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Beam Worth The Premium? Brown-Forman In Play?

BofA/Merrill-Lynch’s highly nuanced analyst report on Suntory’s $83.50 all-cash bid for Beam implies some reasoned concern that the offer — which was 25% over Beam’s previous share price — could be too rich for the Japanese spirits giant to recover its investment, at least in the near future. In addition. the firm’s January 13 analyst […]

January 15, 2014 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – January 14, 2014

TOP NEWS California’s 2014 Legislative Challenges Bidding War For Beam Unlikely SVB State Of The Industry Preview: Questions You Want Answered Eberle Reportedly Ousted At His Winery PA: Attorney charged With Illegal Premium Wine Sales Seattle Guards split $20K reward for finding $600K in stolen wine Bad weather hurts Dec restaurant sales Effective Sales and […]

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

NEWS FETCH – January 13, 2014

TOP NEWS Japan’s Suntory to Buy Group Beam in $16 Billion Deal Hobbs Winery Foes Plan Vineyard CEQA suit “Perfect storm” of Vineyard Demand Says Moss Adams Wine Industry Report Glazer’s vs. Southern in Canada Calif farmers and water decision makers talk Body found in Bordeaux near site of fatal chateau crash Calif leaders closely […]

January 13, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

“Perfect storm” of Vineyard Demand Says Moss Adams Wine Industry Report

Wine-producing regions in California, Oregon, and Washington have experienced a recovery in land values since the recession according to the 2013 Wine Industry Financial Benchmarking Report just released by accounting firm Moss Adams LLP along with the Farm Credit Alliance, and Turrentine Brokerage. “Add increased demand, increased prices for wine grapes, historically low interest rates, […]

January 13, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – January 10, 2014

TOP NEWS Bumper Calif harvests won’t mean oversupply: Constellation Fatal Bordeaux Helo crash no accident? Major wine firms’ activity in China challenged by leading importer Fine-dining restaurants poised for growth in 2014 Aussie Wine Grape Growers Accuse Big Brands Of Price Gouging. Growth Strategy 2014 – Where to sell? Whom to sell? What to sell? […]

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

NEWS FETCH – January 9, 2014

TOP NEWS Invest more in wine brands warns sacked Treasury CEO Winetasting Network starting over after problems What Amazon doesn’t tell third-party sellers So Are 2 Drinks A Day Really Too Many? NZ Winery to Accept Bitcoin Are Olives Next in the GMO Fight? Silicon Valley Bank On Wine: What’s Going to Happen Next? Growth […]

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

NEWS FETCH – January 8, 2014

TOP NEWS Ladue investment firm buys Winetasting Network Constellation Profit Up 93% on Higher Beer Shipments Reknowned Sonoma Vintner Leo Trentadue Dies China Poised to Challenge Europe in Wine Exports Cal Court says consumers can’t sue for organics violations Calif’s lack of rainfall major threat to winemakers Sonoma State Wine Business Institute Gets New Home […]

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

Riedel: Does It Make A Difference If The Glass Makes A Difference?

Maybe. But probably not. These three links in today’s News Fetch raise that issue: Wine: Can the glass make a difference? Riedel becomes official glassware for IMW A sommelier tastes all the TJ’s Two-Buck Chuck First of all, Riedel glasses are so improbably expensive and impossibly fragile that widespread adoption among consumers is not going […]

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

Reknowned Sonoma Vintner Leo Trentadue Dies

NEWS RELEASE January 7, 2014 Geyserville, CA: On Sunday, January 5, 2014, at the age of 88 years old, Sonoma County vintner and World War II Veteran Leo Trentadue passed away of respiratory heart failure. Born on July 30, 1925, in Cupertino, California, Leo was raised on his family’s apricot ranch. Always the humble farmer, […]

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

NEWS FETCH – January 7, 2014

TOP NEWS Arsenic In Wine, BeverageGrades, & Withheld Info Wine Role Neglected In LA Times Mediterranean Diet Article Court Says Brewer Can Choose Which Products A Distributor Receives New wine database exposed hidden global trends Emulate Amazon customer service for better e-commerce Growth Strategy 2014 – Where to sell? Whom to sell? What to sell? […]

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