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Washington Winery

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:26:01 +0100

This business is a thirty year old winery strategically located in a tourist attracting, remodeled, historic barn setting. The quality of the winery’s product, its attractive presentation, and a traffic count of approximately 25,000 vehicles a day on the highway create a limited competition, tasting room environment that generates strong retail sales from tourists and local residents. The winery currently produces approximately 7750 total cases of three lines of wine. The wines cover the spectrum in terms of quality & affordability. The awards list includes platinum and gold medals for Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Syrah, and Lemberger. The winery is located on a parcel with 505 feet of highway frontage on Highway 101. The primary building on the 13.01 acre lot is 6080 square feet. The building is divided between a 1200 square foot retail/tasting room area, an 1120 square foot winery production area; a 1080 square foot office area, a walk-in cooler, and an open storage are for barrels. The property also has a 376 square foot detached restroom. The winery staff consists of a winemaker, a tasting room manager, a gift shop/tasting room employee, an accounting/administrative individual, seasonal employees, and the owner. Ownership’s primary responsibilities are marketing & management related. The winery also has assignable relationships and crop allocations with some of the region’s premier growers. Retirement motivates the sale of the business.

Yakima Valley Winery

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:18:06 +0100

This business is a 1st generation Yakima Valley winery with a thirty-two year history of quality winemaking. Established in 1977 on 4.8 acres, the business is home to a modern production facility featuring sixteen stainless steel tanks with a capacity of approximately 60,000 gallons (25,000+ cases), a bottling line in a dedicated room, a computerized crusher and filtration system, and all the other equipment necessary to facilitate wine production on a competitive, efficient basis for a boutique winery with an emphasis on quality. The current owner & founder of the winery is considered a pioneer in the Washington wine industry. The winery was the first to produce a Washington Port, Merlot, and Lemberger. The estate vineyard (2.5 Acres) is home to Washington’s first Petit Verdot grapes. Cabernet, Shiraz, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and two varieties of Port are currently featured in the tasting room of this award wining winery. Quality, long term relationships with growers in the region insure preservation of product quality in the future. This winery is an underperforming asset at this time and offers a buyer the rare opportunity to purchase a quality production facility with an excellent brand without having to pay for “blue sky”. The business and real estate are being offered as an asset sale for a sale price of $1,400,000. The sale price includes $400,000 of inventory and excludes cash, cash equivalents, & accounts receivable. Inventory is an estimate as of May 2009. The final inventory value will include wine in process in tanks & barrels, supplies (bottles, barrels, labels, etc.), and bottled wine. Inventory could include grapes on the vine depending on the date of transfer of ownership.

Walla Walla Winery

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:00:34 +0100

This business is an eleven year old winery in Washington’s international recognized Walla Walla wine region. Renowned for producing some of the world’s finest grapes & award winning vintages Walla Walla is often compared with wine producing areas like Bordeaux, France & Tuscany, Italy located at a similar latitude on the globe. The winery produces a broad spectrum of quality vintages including Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet, and Viognier that have received Wine Spectator and Wine & Spirits ratings of 90 points or more. The winery also has a long resume of awards won in competition. The winery is located in a modern, efficient building in close proximity to the historic downtown, shopping district, and major accommodations in the city. The building also has easy access to the highway system and was built with consideration for the future growth of the brand in the marketplace. Situated on a .77 acre parcel the winery’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility (7680 sq ft), ascetically pleasing tasting room (1760 sq ft), and 30 stall parking lot provides all the necessary infrastructure to accommodate operations. The business and real estate are being offered as an asset sale for a sale price of $4,200,000. The sale price includes $2,200,000 of inventory and excludes cash, cash equivalents, & accounts receivable. The business can also be purchased for $2.8 Million without the commercial real estate. Inventory is an estimate as of June 2009. The final inventory value will include wine in process in tanks & barrels, supplies (bottles, barrels, labels, etc.), and bottled wine. Inventory could include grapes on the vine depending on the date of transfer of ownership.