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NEWS FETCH – March 6, 2014

TOP NEWS Kern Water Bank Faces New Court Obstacles Calif Pols pressure state to stall water cuts Nevada to Monitor Trade Practices more actively Premier Cru wine all just a con? Building A National Wine, Beer or Beverage Brand? [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Paso Robles OKs 2-year ban on drilling new groundwater wells Drought has […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 5, 2014

TOP NEWS 5 Ag and Energy Takeaways from the White House Budget Mendo Growers fear coming frosts Proposed immigrant processing center roils Central Coast farmworkers Kings County high-speed rail lawsuit can move forward Building A National Wine, Beer or Beverage Brand? [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS State officials hear SJ Valley drought pleas Master Sommelier and […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 4, 2014

TOP NEWS TN Grocery wine sales could start mid-2016 Restaurant operators optimistic about 2014 America’s Most Popular Wine-List Brands O’Neill, Cecchetti Form Partnership Storms barely a drop in California’s bucket Building A National Wine, Beer or Beverage Brand? [Sponsored Link] HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY Australian Vintage warns of ‘challenging’ 2014 crop WA: 2013 sets new […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 3, 2014

TOP NEWS Rain soaks California causing floods, but won’t end drought Court Sanctions Diageo in Jackson Family Wines Lawsuit CA governor signs off on $687 million drought plan Revised US numbers show declining economy USDA Secretary Outlines Farm Bill Details What happens if US loses Calif food production? Building A National Wine, Beer or Beverage […]

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NEWS FETCH – February 28, 2014

TOP NEWS US Govt Asking Industry To Fund Most Of $50 Million Alcohol/Health Study TTB Proposes New Oregon AVA, Cites Wine Blogs as Support Calif drought relief package sent to Gov Vinitaly launches hackathon The wine business is ripe for disruption Best practices that distributors use to grow profits: [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Wine tourism […]

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A Seismic Shift In French Paradox Research

The new effort by NIAAA and researchers from Yale and Harvard to raise $36 to $54 million for the first clinical trials of moderate alcohol consumption changes everything. (US Govt Asking Industry To Fund Most Of $50 Million Alcohol/Health Study) For a long while after the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast on “The French Paradox,” the […]

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US Govt Asking Industry To Fund Most Of $50 Million Alcohol/Health Study

The federal government, along with scientists from Yale and Harvard, are asking wine, beer and spirits organizations to fund most of a landmark clinical study on the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption. According to documents provided to Wine Industry Insight, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (part of the National Institutes of […]

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NEWS FETCH – February 27, 2014

TOP NEWS Treasury Wine Gets $24Mil From US Fund Upending how California thinks about water Aussie Optimism On Bulk Wine Are we Living In A Golden Age Of Wine? Best practices that distributors use to grow profits: [Sponsored Link] HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY Aussie Wine Co warns its 2014 crop will be smaller Prepare for […]

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NEWS FETCH – February 26, 2014

TOP NEWS AB InBev keen to steal larger ‘share of throat’ from wine 2013 US Wine Exports Set Record, Up 16% to $1.55 Bil Ballot Measure Move to derail Cal High-Speed Rail With farm bill done, major issues remain for ag Consignment Wine Sales – Don’t Do Them! Wine Business Innovation Summit Awards Best practices […]

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NEWS FETCH – February 25, 2014

TOP NEWS Can Calif Avoid a ‘Shock to Trance’ Approach to Water? Gallo muscles into UK premium wine sector France sees EU-China deal over wine trade dispute Best practices that distributors use to grow profits: [Sponsored Link] CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Planners debate grape sourcing at new Angwin winery Increased number of Napa wineries has led to […]

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