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. ------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) California 0-30002 94-3026706 - - ----------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 18701 Gehricke Road Sonoma, CA 95476 - - ----------------------------- --------------------- (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 707-938-1960 -------------------- 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 ----------- ----------- 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 ------------------------------- Callie S. Konno Chief Financial Officer