Below you can find the list of the 5 biggest wine companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 15 biggest wine companies in the world.
5. Castel Group (Private)
Revenue: $16.6 billion
Headquarters: Bordeaux, France
Castel Group is a French multinational alcoholic beverage maker. The company was founded in 1949, established by Pierre Castel and their family. Castel Group owns 21 vineyards in France alone. The company manufactures, exports, and sells wines, beers, spirits, and mineral water internationally through its subsidiaries.
4. Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO)
Revenue: $16.8 billion
Market cap: $81 billion
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Ranking 4th on the list of 15 biggest wine companies in the world is Diageo, a UK-based liquor company that manufactures alcoholic beverages including beer and wine. Some of its notable brands are Johnnie Walker, Don Julio, Bailey’s, Guinness, and Tanqueray. The company was formed by the merger of Guinness PLC and Grand Metropolitan plc in 1997.
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3. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO)
Revenue: $20.5 billion
Market cap: $79.86
Headquarters: Richmond, VA
Altria Group is generally known as a tobacco giant but the company also operates a wine segment. The company also manufactures and sells varietal and blended table wines and sparkling wines from Chateau Ste. Michelle. Among the wines, the company markets Antinori, Torres, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, and Villa Maria Estate wines in the U.S.
2. Heineken N.V. (AEX: HEIA.AS)
Revenue: $26.8 billion
Market cap: $22.4 billion
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ranking 2nd on the list of 15 biggest wine companies in the world is Heineken. It is also the second-largest beer company in the world. Among the spirits and wines sold by Heineken are the brands’ Bologna, Hoppe, Coebergh, Glenmark, Grand Monarque, and Jagermeister. The winery at Zoetermeer was the headquarters of Heineken’s Dutch Wine and Spirits Group B.V.
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1. COFCO Group (Chinese State Owned)
Revenue: $72 billion
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Topping the list of the biggest wine companies in the world is COFCO. COFCO owns the most popular Chinese wines, GREATWALL, Jiugui, and KONGYIJI. COFCO is a state-owned agricultural and food company based in Beijing. COFCO Wines & Spirits Co., Ltd. is a specialized company of the COFCO group specializing in the liquor business. China’s first bottles of dry red, dry white, and sparkling wine were crafted by GREATWALL, setting the standard for the Chinese wine industry.
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