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International Distillers & Vintners was a brewing and wine and spirits distribution company, formed from the 1962 merger of W&A Gilbey and Justerini and Brooks.

History

W&A Gilbey was founded in 1857 as a gin distillery by Sir Walter Gilbey, but by 1962 had a diversified family share holding, chaired by former figure skater and politician, Ronald Gilbey.^[1] He had resigned from London County Council in 1958,^[2] to become chairman of W&A Gilbey, a post he held for eleven years. At the time of the merger, Gilbey's was the largest wine and spirits company in the United Kingdom.^[1]

In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with Justerini and Brooks to form International Distillers & Vintners. The company was taken over by Grand Metropolitan in 1972.^[3]^[4]

In 1997, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo. In 1998 International Distillers & Vintners merged with United Distillers to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division of Diageo.^[5]

Distilleries

Distilleries owned by International Distillers & Vintners.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Mr Ronald Gilbey". The Times. 3 August 1977. p. 16.
^ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement. A Short History of the London County Council. Longmans. p. 263.
^ "Gilbey's". www.dcs.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
^ "Who are the Gilbeys?". GilbeyGroup.com. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ Competition Commission Report 1983^[usurped]
^ Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff (April 2011). Great Whiskies. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9781405360180.