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Farella Represents Far Niente Winery in its Acquisition of Provenance Vineyards

November 3, 2021 Announcement

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented Napa Valley luxury wine producer Far Niente Family of Wineries & Vineyards in its acquisition of the Provenance Vineyards real estate in Rutherford, Calif. from Treasury Wine Estates. Far Niente purchased the property as the new home for its Bella Union brand. Farella also advised Far Niente on the concurrent sale of the Provenance brand and inventory to Lodi, Calif.'s Thomas Allen Vineyard & Wines.

Read more about the transactions here.

The multidisciplinary wine industry Farella deal team was led by Katherine Philippakis, Daniel Cohn, and Brent Saldaña with assistance from Don Sobelman on environmental matters, Nate Garhart on trademark issues, Rick Tooker on land use matters, Said Kordestani on tax issues, and Karen Yuen on regulatory matters.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley that is focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

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