Privatus Wine grew from Eddy Fisher’s 1998 Brighton Beach liquor store into a family-owned California wine company. The Fisher family’s Ukrainian roots and long-running focus on labels that last still shape the business, which makes wines for its own brands as well as custom clients.
R Wine CellarSince 2011, family-owned R Wine Cellar has made handcrafted, small-batch wines at its urban winery in Pittsburgh’s Historic Strip District. The winery blends fruit from California, Pennsylvania, and South America with minimal additives and preservatives, then welcomes guests for customized tastings and other wine experiences. It also creates custom-labeled bottles for celebrations and events.PITTSBURGH, PA
Sovereign BrandsFour generations of family experience shape Sovereign Brands, a family-owned, family-run company that has created wine and spirits brands since 1999. Working with family-owned producers around the world, it develops new beverage brands from the ground up and supports their distribution across more than 100 countries.New York, NY
Benfield WinesWhat began as Rob Benfield’s home winemaking project for his wife and friends has grown into a family winery in Swanton, Ohio, producing distinctive wines from grapes sourced from California. Benfield Wines now makes its wines in the restored 1896 Pilliod Opera House, a 9,000-square-foot landmark that also houses its tasting room and event space. The family’s hands-on approach shows in its playful fruit wines as well as its traditional varietal bottlings.SWANTON, OH