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NEWSFETCH – May 26, 2010

Moth Quarantine Worse Than The Bug Technomic raises outlook for foodservice 3 ways to run a smarter vineyard & make better wine The Business of Wine Tourism Obama Looks to Chinese Wine Market AOL’s Steve Case invests in Vinfolio Congressional wine lockers: secret, prime real estate Foster’s puts a cork in wobbly wine unit Foster’s […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 25, 2010

IBG Goes For Yet Another Funding Round China’s Dynasty Wine shops for French, Aussie Vineyards Great Wall Wine in talks for overseas vineyards Vinexpo Asia: China drives world wine market OR: Mission To China Could Boost For NW Wine OR: Winery deluged with requests for ‘White House wine’ China opens doors to Oregon wine WA: […]

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IBG Goes For Yet Another Funding Round

Inertia Beverage Group (IBG) on May 24, held the initial closing of its latest multi-million-dollar funding round intended to keep it alive until it can begin to sustain itself from operations. According to insiders associated closely with the latest deal, the new round was “necessary to the future of the company” because of expenses associated […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 24, 2010

Divisions remain over frost-water rules TTB Issues FAQs on French Pinot Regs ‘Whine’ wholesalers don’t CARE about consumers Pesticide prompts scuffle over safety in Calif Economy favors SJV wine grapes Lodi: A winery in a bakery? Or vice versa $10 million more for Cal wetlands 11th-hour deal saves stream policy WineSecrets moves to Santa Rosa, […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 21, 2010

Gallo ‘the most powerful wine brand in the world’ Gallo Loses Worker’s Comp Appeal Diageo To Up NA Prices, Marketing Immigration status quo won’t work Franzia on Farm Workers and Immigration Robledo attends White House state dinner Agriculture’s methyl bromide loss Has the recession strengthened drinks firms? Are you drinking a wine, or a brand? […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 20, 2010

Rosenblum Winery Shut, Brand Moves to Napa U.N. to tackle alcohol misuse Nations to crackdown on online alcohol ads French Wine to Be Modified Genetically CA: Methyl iodide comment period extended Grapevine moth quarantine expands Obama, Calderon toast with Mexican Immigrant’s wine 4 jailed in San Rafael wine theft Moth threatens Fresno County grape and […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 19, 2010

New Pinot fraud in South of France Gallo Forces Lion Nathan to dump Barefoot Beer Calif Westside farmers win big New water policy may set vineyard precedent The reasons people buy high-priced wine Sonoma: Grapes Up, Dairy Way Down Bordeaux Losing Younger Wine Lovers Norton: A tale of grape expectations Lifting a glass to Foster’s […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 18, 2010

Grapevine moth in Monterey Most winemakers ‘living in past Domestic Wine Sales up 6.8% in April VA inches toward privatizing liquor stores Fraud, Mismanagement Allegations Plague Ascentia Canadian troops get free wine Ornellaia sells for record $45,000 OZ: Government urged to scrap vineyard tax breaks Major Wine Grape Growing Base Planned in N.China Brunello Scandal: […]

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Fraud, Mismanagement Allegations Plague Ascentia

While prospects for insolvency have captured the attention of those following the W. J. Deutsch’s lawsuit against Ascentia Wine Estates (AWE), the process has unleashed a series of  corporate mismanagement allegations against  CEO Jim DeBonis. “Eight Estates [a former name for AWE] may or may not be insolvent in a purely technical sense,” said one […]

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NEWSFETCH – May 17, 2010

Grapevine moths found in Merced Co. Founder of Oldways Dies Will Walsh follow Rose out of Diageo? Merlot regains its moxie OZ: Vintage down 12% in glut Barolo Pioneer Looks Abroad As Italy Fizzles PA: Gov Vetoes “Illogical” Store Bill Ascentia faces steep road Growing Battle on Anti-Consumer Wine Regs Business as usual for Chile […]

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