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Massive Northern California vineyard goes up for sale after Canada booze ban

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McManis Family Vineyards, a 36-year-old California winery, is selling its 3,500-acre property consisting of 11 vineyards for $22 million due to losses from Canada's ban on American alcohol imports. The company, which once exported 40% of its wine to Canada before the tariffs imposed by President Trump led to the import ban, now faces significant challenges in a struggling industry marked by falling consumption and rising costs.

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McManis Family Vineyards, a 36-year-old California winery business, has decided to sell off its main facility and 11 vineyards covering 3,500 acres due to the collapse of its export sales to Canada. The company once relied heavily on exports to Canada, which accounted for 40% of its total export revenue. However, after President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on global imports, Canadian provinces banned American alcohol imports, significantly impacting McManis' business. This decision follows a sharp decline in shipments from about 75,000 cases to just 1,000, leading to financial difficulties and the need to sell assets worth approximately $22 million. Ron McManis, president and co-owner of the company, stated that selling off vineyards was "a very hard decision" for his family. This situation highlights the broader turmoil in California's wine industry due to ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.

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A massive family-run California winery has fallen victim to Canada’s ban on booze imports — listing 11 vineyards amounting to 3,500 acres for sale as a wave of bankruptcies and closures rock the industry. asserted

wave → run → industry

McManis Family Vineyards, a 36-year-old winery business, is offloading its main facility and vineyards as it faces a steep decline in its export business, the Sacramento Bee reported. asserted

Bee → offload → business

The company is offering its real estate assets for $22 million, according to an online listing, with 11 individual vineyards across San Joaquin and Sacramento counties ranging in price from $800,000 to $14 million. uncertain

vineyards → offer → million

“It was a very hard decision for myself and my family,” Ron McManis, president and co-owner of the company, told the Bee in a statement. asserted

McManis → tell → statement

The firm once did brisk business exporting wines to Canada, mostly Ontario, as well as growing and crushing grapes for bulk production. asserted

firm → do → production

Sales to American’s northern neighbor formerly made up 40% of its export sales, the paper reported. asserted

paper → make → sales

Much of that evaporated when Canadian provinces slapped bans on American booze in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the country. asserted

provinces → evaporate → country

The sale is only the latest sign of turmoil in the California wine industry, which is struggling with a combination of falling booze consumption, rising costs and excess inventory. asserted

which → struggle → consumption

Modesto-based Gallo, one of the country’s largest winemakers, revealed plans in June to shutter a San Joaquin crush facility and lay off 20 employees in June. asserted

Gallo → base → June

Jason Smith, CEO of Valley Farm Management, said last month he sold his land and set fire to vineyards because they were no longer worth maintaining. “There’s literally no way for me to make money,” the 57-year-old Smith told the New York Times. asserted

Smith → say → Times

Wine sales have plunged over the past two decades as Americans have grown more health-conscious about the risks of alcohol and Gen Z drinkers increasingly favor alternatives like hard seltzer. asserted

drinkers → plunge → seltzer

Fifty-four percent of American adults said they drank alcohol in an October 2025 Gallup poll — the lowest percentage since Gallup began tracking the stat in 1939. asserted

Gallup → say → 1939

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