The details of the sale of the winery’s fixtures, equipment and inventory were not disclosed. The value of the sale of the winery and other real estate is to be negotiated over the next few days by the coop’s lender, the Farmers & Merchants Bank. The bank’s president Kent Steinwert said the sale would cover the coop’s $7.2m.
US: Californian co-operative auctioned off
The East Side Winery, one of California's last remaining wine cooperatives, was sold at auction yesterday after the coop's members failed to keep the company going.