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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 – FEBRUARY 28, 2013

TOP NEWS Treasury Wine Profit Exceeds Estimates on Higher Asian Sales When small wineries get big owners Nitrate report recommends new fees on Cal farmers Gallo launches 5.5% low alcohol white Awareness and demand for low and lower-alcohol wines Kiwi Grower Sentiment Mirroring Calif’s – A Warning Farmers learn about high-speed rail eminent domain Microloans […]

February 28, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 27, 2013

TOP NEWS CalPERS Vineyard Project Derailed By Conservation Deal WineGavel Battling Remy Cointreau & Multiple Other Lawsuits Flavor, Innovation Drive Adult Beverage Growth Constellation Transforms Wine Market With Inside The Box Thinking More US wine winning a place on foreign tables The curious rise and fall of a wine-exporting juggernaut Foley’s NZ Wine company profit […]

February 27, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

WineGavel Battling Remy Cointreau & Multiple Other Lawsuits

WineGavel, the four-year-old online and live auction company, continues to struggle with lawsuits and angry customers. In the year since Wine Industry Insight first broke the story of the company’s troubles (Final Hammer Dropping On WineGavel?) we have learned of at least seven lawsuits against Bridgeview Enterprises — dba WineGavel — and its various employees, […]

February 27, 2013 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TOP NEWS Global Strategies for U.S. Wine Here Comes The Anti-Amazon Wine Law Crimson Wine Completes Spin-Off From Leucadia China’s COFCO to buy Barossa winery, market under Great Wall label Calif outlook indicates low water supply for ag Newest Diet Study: Good News – And A Caution Brunello Redefines Its U.S. Focus, Expands Into Smaller […]

February 26, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Newest Diet Study: Good News – And A Caution

Yes, the latest news  on the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet is welcome amid the constant flood of anti-alcohol news and badly done studies, even if the wine part was buried or absent from many of the news articles. THE CAUTION The anti-Mediterranean diet folks and the NeoProhibitionists, however, are a lot quicker on […]

February 26, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 25, 2013

TOP NEWS Chemical Companies Win Appeal On NW Pesticide/Salmon Lawsuit Researcher: New Mediterranean Diet Study “simply not true” Mediterranean Diet Can Cut Heart Disease SVB Asks: Is Your Wine Trash or Treasure? E.U. Mulling New Rules On US Use Of “Chateau” Aussie Grape industry on shaky ground as grower rips out generation of work Millennial’s […]

February 25, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 22, 2013

TOP NEWS China’s largest wine brand goes global Market Warning: Millennials Scraping By To Reduce Debt US wine exports to China up 18% Wine Industry Lawsuits: How to Avoid Them Wine producers leading climate change adaptation MI: Sweeping changes to beer, wine and spirits industry outlined Rare Wines Donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort BC […]

February 22, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Rats in Paradise: A NeoProhibitionist Parable

Living in wine country isn’t exactly paradise, but it’s damn close. Here, west of the town of Sonoma, snuggled up to the mountains that separate us from the Petaluma valley, we’re pretty well surrounded by vineyards …  and farms running over with olive trees, veggies, horses, llamas, cows, ostriches and more. There’s a dressage facility […]

February 22, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 21, 2013

TOP NEWS Cloverdale wine exec arrested on embezzlement charges 2012 U.S. Wine Exports, Hit Record High: $1.4 Billion USDA Fewer US Farms in 2012, Ag Down 3 Mil Acres Cecchetti Launches “Austerity” Brand Jobless Claims Move Up; Inflation Pressure Builds Value Creation in the Wine Industry: 2-Day Seminar At Sonoma State The Great Beer Monopoly […]

February 21, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 20, 2013

TOP NEWS Imports Half of the U.S. Wine Market By 2025? Pesticide residues found in 90% of French wines Obama’s Middle Class Tax Hikes Hit Restaurant sales Argentine Muscat exports up 270% Southern’s Challenge to MO Residency Briefs Filed Loan recall, corp guarantees may derail USL-Diageo deal Making Ag Reporting a Crime in Indiana OZ: […]

February 20, 2013 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More