Brands Owned by Big, Corporate Wineries: The Master List To Check If Your Brand is Independent or Part of a Big, Hulking Winery

I talk about the business of wine all the time and people are always asking: How do I know if the brand I like is made from an independent winery or a big hulking winery? 

Estimates are all over the board in terms of how much market share the big guys have in the US (sorry in advance to our international friends, this is just a list for the US), but between 13% - 50% of the wine market is dominated by the top 10 wine companies. From my experience, it's closer to 50% than 13%. There are advantages and disadvantages to buying from the big guys.

On the plus side -- consistent quality, consistent availability, and lower prices. You will almost always get the same taste out of a bottle and these wines will always be on the shelves. The prices will be decent, although I don't think they usually provide VALUE, which I define as better than what it costs.

On the negative -- the wine is homogenized, for the most part. It's very same-y. There isn't a whole lot of room for vintage variation, expression of terroir/land, or experimentation from the winemaker. Generally these wineries are all about cost savings, and much less about green -- none of the big guys are winning legit praise for responsible wine production that mitigates impact. As I've discussed before, it's a lot of sustaina-BULL-ity -- voluntary programs that have squishy requirements aren't great.

But back to the original question -- how do I  know if the brand I like is made from an independent wintery or a big hulking winery? Well, I finally put together a list of some of the top wine companies and their brands. It includes the big guys: Constellation Wines, E&J Gallo, Diageo, Kendall-Jackson, The Wine Group, Bronco Wine Company, Trinchero, Delicato, and Treasury Wine Estates. Chateau Ste. Michelle from Washington rounds out the top 10, but all its wines are branded Chateau Ste. Michelle, so it's pretty transparent. 

The list below was taken directly from these companies corporate sites -- I didn't just pull it out of my a$&.

Consolidation is always going on, so this will change year to year, but for now, you can use this as a guide to see if your favorite brand is an independent or part of a corporate giant. 

As a caveat, many of the brands that have Bronco listed next to them are owned by independent wineries. But Bronco does all the distribution, which means they get the wine into our hands many times by paying incentives and distributor allowances that companies not affiliated with a middle-man this large could never afford to do. You need a certain revenue stream and scale to work with Bronco. So although these companies make their own wine, in their own style, I still think they are part of the reason some smaller shops get less attention in the market. They lay somewhere between independent and owned.

The list is in alphabetical order by brand. Hope this helps! I bet more than a few of you will be surprised at the list...

