The origin of the Australien wine multiTreasury Wine Estates (which is among the größte wine companies in the world) lies in the founding of several historically significant wineries. These were Lindeman’s (founded in 1843) and Penfolds (founded in 1844) in Australia, as well as Beringer Vineyards (founded in 1876) in California's Napa Valley (see there). More recently, the German-born oenologist Wolf Blass (*1934) must also be mentioned. He emigrated to the Australian Barossa Valley in 1961 and became independent in 1966 with the winery Wolf Blass. Subsequently, he built an empire. In 1986, he acquired 50% of the company Australian Bottling Company including the sparkling wine production. Through the merger with the group Mildara in the Coonawarra region, the company Mildara Blass was formed in 1991 with about a dozen Australian wineries or cellars.
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