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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

TTB Issues Opinion on Broken and Damaged Bottle Returns

From a Sept. 17, 2010 TTB Email Breakage On occasion we have been asked whether returns of breakage (empty broken bottles which initially contained products) would be permitted under 27 CFR 11.32 – Defective products (see TTB Regulations). Specifically, the inquiries often relate to a situation where the breakage occurs after the retailer takes possession […]

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CORRECTION: Dave Ready Sr. Obituary

One of two News Fetch headlines mistakenly identified Dave Ready Jr. instead of Sr. as the subject of an obituary in this link: Murphy-Goode Winery co-founder David Ready Sr. dies at 64 We regret the error.

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NEWSFETCH – September 17, 2010

Scroll Down for 2020 Harvest Roundup CORRECTION: Dave Ready Sr. Obituary How to Take Advantage of a Negative Wine Review from an Authority SF Bay Area Air Bureaucrats Target Wineries & Cow Flatulence Wine Facebook Page Rankings – How a Small Winery took on a Colossus The TRIPS Agreement and the International Wine Industry New […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 16, 2010

WINE INDUSTRY DEATHS: David Ready, Jr., Kathleen Fetzer, Joseph Cambiaso — Please scroll down for more Troubled Eos Winery Looking At Buyouts For Survival Beringer’s Multi-Platform Hispanic Campaign Breaks New Ground ARTESA: An Example of How Vineyards Threaten Redwood Forests and Native American History Foster’s Wine Business Worth $3.3 Billion to Buyout Firms, Merrill Says […]

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Troubled Eos Winery Looking At Buyouts For Survival

Financially distressed Eos Estate Winery has sorted through at least half a dozen buyout offers and — as this article was being written — may have settled on one being arranged by Joel A. “Jake” Shapiro, the former head of the now-bankrupt 360 Global Wine Company, this according to multiple high-level investment sources, court documents, […]

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ARTESA: An Example of How Vineyards Threaten Redwood Forests and Native American History

By Peter R. Schmidt Peter Schmidt is a graduate of Santa Rosa High School. In 1960, he assisted Essie Parrish, the then leader and famous healer of the Pomo to repair the Round House at Kashia Rancheria East of Stewarts Point. He is Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Florida as well […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 15, 2010

Please scroll down for roundups on Web and Social Media Marketing and the 2010 Harvest Thousand-liter wine tanks find home in French grocery stores Success with JIT grape grower strategy Restaurant traffic improved in spring San Francisco Per-Drink Alcohol Cost Recovery Fee/Tax Passes SF Alcohol fee on thin ice pending mayor’s veto Supermarket retail climate […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 14, 2010

Label Pioneer Gordon Lindstrom Dies Diageo CEO’s salary jumps despite sluggish results TV Appearance Boosts winery’s sign-ups by 50% Crushpad Bordeaux bottles first client-produced wines UK: Winebars hit the road to educate consumers TastingRoom.com Rolls Out Online “Try and Buy” Obscure grape varieties set to go global Tapp Technologies Relocates, Expands Napa Facility Constellation adds […]

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Label Pioneer Gordon Lindstrom Dies

Gordon Lindstrom July 15th, 1927 – September 5th, 2010 Beloved husband, father, grandfather and respected printing craftsman, Gordon D. Lindstrom passed away peacefully in San Rafael, CA on September 5, 2010. He died from complications of pneumonia and Alzheimer’s. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1927, Gordon grew up in a loving family before entering […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 13, 2010

KKR & TPG May Be in Game As Foster’s presses ahead with demerger Chinese Beer Giant backs Aussie Wine France embraces organic wines Cork taint can be transmitted by new oak barrels Supermarket squares up to box decline US Wine Category Showing Signs of Improvement Majestic uses video to make wine more accessible 10 Guidelines […]

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