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Who owns Four Roses?

Four Roses is owned by Gallo (the United States), which has owned the brand since 2 April 2026.[1][2] Before Gallo, Four Roses was owned by Kirin from 2002 to 2026.[3]

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Evidence: GALLO Completes Acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon From Kirin Holdings, E. & J. Gallo Winery, 2 April 2026. Last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
E. & J. Gallo Winery reported
Owned since
Previous owner
Kirin (2002–2026)
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Modesto
Origin
🇺🇸 United States, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Founded
1888
Category
Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
Trademark registrant
FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY LLC (USPTO)
Last verified
· 4 sources

About Four Roses

Four Roses is a Kentucky bourbon distillery founded in 1888 whose reputation in the United States was damaged when a previous owner sold only blended whiskey there while exporting the straight bourbon to Japan and Europe. Kirin acquired it in 2002 and restored the American bourbon.

Trademark record for Four Roses

The USPTO record for the Four Roses mark lists FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY LLC as the owner of record (serial number 71400726). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[4]

Ownership timeline of Four Roses

Owners of Four Roses over 1888 to 2026 Kirin 2002–2026; Gallo 2026–present Kirin 1900192019401960198020002020
  1. 2002 – 2026 Kirin [3] reported
  2. 2026 – present Gallo [1][2] reported E. & J. Gallo Winery bought Four Roses Distillery, LLC from Kirin Beer & Spirits of America Inc., a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings; announced 6 February 2026 and completed 2 April 2026.

Where Four Roses sits in Gallo

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Four Roses sits in Gallo Tree of 16 brands under Gallo. Gallo Four Roses André Carlo Rossi Denner Vineyards E&J Brandy Edna Valley Vineyard and 10 more

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Other brands owned by Gallo

Gallo controls 16 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in beverages.

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Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them

The 71 brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 9.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Buchanan's Diageo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Black Velvet Heaven Hill 🇺🇸 United States
Blood Oath MGP 🇺🇸 United States
anCnoc ThaiBev 🇹🇭 Thailand
Jura Emperador 🇵🇭 Philippines
Hibiki Suntory 🇯🇵 Japan
Glenfiddich William Grant & Sons 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Jack Daniel's Brown-Forman 🇺🇸 United States

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About the owner: Gallo

Gallo is a privately held company headquartered in Modesto, United States, founded in 1933. Brandtree records 16 brands under its control.

Gallo is a family-owned wine and spirits company. Its own history page says brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo founded a winery in Modesto, California, on 22 September 1933, and that it celebrated 90 years as a family-owned company in 2023. Its portfolio page lists well over a hundred wines, spirits and other drinks, many of which are imported or partner brands that the page does not mark as owned; only brands the company's history says it introduced or purchased are listed here. Its history also says it acquired Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin Holdings in 2026; that brand is recorded under Kirin in this dataset and is not repeated here.

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🇺🇸 Four Roses and other American brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Four Roses is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Four Roses?

The parent company of Four Roses is Gallo, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.

Is Four Roses American?

Yes. Four Roses originated in the United States in 1888 and its owner, Gallo, is also headquartered in the United States.

Since when has Gallo owned Four Roses?

Gallo has owned Four Roses since 2 April 2026.

Who owned Four Roses before Gallo?

Before Gallo, Four Roses was owned by Kirin from 2002 until 2026.

Is Four Roses still owned by Gallo?

Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Four Roses is still owned by Gallo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (4) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] GALLO Completes Acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon From Kirin Holdings — E. & J. Gallo Winery, Official press release, published 2 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
  2. [2] Notice Regarding the Execution of a Sale and Purchase Agreement for Four Roses — Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, Official press release, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
  3. [3] Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Integrated Report 2025 — Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. [4] USPTO: FOUR ROSES, serial 71400726 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 5 October 2026.

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