Canada's boycott forces the sale of a California winery

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Set us as preferred A massive family-owned winery spanning San Joaquin and Sacramento counties is for sale after struggling to survive the Canadian boycott of U.S.alcohol.

McManis Family Vineyards, founded in 1990, is selling 3,500 acres of property, including a winery facility in Ripon and 10 vineyards ranging from Clarksburg to outside Modesto.It’s the latest loss amid a rocky period for California’s wine industry, which has seen wineries of all sizes lay off employees and shut down facilities to cut costs.

The industry has been hit by weakening demand, a grape oversupply crisis, and a Canadian boycott of American wines triggered by President Trump’s tariffs.Canada is the biggest international consumer of California wines.

“After 25 years of incredible growth for the California wine industry, the last five have been pretty challenging,” said wine industry consultant Dale Stratton, who spent more than 30 years in leadership roles across Gallo Wines and Constellation Brands.Business With wine consumption down, major California wine companies are laying off workers and shuttering production facilities.McManis Family Vineyards declined to comment on its decision to sell.

Its winery facility and surrounding land is on sale for $22.5 million, according to the real estate listing.The sale prices of the vineyards range from $800,000 to $14 million.

“It was a very hard decision for myself and my family,” said Ron McManis, president and co-owner of the company, in a written statement provided to the Sacramento Bee.The winery facility has the capacity to crush 50,000 tons of grapes each year and bottle up to 3 million cases of wine.

The company’s wine sales have fallen drastically since last summer as exports to Canada fell by about 74,000 cases between July 2025 and July 2026, according to the Sacramento Bee.Cana...