US: CapRock Winery Sold
US: CapRock Winery Sold
Feb 18, 2013 6
(WineBusiness) - Texas's CapRock Winery has been sold, the second time three years. The sale of one of Texas's largest wineries was finalized Friday to Gary Sowder (pictured, right) and Matt Hess (left), owners of Florida's Vineyard Agent company from San Antonio's Jim and Cathy Bodenstedt, operators of MUY Brands of Texas and New Mexico. The Bodenstedts had acquired it in 2010 via an auction held following the previous owners' having filed for bankruptcy in 2009 then a controversial offer made by New Mexico's Gruet winery.
Vineyard Agent had been actively researching Texas since 2010, calling it "a wine region we have been highly interested in. We were seeking a large-scale winery with the capacity of CapRock," Sowder told winebusiness.com.
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