The wine multinational "Accolade Wines" headquartered in Old Reynella (suburb of Adelaide) in
Australia is one of the world
largest wine merchants, The origin of the company lies in 1853, in which Thomas
Hardy (1830-1912) laid the foundation stone for the later Weinmulti (see there the exact history). The estate has been steadily expanded through the purchase of other wineries and wineries, and Hardy has become the largest Australian wine producer. In 1982 the winery Reynella was bought and the renovated winery building to the headquarters of
Thomas Hardy & Sons . A much-noticed coup in 1990 was the purchase of the famous estate
Ricasoli in the Italian
Tuscany, The family business was merged in 1992 with the cooperatives Berri Estates and Renmano and founded the AG
BRL Hardy . Ricasoli took his fate back into his own hands a year later. Finally in 2003 BRL Hardy became the US multi
Constellation Brands incorporated and renamed
Hardy Wine Company Limited .