Brand	Owned By (or with Bronco, Distributed By)
1749 by Pierre Chainier	Bronco Wine Company
A By Acacia	Diageo
A Mano	The Wine Group
Abel’s Tempest	Treasury Wine Estates
Acacia Vineyard	Diageo
Alakey Soju	Bronco Wine Company
Alamos®	E&J Gallo Winery
Albertoni Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Albino Armano	The Wine Group
Allure Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Almaden Vineyards	The Wine Group
Almaviva	Diageo
André®	E&J Gallo Winery
Angel Cove	Treasury Wine Estates
Angove Nine Vines	Trinchero
Angove Red Belly Black	Trinchero
Annie’s Lane	Treasury Wine Estates
Archetype	Diageo
Arrowood	Kendall-Jackson
Atalon	Kendall-Jackson
Avissi Prosecco	Trinchero
Baileys of Glenrowan	Treasury Wine Estates
Ballatore®	E&J Gallo Winery
Bandit	Trinchero
Barefoot Bubbly®	E&J Gallo Winery
Barefoot®Cellars	E&J Gallo Winery
Baron des Chartrons	Bronco Wine Company
Bartles & Jaymes®	E&J Gallo Winery
Beaulieu Vineyard	Diageo
Bell Wine Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Bella Sera®	E&J Gallo Winery
Beringer Vineyards	Treasury Wine Estates
Big House	The Wine Group
Bivio Italia	Bronco Wine Company
Black Stallion Estate Winery	Delicato
Black Swan®	E&J Gallo Winery
Blackstone Winery	Constellation
Bodegas Palacio	Bronco Wine Company
Boho Vineyard	The Wine Group
Bold Vine	Delicato
Boone's Farm®	E&J Gallo Winery
Bota Box	Delicato
Brady Vineyard	Bronco Wine Company
Brazin	Delicato
Bridlewood® Estate Winery	E&J Gallo Winery
Brophy Clark	The Wine Group
Brovida Cordara Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Brumaio Organice Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Bryon Estates	Kendall-Jackson
Burgundy Estates	Diageo
Butterfly Kiss	Diageo
Calina	Kendall-Jackson
Cambria	Kendall-Jackson
Canandaigua Winery	Constellation
Cardinale	Kendall-Jackson
Carlo Rossi®	E&J Gallo Winery
Carmel Road	Kendall-Jackson
Carmen	Trinchero
Carmenet Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Carrara	Bronco Wine Company
Casarsa	The Wine Group
Cask & Cream®	E&J Gallo Winery
Castello di Gabbiano	Treasury Wine Estates
Cedar Brook Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Cellar No. 8	Treasury Wine Estates
Chalone Vineyard	Diageo
Chateau de la Roche	Bronco Wine Company
Chateau Laroque	The Wine Group
Chateau Lassegue	Kendall-Jackson
Chateau St. Jean	Treasury Wine Estates
Cherry on Top	Diageo
Chockstone	The Wine Group
Cipressi	Bronco Wine Company
Clarendon Hills	E&J Gallo Winery
Clay Station	Delicato
Clos de l’Oratoire des Papes	Bronco Wine Company
Clos de Nouys	Bronco Wine Company
Clos du Bois Winery	Constellation
Coastal Ridge Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Coastal Vines Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Coldstream Hills	Treasury Wine Estates
Colores del Sol	Treasury Wine Estates
Columbia (WA)	E&J Gallo Winery
Concannon Vineyard	The Wine Group
Congress Springs Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Contemassi	Bronco Wine Company
Corbett Canyon	The Wine Group
Corner 50 Winery	Constellation
Cosme Palacio	Bronco Wine Company
CottonWood Creek Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Covey Run (WA)	E&J Gallo Winery
Crane Lake Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Crème de Lys	Diageo
Cupcake Vineyards	The Wine Group
Curtis Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Dancing Bull®	E&J Gallo Winery
Darcie Kent	The Wine Group
DaVinci	E&J Gallo Winery
DC&E	Diageo
Delicato	Delicato
Devil’s Lair	Treasury Wine Estates
Domaine Laurier Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Domaine Napa Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Domino Wines	Delicato
Don Miguel Gascon	E&J Gallo Winery
Doña Paula	Trinchero
Doña Sol Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Down Under Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Drylands Winery	Constellation
Dunnewood Vineyards	Constellation
Dynamite Vineyards	Diageo
E. & J. ®  Brandy	E&J Gallo Winery
Ecco Domani®	E&J Gallo Winery
Edmeades	Kendall-Jackson
El Furioso	Bronco Wine Company
Emma Pearl	Treasury Wine Estates
Ensemble	Diageo
Ernst Gouws & Co	Bronco Wine Company
Estancia Estates Winery	Constellation
Estrella River Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Etude	Treasury Wine Estates
Evohé	Bronco Wine Company
Fairbanks®	E&J Gallo Winery
Falcone Family Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Familia Camarena Tequila	E&J Gallo Winery
