Ste. Michelle Sues Wirtz Beverage

Dear Client:Washington major wine player Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has filed a lawsuit against its former distributor Wirtz Beverage of Minnesota. In the formal complaint Ste. Michelle, owners of Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 hands, Erath and Col Solare brands, claims they entered into a distributor agreement in Minnesota with Wirtz Beverage in 1987. As part of the agreement the parties would reevaluate and resign annually. However, the agreement lapsed in March 2011, according to Ste. Michelle. "Thereafter, the parties continued