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Mexican-American Vintners Form Trade Organization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 7, 2011 MEXICAN-AMERICAN VINTNERS LAUNCH HISTORICAL WINE INDUSTRY GROUP & INAUGURAL EVENT Napa, CA – For the first time in US wine industry history, Mexican-American vintners and wine industry leaders have joined forces to officially launch the Napa Valley Mexican-American Vintners Association (NVMAVA). Formed as a 501(C)6 non-profit organization, NVMAVA’s mission […]

July 7, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs,Worth A Look | Read More

Argentine Oil and Wine Magnate Buying Renwood Winery

An Argentine investment group has agreed to buy Renwood Winery’s brand, inventory, winemaking machinery and other assets, but not the real estate. As previously reported by Wine Industry Insight, the bankrupt winery is scheduled to be sold at auction on July 18. Wine Executive News subscribers please click here to read the complete article. Also […]

July 6, 2011 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – July 6, 2011

TOP NEWS Chilean Wine Exports Up 17% – Rabobank Honest wines: Kiwis least likely to understate alcohol levels Wine Labels Lie About Alcohol Penn’s Big Brother Booze Brag Blasted Malbec and Prosecco, the Americans’ favorite varietals Alcohol Regulation Roundup Concerns voiced on menu-labeling proposals Natural winemakers should beware dogma Napa Workers treated for difficulty breathing […]

July 6, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Why I Am Trademarking Pi

Given the fact that Gallo sues the hell out of anyone named Gallo or anybody that uses the term “Rooster” or “Thunderbird” etc. on anything including nail polish, salt & pepper shakers and shoes, and, Given the fact that Apple is now trademarking the numeral 280,and Given that lots of other wine industry numb-nuts have […]

July 6, 2011 | Filed under News Reporting & Journalism,Worth A Look | Read More

Chilean Wine Exports Up 17% – Rabobank

Chilean bottled wine export volumes were up nearly 17% and pricing was up nearly 7% in the first four months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 according to  Rabobank’s Wine Quarterly for Q2 2011. The following comes from Stephen Rannekleiv, Rabobank’s Executive Director, Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory. “While there has […]

July 6, 2011 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – July 5, 2011

TOP NEWS Bankruptcy Auction Of Renwood Winery Set For July 18 Livermore’s White Crane Winery facing foreclosure Gary Vaynerchuk: The New “Parker?” Chinese buyer eyes Penfolds, Rosemount group Glut Forcing Kiwi Vintners To Sell Europe’s biodynamic wine-makers swim against the tide Debra Whiting leaves a legacy for the Finger Lakes Defending Mike Thompson NYTimes attacks […]

July 5, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Bankruptcy Auction Of Renwood Winery Set For July 18

Editor’s note: This is not the “small lifestyle winery” in Ione written about by SavvyTaste’s Mac McCarthy — Is Kent Rosenblum Buying A Winery?. Please scroll down for an index of Wine Industry Insight’s coverage of the Renwood bankruptcies dating to 2009. NEWS RELEASE An auction of the assets of Renwood Winery, located in the […]

July 4, 2011 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – July 4, 2011

TOP NEWS Rep. Mike Thompson Gets NYTimes Scrutiny, Not All Of It Positive Treasury Wine Estates soars on Chinese takeover speculation Chinese cool to Treasury wine buy Is Kent Rosenblum Buying A Renwood Winery? Napa’s main industry flexes its political muscle Cameron Hughes: A Winery Model for the 21st Century New wine laws decriminalize our […]

July 4, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – July 1, 2011

TOP NEWS Court Ruling is sour grapes for One True Vine’s “Layer Cake” Brand Does the Calif ABC hold Indian Casinos to Different Standards? How Market Conditions Affect Wine Sales Online Consumers Are Being Squeezed: How Will the Markets React? New Zealand wine will be tax-free into China next year Wine tech companies, can you […]

July 1, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – June 30, 2011

TOP NEWS Skalli Says Not For Sale: Not To Castel, Not To Anyone Else Weyrich’s Jack Ranch Vineyard on auction block in July CDFA/MEB Investigating Grape Payment Complaints Against 9 Wineries Constellation to cut jobs to save money Global warming could alter the US premium wine industry in 30 years Store Brands Continued Growth in […]

June 30, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More