Fat Cat Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Fifth Leg	Treasury Wine Estates
Filus Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Finca el Origen	Bronco Wine Company
First Press	Delicato
FishEye Winery	The Wine Group
flipflop	The Wine Group
Fog Head	Delicato
Folie á Deux	Trinchero
Forest Glen Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Foxhorn	The Wine Group
Franciscan Oakville Estates	Constellation
Franzia	The Wine Group
Fre	Trinchero
Freemark Abbey	Kendall-Jackson
Frei Brothers®	E&J Gallo Winery
Gallo® Family Vineyard ®	E&J Gallo Winery
Gassier Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Ghost Pines®	E&J Gallo Winery
Gibson Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Glen Ellen	The Wine Group
Glorioso	Bronco Wine Company
Gnarly Head	Delicato
Gonzales Winery	Constellation
Gran Vino Sanson	Bronco Wine Company
Grand Cru Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Great Western	Treasury Wine Estates
Greg Norman Estates	Treasury Wine Estates
Hacienda Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
HandCraft	Delicato
Haraszthy Family Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Harlow Ridge Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Hartford Family Winery	Kendall-Jackson
Heemskerk	Treasury Wine Estates
Helfrich	The Wine Group
Herding Cats	The Wine Group
Heritages Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Hewitt Vineyard	Diageo
Hogue Cellars	Constellation
Hornsby's	E&J Gallo Winery
Igardi	Bronco Wine Company
Inglenook Winery	The Wine Group
Ingoldby	Treasury Wine Estates
Inniskillin Okanagan Winery	Constellation
Irony	Delicato
Italian Casarsa	The Wine Group
Jackson Triggs Estate Winery	Constellation
Jade Mountain	Diageo
Jamiesons Run	Treasury Wine Estates
Jargon	Trinchero
Jarhead Wine Company	Bronco Wine Company
JFJ Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Joel Gott	Trinchero
Kallfelz	The Wine Group
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates	Kendall-Jackson
Killawarra	Treasury Wine Estates
Kim Crawford Winery	Constellation
King Fish	Delicato
La Boca Winery	Bronco Wine Company
La Crema	Kendall-Jackson
La Fleur Renaissance	Bronco Wine Company
La Jota	Kendall-Jackson
La Marca	E&J Gallo Winery
Landaluce	Bronco Wine Company
Las Rocas®	E&J Gallo Winery
Laurier Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Le Clos Jordanne	Constellation
Le Lapin	Bronco Wine Company
Leo Buring	Treasury Wine Estates
Les Hospices	Bronco Wine Company
Les Moirets	Bronco Wine Company
Liberty Creek®	E&J Gallo Winery
Lindeman’s	Treasury Wine Estates
Little Boomey	Trinchero
Livingston Cellars®	E&J Gallo Winery
Lock & Key	Trinchero
Lokoya	Kendall-Jackson
Loredona	Delicato
Louis M. Martini®	E&J Gallo Winery
MacMurray Ranch®	E&J Gallo Winery
Maglieri	Treasury Wine Estates
Main Street Winery	Trinchero
Maison de Grand Esprit	Treasury Wine Estates
Mark West	Constellation
Martĩn Cõdax®	E&J Gallo Winery
Masked Rider Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Maso Canali®	E&J Gallo Winery
Masseria del Fauno	Bronco Wine Company
Massimo	Delicato
Mattie's Perch®	E&J Gallo Winery
Matua Valley	Treasury Wine Estates
McWilliam's®	E&J Gallo Winery
Medrano Estate Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Menage a Trois	Trinchero
Meridian	Treasury Wine Estates
Metala	Treasury Wine Estates
MG Vallejo	The Wine Group
Mildara	Treasury Wine Estates
Mirassou®	E&J Gallo Winery
Mission Bell Winery	Constellation
Mogen David	The Wine Group
Montecillo	The Wine Group
Monterra	Delicato
Montevina Winery	Trinchero
Monthaven	The Wine Group
Monti Guidi del Carmine	Bronco Wine Company
Montpellier Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Montresor Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Morassutti	The Wine Group
Motos Liberty Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Murphy Goode	Kendall-Jackson
Naked Earth Organic Wine	Bronco Wine Company
Napa Cellars	Trinchero
Napa Creek Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Napa Landing Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Napa Ridge Napa Valley	Bronco Wine Company
Navarro Correas	Diageo
New Amsterdam® Gin	E&J Gallo Winery
NewHarbor	Diageo
Newman’s Own	Trinchero
Niagara Cellars	Constellation
Nk’Mip Cellars	Constellation
Nobilo Winery	Constellation
Noble vines	Delicato
Oak Leaf	The Wine Group
Oratoriao Gigondas	Bronco Wine Company
Orogeny	Diageo
Osoyoos Larose	Constellation
