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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

Toxic Irrigation: Major Study Indicts Chemicals Found in Recycled Wastewater Used For Vineyards And Other Crops

By Lewis Perdue NOTE: This is the overview article in a series that will examine in detail the multiple issues given a general treatment in this piece. The article author was a biology major at Cornell University with top grades in organic chemistry. For much more on topics raised in this article, please visit The […]

June 14, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 13, 2012

TOP NEWS Wine, Liquor Continues to Take Market Share from Beer Senate farm bill might crimp Wine Institute fund uses Penn Private alcohol drive stalls Europe Close to Agreement with China on Counterfeit Wines Card spending at restaurants slows in May Labor Tight for Vineyard Operations A Profile of Wine Jobs By the Numbers Report […]

June 13, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 12, 2012

TOP NEWS Diageo considers Hong Kong listing Transitions and New Beginnings: Ray Bradbury & Vintank Pernod Ricard shakes up senior team Aussie Symposium To Unlock Latest Smoke Taint Research Missouri Franchise Bill Would Artificially Protect Wholesalers New Canadian liquor rules reimpose shipping chill, wineries say Nitrates in groundwater: Farming’s dark side? Ferreting Out Faux Bordeaux […]

June 12, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 11, 2012

TOP NEWS Historic Vote On Pa. Liquor Store Privatization Planned This Week What led to Ascentia’s downfall? Central Valley growers struggle with farmworker shortage Farm Bill Amendments Start Rolling In Bypassing the Grape but Enjoying Its Fruits Artist creates dress from red wine Low alcohol winemaking leads to big money partnership HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION […]

June 11, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 8, 2012

TOP NEWS Opponents file lawsuits over massive Sonoma County vineyard project Penn Gov disputes job guarantees for PLCB liquor store workers Restaurants’ traffic gain best in four years Global food prices fall 4 per cent A Short-Sighted Decision in Mendocino Wine Country—Inevitable? Sonoma State Online Wine Biz Management Applications Close June 15 Farm bill offers […]

June 8, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 7, 2012

TOP NEWS Restaurant Index Falls Brown (booze) is the new black for investors Bottle closures not a priority for US consumers, says survey £3.59 bottle of plonk sparks UK panic buying Diageo Reshapes Portfolio, Focuses On Millennial Segment Italian Wine At The Brink Argentine bulk exports rise and bottled wine exports fall The Greeks have […]

June 7, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 6, 2012

TOP NEWS The Wine Market Sobers Up Branding Nightmare #1: Beer And A Cannibal Killer Two Central Valley deaths may be heat-related Congress must provide immigration solution for farms Don Sebastiani Earns Slot As a Top-100 Political Donor in California Moss Adams announces 2012 Wine Industry Financial Benchmarking Survey How Consumers Feel About Shopping In-Store, […]

June 7, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – JUNE 5, 2012

TOP NEWS Soldinger-Run Cosentino Winery Creditors Stiffed For More Than $9 Million USDA to lift quarantine in 4 Calif. counties now free of European grapevine moth Avionics, Oregon wine pioneer Ed King Jr. dies Bill Foley Sees More Acquisitions Ahead California cuts flavored malt beverage taxes 94% Lot18 Let 10 People Go, Cofounder Fortuna No […]

June 6, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Soldinger-Run Cosentino Winery Creditors Stiffed For More Than $9 Million

Jeffry Locke, the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee appointed to oversee the Chapter 7 liquidation of Cosentino Winery has issued his final report which wraps up court proceedings. PROCESS INVOLVES SOLDINGER-RUN COMPANY, NOT CURRENT WINERY The bankruptcy process involves the old Cosentino Winery LLC and associated business entities which failed spectacularly under the management of Chicago accountant […]

June 5, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

“How Do I Get My News Included In Wine Industry Insight?”

PLEASE SEE THIS LINK AS WELL: What’s Of Interest To News Fetch Subscribers? I get this question frequently. So here’s a quick guide. NEWS, NEWS, NEWS AND ONLY NEWS First,it must be news and written like news. Wandering, overblown, self-congratulatory pieces filled with gushing superlatives are not news. Second, your news must be business, or […]

June 5, 2012 | Filed under News Reporting & Journalism,Worth A Look | Read More