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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

NEWSFETCH – April 15, 2010

Core Organic Consumers Seek Local, Clean Products OZ: Grape growers’ awful plight NZ wine industry draws a blanc Wine Train Construction hurts many businesses China, Parker, low production hike en primeur price NZ: Oyster Bay Vineyards Faces Loss As Grape Prices decline Second Thoughts About “Natural” Wine NZ overtakes Germany in UK wine sales CDFA […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 14, 2010

Chile: propaganda war over winery quake damage NZ: Sauvignon grape prices hit all-time low ‘Sideways’ upends affordability of pinot noir Text of 9th Circuit direct shipping decision (.pdf) AZ wine-sales law affirmed EU: Alcohol consumption dropping Water: Court of Appeal rules against farmers EPA tightens air quality rules for Central Valley Domestic Table Wines Grew […]

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Saint James/Eos: 360 Global/Viansa Redux?

The star-crossed purchase of Eos Estates by The Saint James Company — a self-professed penny stock shell which had no assets before the acquisition — appears uncannily similar to the 360 Global/Viansa debacle, this  according to public records and extensive interviews with attorneys, industry executives as well as financial and securities experts. See related Wine […]

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Eos Estates On Brink of Collapse, Desperate For Funds

Eos Estate Winery and Vineyards in Paso Robles has been on the brink of collapse for months and is desperate for new investment to avoid bankruptcy, according to a lawsuit filed late Monday in San Francisco County Superior Court. Eos is part of a portfolio of brands owned by Sapphire Wines, LLC which was sold […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 13, 2010

10 Million liters of Tuscan wine suspected of adulteration California Sparkling Wine Sales Jump Heads roll at Raley’s MA: State gives up defense of consumer wine shipment law 2009 Bordeaux uncorks fears of fraud Italy winemakers eye tweet sales with social media Constellation’s Lowered Credit Rating Australia 2010 favoured by cooler weather OZ: Top grape […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 12, 2010

Analysts see start of restaurant recovery OZ: One of smallest harvests in a decade Rack & Riddle Good for Mendo Jess Jackson to close grapevine nursery Gawker On WSJ’s McInernery: “insufferable douche?” Growers relieved by rainfall as they face new frost rules Daily wine for 107-year-old woman Fighting Wine Fraud With Wireless Tags, Isotope Tests […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 9, 2010

Recession + Napa Valley = lower wine prices Drink companies hurt as consumers cut back Calif’s US Wine Shipments Inch Up, Exports Down, Value Falls 3% Constellation Brands Posts 4Q Loss, Shares Fall 1,000 Sonoma acres likely to be quarantined Who Dat Caymus? Italy winemakers see sales recovery in 2011-2012 Wine snobs exposed by research […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 8, 2010

Quaking Chilean Wine Biz to Recover Well: Rabobank New Zealand plans US push OZ: Chardonnay fraud Wine Competition to experiment with standards reform Sonoma County considers new tasting room limits OZ: Cork back in bottle on wine merger Alcohol Awareness Month: Pot Touted as Safer Bordeaux ’09: Price up 15% CO: Grocer booze bill moves […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 7, 2010

Duckhorn’s China Venture Guala launches tamper-evident screwcap Restaurant industry eyes unemployment Sonoma growers fight frost Amador avoids major frost damage Palin and WSWA a Bust? OZ: Wine sector in decline Effects of Recent DC Hearing on Shipping India’s UB Group: world’s 2nd largest spirits co UK: Officers investigate wine sales website Titanic wine: drinking for […]

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NEWSFETCH – April 6, 2010

Big Calif crush omits “rot on vine” grapes Chumash buy 1,390 acres of Fess Parker land 2008 Wildfires Haunt Mendo Wine Ramondin Buys VKN Capsules Eco Labels ‘May Contravene WTO Rules’ Southern shuffles National Accounts Team UK: Offer “all you can drink?” Go to jail. MD: Lawmakers screw consumers again SF Bay area air regs […]

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