25 Nov 2015 --- Lakre Bluff, Ill., /PRNewswire/ -- Terlato Wine Group and Distell Group Limited, South Africa's and Africa's leading producer and marketer of spirits, ciders, wines and ready-to-drink beverages, today announced they will merge Terlato's Artisan Spirits division with Distell's U.S. spirits division. The merging of the two businesses will result in a joint venture to be operated as a division of Terlato Wines, with an important base of business in the U.S. spirits industry.