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Clos Mimi Loses License To Buy Wine Grapes

Clos Mimi LLC, parent company of Clos Mimi Winery in Santa Maria, has lost its producers license following action by the Market Enforcement Branch of The California Department of Food and Agriculture. The action was part of the MEB’s July, 2010 enforcement actions. The action means that Clos Mimi Winery cannot legally buy winegrapes from […]

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Cosentino Financing Fails, Will Cease Custom Crush

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NEWSFETCH – August 20, 2010

Napa growers anticipate a late – but great – 2010 harvest Kiwi suggest selling skills to China wine industry Ag industry fires back at ‘Dirty Dozen’ “Artificial” Icewine Causes Relations to Chill Between Grape Growers Cal/OSHA Adopts Revised Heat Safety Regulations Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Improved Heat Regulations State clarifies disputed worker heat rules Australia […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 19, 2010

Bring-your-own-wine promos brings in restaurant customers Calistoga’s Briggs winery, brand sold Monsoon hits Arizona vineyards hard Standing Up Against Private Label Brands Granholm v. Heald and the Wine Industry Valley Grape Harvest in Trouble Alcohol Researcher Refutes Studies Linking Ads to Underage Drinking Italian youths who drink with meals are less often adult problem-drinkers WineMatch.com […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 18, 2010

Cool spring, mild summer delay SJ valley crops Cool weather delays grape harvest, but Lodi-area wineries look for a good year Going Global Means Going Mobile in Emerging Markets Farm groups urge continuation of Bush-era tax cuts Wine Consumption May Help Cognitive Function Boisset Upgrades Raymond Vineyards Tales of two travelers: A comparative analysis of […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 17, 2010

Gallo lowballs Thompson price Nielsen: Off-Premise Sales Continue Modest Gains, But $20+ Soars 18.5% Calif Winegrape Production Estimated at 3.5 million tons France: Militants destroy GMO research vines A Sad Day For Wine. A Sad Day for Science Yuba County designated natural disaster area Sonoma Winery dispute focuses on the future of Knights Valley High-tech […]

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Off-Premise Sales Continue Modest Gains, But $20+ Soars 18.5%

Wines selling for more than $20 per 750ml bottle soared 18.5 percent for the four-week period ending July 24 according to scanner data from The Nielsen Company. Overall sales were up 2.8 percent with U.S. wines gaining 4.1 percent and imports off slightly, down 0.6 percent. The original analysis, interpretation and custom calculations performed by […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 16, 2010

What’s the True Pace of U.S. Recovery? Follow the Consumer: Nielsen Competition For Wine Yeast May Soon Come From Biofuel Diageo: Rangel’s foreign scam ignored by ethics committee Why ‘Twitter neglect’ could be hurting your business Private donations top $112 Mln for UC Davis A Powerful Idea For Salt-Tainted Central Valley Fields Global Warming – […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 13, 2010

Constellation Sells ‘Fake’ Pinot Noir, Lawsuit Says Medals: A Point of Sale alternative to the point system WA: Mid-Columbia wine & ag pioneer dies at 71 Calif Raisin production declines UK: Raise a Glass: Will the Pope be served up plonk? Screen women on drinking to prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome WA: Report says state will […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 12, 2010

Gen Y cutting back on dining out Last week of August predicted as start of North Coast grape harvest EGVM finds trigger Lodi-area quarantine Wine Corks Fight Off Alternative Stoppers High prices, low stocks stifle Asia’s appetite for 2009 Bordeauxs Wine Glut or Societal Shift?? Return on Investment and Social Media Marketing Northwest wineries seek […]

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