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A cooperative that controls 14 separate Italian wine companies, Gruppo Italiano Vini is a big player among the many venerable European wine makers. Its brand names include Folonari, and Melini; it also offers Bigi, Ca'Bianca, Calissano, Conti Serristori, Lamberti, Machiavelli, Santi, and Vino Negri wines. Gruppo Italiano Vini also distributes its wines in the US and France. In 2008 the company acquired the Bola and Fontana Candida wine operations from Brown-Forman. One of the most productive wine makers in Italy, Gruppo Italiano Vini actually makes almost 70% of its revenue outside the country. Germany contributes the largest chunk of revenue (19%), followed by England and the US (both about 13%).

For those who want the buzz without the bitter taste, there is Halewood International, maker of sugary, bubbly alcoholic drinks. In the UK Halewood International annually sells some 40 million bottles of Lambrini, a fizzy pear drink described by one retailer as the illicit drink of British housewives. In its bottling plant near Liverpool, Halewood churns out a variety of alcopops, designed to be drunk by twentysomethings who don't like the taste of alcohol. Alco-popularity has led to a string of successes like the firm's Caribbean Twist and Red Square offerings as well as forays into the spirits and wine market. Halewood International is owned by its chairman, John Halewood.

Angels don't help the Christian Brothers bottle their brandy; Heaven Hill does. One of Kentucky's oldest and largest distilling operations, Heaven Hill Distilleries makes Evan Williams Bourbon as well as super-premium bourbons under the brand names Elijah Craig and Henry McKenna. The company bought the Christian Brothers brandy and Old Fitzgerald bourbon brands in 1999. The company also distributes a variety of other spirits, including the aperitif Dubonnet. Founded in 1934 by five brothers from the Shapira family, Heaven Hill is still family owned.

Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard makes red and white wine, such as Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir. The company also operates a vine nursery that serves the wine production industry. Among the varieties offered include Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Riesling. The Wiemer vineyards, located in the Finger Lakes region of New York, were established by founder Hermann Wiemer in 1973 on an abandoned soybean farm, and the winery was added to the property in 1982. Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard produces approximately 12,000 cases of wine annually. In 2007 Wiemer sold his winery of nearly three decades to his assistant, winemaker Fred Merwarth.

Hood River Distillers, Inc. (DSP-OR-1) was established in 1934 in Hood River, Oregon. It began by making fruit wines and brandies from the apples, pears and berries that were going to waste as excess production from the valley's abundant harvests.In the early days, Hood River Distillers used 470,000 boxes of Oregon apples annually to make products such as Old Delicious Brandy. Production capacity back then was 300,000 gallons per year. Hood River Distillers has been at its current bottling facility in Hood River since 1968 and has expanded the plant for storage and production line upgrades several times throughout the years. The company is currently producing more than 1.25 million cases per year. Today, Hood River Distillers is the largest and oldest liquor company in the Pacific Northwest. Hood River Distillers produces, imports and distributes more than 15 brands of spirits ranging from value to premium products, including whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, tequila and liqueur. While Hood River Distillers distributes spirits in more than 40 states, its core distribution area is the Pacific Northwest.Hood River Distillers’ Premium spirits brands include Spudka Vodka, Pendleton Whisky, Brokers Gin, Yazi Ginger Vodka, Knickers Irish Cream Whisky, and ULLR.

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