Bill Foley, Billionaire, Winery Owner

Bill Foley, 79, has interests in financial institutions, sports teams, and wine. He owns about 20 wineries from California to France, Argentina, and New Zealand. Foley has seven wineries in Sonoma County, including some big names like Chateau St. Jean and Ferrari-Carano. And he's not done buying.

Bill is no dummy. While attending the Air Force Military Academy in the 1960s he managed to make $40,000 in the stock market. While in the Air Force he negotiated contracts with the likes of Boeing. After the military he earned his law degree and launched a career in financial services.

The bankrupt Vintage Wine Estates of Santa Rosa is selling assets, and Foley is there looking for bargains. From the bankruptcy auction he is set to purchase Sonoma Coast Vineyards plus Cosentino and Swanson Wineries in Napa.

Bill Foley's wineries