Ste. Michelle buys Patz & Hall

Patz & Hall, the Californian producer of single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, has been acquired by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates for an undisclosed sum.

Winemaker James Hall (Photo: Wine)

The sale includes the inventory of wines, interests in the winemaking facility and the Sonoma House, as well as Patz & Hall’s visitors’ centre in Sonoma.

Patz & Hall’s grapes will continue to be sourced from its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Carneros and the Sonoma Coast, including winegrowing sites like the Hyde Vineyard, Hudson Vineyard, Dutton Ranch, Chenoweth Ranch, Gap’s Crown Vineyard and Alder Springs Vineyard.

All four of the founding partners – Donald Patz (national sales director), James Hall (winemaker), Anne Moses (California sales director) and Heather Patz (VIP brand ambassador) – will remain with the winery “to provide expertise and ensure continuity with the winery’s operations”, a statement announcing the takeover said.

“Patz & Hall is the ideal addition to our ‘string of pearls’ collection of domestic and international wineries,” said Ted Baseler, Ste. Michelle’s president and CEO.

“The families who founded Patz & Hall have created extraordinary Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, which complement the iconic wines in our luxury portfolio,” he said.