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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

NEWS FETCH – March 20, 2013

TOP NEWS Authenticity Key to Wooing Younger Wine Consumers How do you know if you’re being authentic? Sellers Bash Amazon Fees Wal-Mart Key to S.African US Wine Push Crimson Wine: Asset Rich, Earnings Poor Illegal pot grows hurt farms Farmland boom facing bust? CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Landowners to vote on Carneros recycled water project Why the […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 19, 2013

TOP NEWS Bloomberg Video: Honig, McMillan & Price On The Outlook For Calif Wine Big Aussie Pot Grow Hidden UNDER Grape Vines Finally Official: Coppola buys Geyser Peak facilities, vineyards Crop Prices Surge, Investors & Farmers Vie for Land No chance of a glut say NZ winemakers Pride and a cheap bottle of wine CALIFORNIA […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 18, 2013

TOP NEWS Jim Barrett Dies; Helped Win Respect for California Wines Payroll tax drags down February restaurant sales Cal/OSHA issues high heat advisory New breakaway sparkling wine appellation to rival Cava The Giants of Comparison Wine Shopping: Amazon and Google Napa Restaurant sued over alleged foie gras ban violations Crop estimates, export promotion hit by […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 15, 2013

TOP NEWS Sequester Choices: Wine Tasting or Baby Food? Healthy alc beverages tipped as top trend Is New York liquor ruling a setback for Amazon? Senate Democrats’ Budget Includes Farm Bill Savings Eye-Catching Names Lead Top 20 New Wine Brands EU wine lakes not likely Supermarkets to play a greater role in China wine sales […]

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Are You A Drunk? And Don’t Know it?

The now well-scientifically-established French Paradox — which has driven a wine/health craze  since the pivotal 60 Minutes Episode on Nov. 17, 1991 — is all about moderate consumption. Red wine sales increased 44% after the broadcast … dropped off a bit, then soared again a year later when the program was re-broadcast. As a whole, […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 14, 2013

TOP NEWS NY Nails Retailer With $50K Fine For Third-Party Web Sales Coppola buying Geyser Peak Real Estate? Mysterious Wine Order: 115 Bottles To Vatican Jackson Family OR Deal Imminent Restaurant sales remain pressured Women vital to wine business No NZ Glut Say Winegrowers Postseason glow of the huge Cal grape harvest CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Ownership […]

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NY Nails Retailer With $50,000 Fine For Third-Party Internet Sales

The New York State Liquor Authority (NYSLA) levied a $50,000 fine March 12 against Upstate retailer Shermer Specialities of Carmel, NY for engaging in third-party Internet sales. A video of the full board meeting can be found by clicking on the image to the left, or here: Item 2013-00643: Connoisseur Encounters Inc/Schermer Specialties. (An agenda […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 13, 2013

TOP NEWS Losses Near $130 Mil For Big REIT’s Wine Deals Obituary: Henri Krug Moody’s feels brighter about beverage industry FAIL! House committee kills Tennessee wine bill Former Screaming Eagle Owner In Talks With Wind Gap Winery Consumers Still Strong, Keep on Spending Calif Growers Fearing drought, staying hopeful Aussie wine loses flavour in America […]

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Losses Near $130 Mil For Big REIT’s Wine Investments

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) has continued to lose tens of millions of dollars from its ill-advised winery investments. And it’s still looking for buyers so it can make a complete exit. While the muddled financials in their latest 10-K annual report to the SEC mostly obscure the extent of their losses to all but […]

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NEWS FETCH – March 12, 2013

Cal labor shortage looms – NZ Wine glut – Sequestration’s restaurant impact – Moet’s Krug trademark battle – Rosemount: premium prices stay even – Red Wine Healthy: Basically BS TOP NEWS As Calif’s farmworkers age, labor shortage looms NZ Wine glut feared How budget sequestration could impact restaurants Moet subsidiary in legal battle over Krug […]

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