Beringer Vineyards of Foster's Wine Estates, followed by Franzia, part of The Wine Group portfolio, Kendall-Jackson , Yellow Tail, from W.J. Deutsch & Sons, and Inglenook, part of Constellation Brands' Centerra Wine Company portfolio, have topped the Restaurant Wine newsletter's annual ranking of the 100 best-selling wine brands in US restaurants as well as the 60 most frequently ordered wines. The newsletter is published by wine consultant Ronn Wiegand. The Restaurant Wine survey covers the entire spectrum of US restaurants, from casual dining chains to fine dining restaurants.

The report found that case sales in the on-premise segment grew by 6%, or four million cases, to reach 64 million cases sold. The value of on-premise wine sales now exceeds US$12 billion. The Restaurant Wine survey found that 15 companies control 77 of the top 100 brands and 86% of all on-premise sales.

Two companies - Constellation and E&J Gallo - dominate the on-premise channel. One has 21 brands on the top 100 and accounts for 10% of the market. The other, which has 14 of the top 100 brands, represents 6% of the total market. Together, the companies sell 9.4 million cases of wine on-premise.

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