Pacific Oasis Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Paso Grande	Bronco Wine Company
Patianna Organic Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Paul Masson	The Wine Group
Peñascal Estate	Bronco Wine Company
Penfolds	Treasury Wine Estates
Pepperjack	Treasury Wine Estates
Peter Vella®	E&J Gallo Winery
Picket Fence Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Pierre Chainier Sparkling	Bronco Wine Company
Pinot Evil	The Wine Group
PKNT Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Plaza Real	Bronco Wine Company
Pol Rémy	Bronco Wine Company
Pölka Dot®	E&J Gallo Winery
Poor Bob’s Wine Company	Bronco Wine Company
Provenance Vineyards	Diageo
Quail Ridge Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Quintessence	Bronco Wine Company
Rabbit Ridge Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Rancho Sisquoc Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Rancho Zabaco®	E&J Gallo Winery
Ravenswood Wineries	Constellation
Red Bicyclette®	E&J Gallo Winery
Red Rock Winery®	E&J Gallo Winery
Red Truck Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Redwood Creek®	E&J Gallo Winery
Redwood Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Richard Grant Estate	Bronco Wine Company
Rigal Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Ritzman	Bronco Wine Company
Robert Hall Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Robert Mondavi Winery	Constellation
Robertson’s Well	Treasury Wine Estates
Roc de Chateauvieux	Bronco Wine Company
Rock Hollow Wines	Bronco Wine Company
Rose “N” Blum	Diageo
Rosemount Estate	Treasury Wine Estates
Rosenblum Cellars	Diageo
Rothbury Estate	Treasury Wine Estates
Rouge Homme	Treasury Wine Estates
Rusack Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Rutherford Vintners	Bronco Wine Company
Sacred Hill	Diageo
Salmon Creek Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Saltram	Treasury Wine Estates
San Telmo	Diageo
Santa Ana	The Wine Group
Santa Barbara Collection	Treasury Wine Estates
Santa Carolina	Bronco Wine Company
Santa Dorotea Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Sbragia Family Vineyards	Treasury Wine Estates
Scoudouc Winery	Constellation
Seaglass	Trinchero
Seaview	Treasury Wine Estates
Sebeka®	E&J Gallo Winery
Secret Stone	Treasury Wine Estates
Secreto	Bronco Wine Company
See Ya Later Ranch	Constellation
Seppelt	Treasury Wine Estates
Seven	The Wine Group
Sheffield Cellars®	E&J Gallo Winery
Silver Birch	The Wine Group
Silver Ridge Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Simi Winery	Constellation
Sledgehammer	Treasury Wine Estates
Snap Drago	Diageo
Sonoma Junction	Diageo
Souverain	Treasury Wine Estates
Squealing Pig	Treasury Wine Estates
St Clement	Treasury Wine Estates
St Huberts	Treasury Wine Estates
Stags’ Leap Winery	Treasury Wine Estates
Starborough™	E&J Gallo Winery
Stark Raving	Diageo
Stellina de Notte	Diageo
Sterling Vineyards	Diageo
Sterling Vintner’s Collection	Diageo
Stone Barn	Delicato
Stonehead Cellars	Bronco Wine Company
Stonestreet	Kendall-Jackson
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery & Vineyard	Constellation
Sutter Home	Trinchero
Sycamore Lane	Trinchero
Ted the Mule	Bronco Wine Company
Tempra Tantrum	The Wine Group
Tenuta di Arceno	Kendall-Jackson
Terra d’Oro	Trinchero
Terra Robles Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Terramia Winery	Bronco Wine Company
TGallant	Treasury Wine Estates
The Naked Grape	E&J Gallo Winery
The Show	Trinchero
Thousand Oaks	Bronco Wine Company
Tierra Brisa Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Tierra Secreta	Treasury Wine Estates
Tisdale Vineyards®	E&J Gallo Winery
Tollana	Treasury Wine Estates
Tribuno	The Wine Group
Trinchero	Trinchero
Trinity Oaks	Trinchero
Turner Road Vintners Wineries	Constellation
Turning Leaf®	E&J Gallo Winery
Twisted	Delicato
Uppercut	Diageo
Valley of the Giants	Treasury Wine Estates
Ventana Vineyards	Bronco Wine Company
Verite	Kendall-Jackson
Veuve du Vernay Sparkling	Bronco Wine Company
Viña Mayor	Bronco Wine Company
Whitehaven®	E&J Gallo Winery
Wild Hare Winery	Bronco Wine Company
Wild Horse Winery	Constellation
Wild Vines®	E&J Gallo Winery
William Hill Estate™	E&J Gallo Winery
Wily Jack	Diageo
Wolf Blass	Treasury Wine Estates
Woodbridge Winery	Constellation
Wycliff® Sparkling	E&J Gallo Winery
Wynns Coonawarra Estate	Treasury Wine Estates
Yangarra	Kendall-Jackson
Yarra Ridge	Treasury Wine Estates
Yellowglen	Treasury Wine Estates
Zibibbo	Trinchero