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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

ZAP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF ZINSPIRATION

Contact: Julie Ann Kodmur, 707/963-9632, corking@julieannkodmur.com Downloadable high res images: www.zinfandel.org/media The World’s Largest Zinfandel Wine Festival takes place January 27-29, 2011 Rough & Ready, CA, October 4, 2010. The 20th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Wine Festival will take place January 27-29, 2011, in San Francisco. This annual celebration of America’s Heritage Wine will […]

October 5, 2010 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – October 5, 2010

Poll: 66% of consumers to spend less at restaurants Renaissance man Rene di Rosa passes away at 91 Calif realtors group: stagnation until at least 2013 Washington State Elections: A Fundamental Change for Alcohol Laws? VA: ABC Store Privatization – Improving Plan, Dimming Political Support California Leads bank failures (map) Fine wine still offers City […]

October 5, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – October 4, 2010

Del. Judge dismisses Deutsch lawsuit against Ascentia Russian River & Dry Creek Stream Flows: Public Hearings Set Wine matriarch Rachel Seghesio remembered Listing boost could help Foster’s sale UK: Light drinkers denied IVF to save Health Service cash Higher alcohol taxes linked to fewer deaths Altria Group: Tobacco’s taste of wine San Joaquin Delta water […]

October 4, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Changes To Minimum Instream Flows to Russian River & Dry Creek: Public Hearings Set

News Release Public Meeting to address “Biological Opinion” on Fisheries, Current Water Supply CONTACTS: Sonoma County Water Agency, Ann DuBay, (707) 524-8378, ann.dubay@scwa.ca.gov U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District Joe Barison, (415) 503-6802, Joe.Barison@usace.army.mil FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three public meetings have been scheduled in Monte Rio (Nov. 4), Windsor (Nov. 8) and Ukiah […]

October 4, 2010 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – October 1, 2010

Nielsen: $10 Wines Lead Off-Premise Sales Amid Modest Price Cuts Eos Estate Shareholder Iron Eagle Files Late Again on 10K Annual Report Cal Market Enforcement Denies License To Quaking Hills, Prosecutes 2 Other Wineries Wholesale Political Manipulation on H.R. 5034 Utah Atty Gen Admits that beer group drafted his HR5034 testimony Please scroll down for […]

October 1, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Nielsen: $10 Wines Lead Off-Premise Sales Amid Modest Price Cuts

Led by modest price cutting across all but the cheapest wines, wines costing just over $10 per 750ml, topped the off-premise sales gains dethroning over $20 per bottle wines which dropped to the number two position after leading the pack for most of this year.  According to scanner data from The Nielsen Company for the […]

October 1, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Eos Estate Shareholder Iron Eagle Files Late Again on 10K Annual Report

The Iron Eagle Group  (OTC: IEAG) has filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will be late filing  its 10K Annual report.  The company was almost four months late with its first 10K and has averaged a week late on its  10Q quarterly reports. According to IEAG’s Sept. 28 SEC filing […]

October 1, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Cal Market Enforcement Denies License To Quaking Hills, Prosecutes 2 Other Wineries

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Market Enforcement Branch (MEB) has denied a license to Quaking Hills Winery, initiated court action against two wineries and and begun reviewing verified grower complaints against two more vintners. It is illegal in California to buy winegrapes without a processor’s license from tye MEB. The following information comes […]

October 1, 2010 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – September 30, 2010

Beer Distributors Tout HR5034 “Progress” Why Is Congress So Afraid of Mail Order Wine? Please scroll down for more HR5034 coverage + 2010 Harvest Articles Soaring Australian dollar cruels Foster’s sale ambitions The Text of The POST Act of 2010 (Direct Shipping via U.S. Mail) Nielsen at Advertising Week: Fact Sheet and Video Presentations Schramsberg […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 29, 2010

Beer Boys Use Government to Weed Out Competition Today: HR5034 – Live Video, Testimony Please scroll down for more HR5034 coverage + 2010 Harvest Articles In Recession, Drinking Moves from Bars to Home Foster’s Wine May Be Worth $3.3 Billion, Merrill Says Drinkers gain from wineries’ pain Custom-crush wines start to line shelves One billion […]

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