Food & Beverage · California, United States · 107 Employees
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We build exceptional wine and spirits brands that delight our consumers and support the goals of our business partners. Founded by Derek Benham in 2001, the company is a brand-led business, with an acclaimed portfolio of wines brands along with several burgeoning spirits brands. Purple Brands is based in Petaluma California, with winery and distillery operations in the Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, and Napa Valley, all Certified Sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance. Derek grew up in Californias San Joaquin Valley where his family tended pistachio groves and vineyards. In the late 1970s, Derek headed west to UC Berkeley where he graduated with degrees in Philosophy and English Literature in 1982. During this time, the business climate in the Bay Area was challenging. Interest rates soared and the job market was grim as Derek entered the wine industry, taking a sales position with a Lodi based winery. Times were tough and Derek was trying his best to sell wine with little training and no marketing support. Armed with a case of wine, sell sheets, and a phone book, Derek hit the streets and found a niche for his wines in local grocery stores, restaurants, and independent wine shops. Eventually he assumed the role of General Manager, and after six years on the job managed to turn the winery around with sales exceeding several hundred thousand cases. The winery was sold to the former owners of La Crema Winery and Derek moved onto his next wine project. In 1990, Derek founded the Codera Wine Group and created the Blackstone Merlot brand. Two years later, he purchased the old Hallberg apple cannery in Graton, California which had been converted to a winery in 1979. After seven successful years, Blackstone was sold in 2001, Codera was dissolved, and Derek started Purple Wine Company. Dereks intuitive understanding of consumer expectations fueled his interest in several exciting projects. To help cast off the misconception that wine was only to be enjoyed by the privileged, he launched ...Read more
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We build exceptional wine and spirits brands that delight our consumers and support the goals of our business partners. Founded by Derek Benham in 2001, the company is a brand-led business, with an acclaimed portfolio of wines brands along with several burgeoning spirits brands. Purple Brands is based in Petaluma California, with winery and distill... Read More
