The winery filed its petition Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California in Santa Rosa. It is seeking to reorganize its finances under a Chapter 11 proceeding designed for small businesses.<\/p>\n
Court filings show the winery reported $1 million to $10 million in assets and liabilities and listed creditors including American Express Blue Business Line of Credit, Kapitus, Winecare Logistics and Crown Lift Trucks.<\/p>\n
The company is expected to continue operating during the bankruptcy process.<\/p>\n
The filing comes as California\u2019s wine industry faces slowing demand and financial strain, with a growing number of wineries turning to sales<\/a>, auctions<\/a> or restructuring.<\/p>\n The Robledo family\u2019s story has long stood out in California wine.\u00a0<\/p>\n Founder Reynaldo Robledo arrived in the United States from Mexico as a teenager and worked in Northern California vineyards for decades before buying land and launching his own label.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a 2010 Associated Press profile, he recalled working his shifts and then staying late to learn the business\u00a0\u2014 part of a small but growing group of Latino vintners working to carve out space in an industry where they have historically been underrepresented.<\/p>\n