The owner of the acclaimed Failla Wines could become the next Napa Valley winemaker to lose control of his business. Last week, creditors sued him for more than $17.5 million in unpaid debt.
Failla founder and winemaker Ehren Jordan was sued for breach of contract by his lender, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, according to a Nov. 4 filing in Napa County Superior Court. The lawsuit also names Ehren Jordan Cellars, the company which owns Failla, the winery’s Oregon operation, and Jordan’s side project Day Zinfandel.
Jordan did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday. A spokesperson for Farella Braun and Martel, the law firm which represents First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, declined to comment…