UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2000
Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California 0-30002 94-3026706
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
18701 Gehricke Road
Sonoma, CA 95476
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 707-938-1960
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Item 5. Other Events.
As of June 1, 2000, the Voting Trust Agreement dated as of May 27, 1998
was terminated. Under the Voting Trust, decisions were made with respect to
voting the Trust's shares by the vote of Trustee Joel Peterson and one of the
other three Trustees. At the termination date, the Voting Trust covered a total
of 2,074,081 shares of outstanding common stock of the registrant (equal to
approximately 26.5% of the shares outstanding on June 1, 2000), including
1,337,670 shares held by Joel Peterson.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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10.1 Termination of Voting Trust Agreement, dated as
of June 1, 2000
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 9, 2000
RAVENSWOOD WINERY, INC.
By: /s/ Callie S. Konno
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Callie S. Konno
Chief Financial Officer
