Jon Fredrikson Quotations

We're gaining traction in the U.S. market. Wine is entering the mainstream of American life for the first time.

My guess is that it's a private person, not a wine company looking to expand its portfolio.

If we continue to grow at just 3 percent through the end of the decade, we will be the largest wine consumer nation in the world.

From the perspective of 3½ decades in the wine industry, I can assure you right now that things have never been better in this market and the future looks outstanding.

Overall it looks good, the best thing for growers is that demand is strong. That means prices will be pushed up since there has not been much planting.

Middle age is when you drink wine.... That combined with the health message means that you get a lot of aging baby boomers with coins in their pockets that are out to buy better quality wine.

Wine is enjoying this wonderful moment of very favorable attitudes.

We have so much folderol in the business that it does turn off a lot of potential consumers.

Being associated with Richard Branson is going to be a plus. He's got a pretty good track record in everything he touches.

Constellation continues to be so far ahead of everybody else in terms of keen financial expertise in acquiring entities after all of these years. It's such a contrast to the other big success, Gallo, which never purchased anything until the last five years, and its acquisitions have been relatively small, building organically.

The most likely buyer is someone who wants to have a luxury place in the Napa Valley and a prestigious wine label to go with it.

They've just become so much less intimidating and more approachable, especially to people who don't drink wine.

I can assure you right now things have never looked better in this market.