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NEWS FETCH – May 13, 2013

TOP NEWS Jackson Family Wines buys another Willamette Valley vineyard Central Valley Ag company challenges CA labor mediation rules Farm Bureau Pushes For Healthcare Tax Rollback Christie’s launches agency to help Chinese buy wineries Immigrant raid rumor fuels fear in Central Calif Farmworkers fired for seeking shelter from California wildfire From Grief to Growth at […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 10, 2013

TOP NEWS Lawsuits Put Wine Country Fracking Leases In Limbo Restaurant sales hold steady in April Women’s Purchasing Power Influences Wine Trends Draft of Senate’s 2013 Farm Bill Released Senate Begins Markup of Immigration Reform Legislation Naked Wines’ customers save vandal-struck British winemaker Languedoc Players Expand Portfolios As U.S. Growth Remains Solid CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Napa […]

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Lawsuits Put Wine Country Fracking Leases In Limbo

Two year’s worth of oil and gas exploration leases to approximately 20,000 acres of federal land in Monterey, San Benito and Joaquin Counties have been thrust into limbo by two lawsuits — one of  which has been a victory so far for the environmental groups which filed the litigation. At least 6,150 of those acres […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 9, 2013

TOP NEWS Most Shopper Sentiment Rebounding – But Not Millennials Pillar Of California Grape Industry Dies USDA declares SLO County agriculture disaster area Almost 1/3 Of Bee Colonies Died This Past Winter Constellation Mulls Share Buyback, First-Ever Dividend More of the Same Wasteful Farm Bill Spending Ag immigration provisions likely to avoid controversy Police in […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 8, 2013

TOP NEWS Feds delay New CA fracking leases sales Is the Marketplace Fairness Act Fair for Wineries? Sonoma County OKs deal to buy Preservation Ranch How Much Do Wineries Really Make? (Update) Whirlwind of Farm Bill Talk Sets Up Action Next Week Twin tunnels water plan gains momentum Sustainability’s Impact on Wine Buying – New […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 7, 2013

TOP NEWS Diageo Names New Chief Executive Freed Talks New Chapter for Vineyard Biz Reporter says Delta twin tunnels latest in litany of corruption KC Fed Examines U.S. Ag’s ‘Wealth Effect’ Sweet wines, an upward trend in consumption Naked Wines to help vandalized winemaker Blue Hill Tops James Beard Food Awards, Chef Title Split Merry […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 6, 2013

TOP NEWS Global wine shortage can add value Mendo’s Londer Vineyards Closing Chinese vast vineyard push sparks concern EU Still Stalling US Wines NZ Wine Vandal Victim Targeted For Being British? Good Time to Buy Ag Land ASEV Annual Conference Slated For June The Dance of Grape Pricing CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Valley Fever hits thousands in […]

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BottleRock: A Giant Reason For Locals To Avoid Napa This Week

Hunker down! BottleRock is nigh! Anywhere downtown, south of downtown or getting to the Napa Expo area is likely to resemble a Los Angeles freeway Thursday May 9 – Sunday May 12 Jumbo music festival on track Napa businesses brace for BottleRock BottleRock traffic, prices vex NVC students Clearly a terrific opportunity for well-heeled music […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 3, 2013

TOP NEWS Wine prices up as demand squeezes supplies Angry Whiskey Fans and Skinnygirls Making Beam Go Boom Brauer Named Pres & CEO Of Pasternak No Slowing the Winery Direct Shipping Movement Can Alcohol Ads and Tied-House Rules Survive Social Media? Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Calif Snowpack 17 Percent Of […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 2, 2013

TOP NEWS Driving Convenience Store Wine Sales Restaurant Wine Prices Inching Up CA Dept of Food & Ag to revisit Water Transfers Global consumer confidence rising Interview: Francesca Schuler, BevMo CMO Restaurant operators optimistic Aussie Drought Tightens Grip CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Wildfires burning in Calif Wine Country Napa County delays Bounsall Winery again Moth quarantine still […]

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