- & J. Gallo Winery said it agreed to buy the Locations brand from Shooting Gallery Wines, LLC, a joint venture between innovator and winemaker Dave Phinney and importer Aveníu Brands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Barcelona, Spain-based Codorníu Raventós Group. Terms weren’t disclosed.
Locations is based on the simple concept of crafting wines that pay homage to a place of origin.
Phinney, who will remain with the brand, has a passion for exploring the finest wine growing regions around the world. After a 2008 visit to the Maury appellation in the South of France, Phinney began pondering the possibilities of creating a wine that represented the very best aspects of a location.
With an appetite for cross-appellation blending, Phinney envisioned what could be created with true winemaking freedom, and no constraints. Shortly thereafter, Phinney began working with passionate growers, while exploring the culture and people of each location, to create the finest wine possible from different grape varieties throughout a region. Later that year, Locations was born.
Today, Locations includes wines that represent the history and tradition of France, Spain, Italy, Argentina, California, New Zealand, Oregon, Washington, Portugal, Corsica, and Texas.