The brand must be a top seller, moving a minimum of 400,000 9-liter cases annually, and must have grown moderately or substantially over each of the past four years.
(thousands of 9-liter cases)
‘07/’08
% Change
‘04/’08
ACGR
Brand
Supplier
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008p
Sutter Home
Trinchero Family Estates
7,229
7,246
7,673
8,166
8,390
2.7%
3.8%
yellow tail
W.J. Deutsch & Sons
6,500
7,500
8,050
8,150
8,200
0.6%
6.0%
Peter Vella
E. & J. Gallo Winery
4,775
5,200
5,450
5,850
6,100
4.3%
6.3%
Cavit
Palm Bay International
2,200
2,650
3,000
3,350
3,410
1.8%
11.6%
Corbett Canyon
The Wine Group
2,475
2,600
2,650
2,850
2,950
3.5%
4.5%
Lindemans
Foster’s Wine Estates Americas
1,991
2,000
2,294
2,410
2,485
3.1%
5.7%
Riunite
Banfi Vintners
2,115
2,172
2,263
2,352
2,378
1.1%
3.0%
Columbia Crest
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
1,628
1,720
1,757
1,848
2,122
14.8%
6.8%
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
1,175
1,284
1,453
1,753
1,953
11.4%
13.5%
Redwood Creek
E. & J. Gallo Winery
1,100
1,150
1,225
1,400
1,500
7.1%
8.1%
Stone Cellars
Foster’s Wine Estates Americas
1,130
1,200
1,350
1,430
1,500
4.9%
7.3%
Little Penguin
Foster’s Wine Estates Americas
374
647
943
1,130
1,140
0.9%
32.1%
Bogle
Bogle Vineyards
661
777
927
1014
1138
12.3%
14.5%
Mirassou
E. & J. Gallo Winery
400
425
575
720
880
22.2%
21.8%
Verdi Spumante
Carriage House Imports
563
614
692
773
858
11.0%
11.1%
Estancia Estates
Icon Estates/Constellation
507
609
689
746
843
13.0%
13.6%
J. Lohr Estates
J. Lohr Winery
566
618
779
789
805
2.0%
9.2%
Ruffino
Icon Estates/Constellation
565
572
630
675
704
4.3%
5.7%
Toasted Head
VineOne/Constellation
387
419
429
526
560
6.5%
9.7%
Fox Brook Winery
Bronco Wine Co.
189
241
260
395
538
36.2%
29.9%
La Terre
VineOne/Constellation
368
418
467
497
537
8.0%
9.9%
The Hogue Cellars
VineOne/Constellation
310
397
430
480
507
5.6%
13.1%
Real Sangria (Cruz Garcia – Real)
Shaw-Ross Int’l Importers
255
311
365
423
447
5.7%
15.1%
Banfi
Banfi Vintners
290
343
392
418
443
6.0%
11.2%
Simi
Icon Estates/Constellation
264
292
342
394
420
6.6%
12.3%
Principato
Palm Bay International
200
235
250
400
410
2.5%
19.7%
Gekkeikan Sake
Sidney Frank Importing
295
325
350
385
405
5.2%
8.2%
(p) Preliminary. ACGR=Annual Compound Growth Rate.
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