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Lewis Perdue is an entrepreneur, technologist, scientist, professor, author, publisher, journalist, and outdoorsman. Click here for more on Lew. Email Lew at: lewis[dot]perdue[at]wineindustryinsight[dot]com

First Keg Wine: Branding & Taste Not So Good

See the branding problem below? Hint:  All those anonymous shiny handles are wine on tap. There is a quality issue here as well. My first time ever sampling keg wines. Not a good start. I sampled three wines: 1. Unti Rosso, Dry Creek 2012 ($9.00/glass) was drinkable. Two others were bland, lacked taste and were […]

April 14, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 14, 2014

TOP NEWS Wine Biz Fraud: Are Your Employees Ripping You Off? Calif ABC May Regulate Medical Marijuana Marijuana’s thirst depleting North Coast watersheds Wine given heritage status in France What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY NY Vintners hope to cork wine glut Rain hampering NZ harvest CALIFORNIA […]

April 14, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 11, 2014

TOP NEWS Wine Industry Connections – The Ontiveros Network Cali water plan: hardships to come as drought persists Eataly Running Out of Vino as Wine Shop Prepares to Close What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS California: Lobbying for water, wishing for wine Former Sonoma Valley Bank CEO for bank […]

April 11, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Wine Industry Connections – The Ontiveros Network

Solid, intelligent relationships underpin business success, especially in the wine industry. This is the first in a continuing series of articles based on federal, state and local documents as well as other public, open source information. The links among people and companies may be that of owner, investor, partner, executive, board member or other relationships […]

April 11, 2014 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 10, 2014

TOP NEWS Feds Halt Water Transfers To Central Coast Water District Top Spirits & Wine Wholesalers On Pace For 2014 Growth China splurges 430% more on ‘expensive wine’ Congressman Proposes Law to Head Off GMO Labeling Instant Analysis: March payroll report What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Napa Valley, […]

April 10, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 9, 2014

TOP NEWS Banks say water at top of list in making ag loans Water shortages add to trend of higher prices Study: What drives wine purchases? From Pot to Pinot in Mendo NY State to spend $6M to promote wine, beer What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] TREASURY WINE: A CLOSER […]

April 9, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Aussie Creative Marketing That’s Not A Crime

When I tasted this wine tonight …Baileys of Glenrowan wines: Red Blend: : : 2013: Australia … … I got a clever surprise in creative marketing. Check out the cork: There must be 19 of them, dontcha think? Each tied to one of the crimes. And what could you do with a contest for the […]

April 8, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 8, 2014

TOP NEWS Treasury Wine poised to cut jobs, slash costs: Beringer In Play? (Scroll down or complete coverage.) Consumer spending stalls in March Vega Sicilia Issues Recall for 500,000 Bottles of Wine Grower Avoids Jail But Fined For NOT Spraying Vines What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] TREASURY WINE PONDERS ITS […]

April 8, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

FedEx: When The Wine Absolutely, Positively Won’t get There At All

I have an office in Sonoma, right across West Napa Ttreet from the Chevy Dealership, about half a mile west of the square. Being a journalist, I am frequently in and out.   There is a law office about seven feet from my door. All of them are adults (which is pretty good for lawyers, […]

April 7, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – April 7, 2014

TOP NEWS Boy killed, chef Cindy Pawlcyn hurt in Carneros crash Restaurant industry adds 30,000 jobs in March 105K acre-feet of Colorado River water released to make its delta green EC reacts to ICANN/NGPC decision on wine domain names What To Cover When You Meet Your Distributor? [Sponsored Link] HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY Spanish wine […]

April 7, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More