diageo to buy us wine firm diageo  the world s biggest spirits company  has agreed to buy californian wine company chalone for $260m (£134m) in an all-cash deal.  although diageo s best-known brands include smirnoff vodka and guinness stout  it already has a us winemaking arm - diageo chateau & estate wines. diageo said it expects to get us regulatory approval for the deal during the first quarter of 2005. it said chalone would be integrated into its existing us wine business.   the us wine market represents a growth opportunity for diageo  with favourable demographic and consumption trends   said diageo north america president ivan menezes. in july  diageo  which is listed on the london stock exchange  reported an annual turnover of £8.89bn  down from £9.28bn a year earlier. it blamed a weaker dollar for its lower turnover. in the year ending 31 december 2003  chalone reported revenues of $69.4m.
Diageo yoo ra ile waini ti orile-ede Amerika Diageo, ile-iṣẹ ọgọgọ ẹgbẹẹgbẹrún tobi julọ ni agbaye, ti pinnu lati ra ile-iṣẹ waini ti orile-ede Amerika, Chalone, fun $260m (£134m) ninu iranṣẹ owó.  Bi Diageo ti ṣe aṣẹ lori awọn orukọ amọja rẹ, Smirnoff vodka ati Guinness stout, o ti ṣe aṣẹ ile-iṣẹ waini ni orile-ede Amerika - Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines. Diageo sọ pe o yẹ ki o gba aṣẹ ọgọgọ ọgọgọ orile-ede Amerika fun iranṣẹ naa ni akoko akọkọ 2005. O sọ pe Chalone yoo ṣe aṣẹ pẹlu ile-iṣẹ waini rẹ ni orile-ede Amerika.   Oju-iwe waini orile-ede Amerika jẹ aṣẹṣe igbekele fun Diageo, pẹlu awọn aṣẹṣe alaṣẹ ati awọn aṣẹṣe ti a nmu,  sọ Ivan Menezes, adari Diageo ni Amerika. Ni osu keje, Diageo, ti a ṣe aṣẹ lori ile-iṣẹ ọgọgọ ọgọgọ London, tẹtẹ rẹ pe o ti ṣe aṣẹ iye owó £8.89bn, lẹhin £9.28bn ni ọdun to ṣẹyẹ. O fọwọ si dollar ti o ṣẹṣẹ fun iye owó rẹ to ṣẹṣẹ. Ni ọdun ti pari ni 31 December 2003, Chalone tẹtẹ rẹ pe o ti ṣe aṣẹ iye owó $69.4m.