Pernod Ricard USA is the American affiliate of the second largest wine and spirits company worldwide, Pernod Ricard S.A.Pernod Ricard USA began in America as Austin, Nichols & Company, a business founded in the 1800s as a grocer specializing in teas, coffees and spirits. Austin Nichols became involved in the wine and spirits business and is credited with marketing the legendary recipe for Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon