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The acquisition of iconic Shafer Vineyards is certainly an early 2022 headline in wine M&A. As highlighted in in the attached, most of the early activity in 2022 wine M&A has been focused on strategic assets and premium locations (or both). We believe this focus will continue in 2022.
