RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, Calif. – October 27, 2020 – Emeritus Vineyards is excited to announce that it has expanded its distribution partnership with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits to include the key market of California. Emeritus has been partnering with both Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer's Inc. (which merged in 2016 to form Southern Glazer's) since 2007, when the winery first debuted its wines. Prior to announcing this new expanded partnership, Southern Glazer's represented Emeritus in 12 states, including such top markets as Texas, Florida and New York. "My family's relationships with both the Chaplin and Glazer families go back decades to when my father, Brice, was the owner of Sonoma-Cutrer, and it has continued at Emeritus," says second-generation President Mari Jones. "Southern Glazer's has been an invaluable and trusted partner to Emeritus, and has achieved exceptional results for us in key markets like Texas and Florida.