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NEWSFETCH – August 18, 2011

TOP NEWS Call for Facebook ban on alcohol ads QR Codes: Just 6% of U.S. Mobile Users Scanned QR in June Drinks Retailers Make “Net” Gains In Marketing Moscato madness grips U.S. wine industry Shaking up the way wine is sold Napa Valley Pot Farmer Joins Farm Bureau Calistoga Planners delay tasting room proposal again […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 17, 2011

TOP NEWS Pinnacle Buys 43% Of Donati Family Vineyards ESA mega-lawsuit could disrupt all types agriculture nationwide Restaurant 2Q earnings positive, outlook cautious UK wine ‘sham’ hits 300 Canadian, US investors More inaccurate herd reporting on Napa climate change Outlook brighter for North Coast growers Fresno County grower anticipates average crop Calif Ag chief focuses […]

August 17, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Pinnacle Vineyards Buys 43% Of Donati Family Vineyards

Approximately 43% of Donati Family Vineyards — 444 acres — has been sold to Doug Circle, Principal of Pinnacle Vineyards, LLC according to a news release from Zepponi & Company which served as advisor on the deal. No brand or winery-related assets were included in the transaction and financial terms were not disclosed. The 1,024-acre […]

August 16, 2011 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – August 16, 2011

TOP NEWS Domestic Wine Growth Slows, $20+ Category Tanks, Imports Show Signs of Life More Details On Russian River Vineyards Bankruptcy Bisin: A magic ingredient that could keep food (and wine) fresh for years Standing alone: David Dearie, Treasury Wine Estates Seattle Winery Closing Is Sign of the Times Washington winemakers to promote wines in […]

August 16, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

More Details On Russian River Vineyards Bankruptcy

News Fetch subscribers got the first look yesterday at the unfortunate Chapter 11 of Russian River Vineyards. And today’s readers of the Press Democrat woke up to the fine reporting of Cathy Bussewitz who conducted interviews with winery Managing Partner Chris O’Neill and investment specialist Mario Zepponi. Among their significant quotes: O’NEILL: “When we took […]

August 16, 2011 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Domestic Wine Growth Slows, $20+ Category Tanks, Imports Show Signs of Life

Domestic wine sale gains were 19.4% lower for the four weeks ending July 23 than they were for the previous four weeks, gaining 6.2% over the same period last year. This gain is down from 7.4% for the four weeks ending June 25, according to data from The Nielsen Company. Imports inched up 0.2%, from […]

August 16, 2011 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Russian River Vineyards Files Bankruptcy

Sonoma Vineyards Acquisition, LLC (SVA) — owner of Russian River Vineyards in Sonoma County just outside Forestville — has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Northern California. The property was sold to SVA by the Topolos brothers in 2008. It also includes Corks Restaurant. According to the winery web site, […]

August 15, 2011 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – August 15, 2011

TOP NEWS Wines From India Hit NY Market Reddic of Green’s Sees Growth In Super-Premiums and Value Brands

August 15, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Everything That’s Wrong in Wine Writing: In One Sentence

“The wine starts off tightly citrus in the glass and then unwinds into a floral arrangement like something by Provençal painter Louis Janse van Rensburg, as it slowly warms up.” This über-grandiose, über-snobby shard of vino-babble illustrates the nauseating depths to which wine writing all too often sinks. Strap on your little white barf bag […]

August 14, 2011 | Filed under News Reporting & Journalism,Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – August 12, 2011

TOP NEWS Nielsen: Table wine sales up 3.5% in volume and 4.6% in value Drinks Firms brace for weak demand, but Constellation says its OK Downturn will slow US wine consumption U.S. Wine Consumption Increases for 17th Consecutive Year US Trade Balance Grew in June Shows Global Economic Slowdown The Wine Group to Acquire Aussie […]

August 12, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More