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Pinotgate Update: E&J Gallo’s Response

The following response to Wine Industry Insight’s March 25 article was received from E&J Gallo on March 26 from Susan Hensley, Vice President of Public Relations, E&J Gallo Winery. WII: Will E.&. J. Gallo be recalling the 2008 Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir from retailers? EJG: “No, the French courts investigation did not bring into question […]

March 28, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 25, 2010

Oz Clarke to co-chair IWC Billionaires and Bordeaux prices linked NY Train Rider Cuffed For Unopened Wine Plan urged to track Calif groundwater Chile quake funds go direct to wineries CO: Winefest makes most of social networking Where Prohibition is a good thing Bordeaux (the city) finds a new soul Gov Granholm Declares “Mich Wine […]

March 25, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Gallo’s Red Bicyclette “Pinot Noir” Still On Store Shelves – Legal or Not?

Despite French court convictions more than a month ago, Red Bicyclette’s 2008 “Pinot Noir” remains on store shelves throughout California with no substantiation that the wine in the bottle is what the label professes. Wine Industry Insight asked an E. & J. Gallo spokesman on March 22 if the company planned to recall the wine. […]

March 25, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 24, 2010

Vote may secure PD/GWSS program 2010 Restaurant Recovery? Maybe not WA: Caldwell incubator nurtures wineries ‘Speedy’ grapes may be near Moderate drinking helps heart, don’t binge Water Issues Get Worse for Wine Industry Delta report: fish protection lacks flexibility CDC Details US Drinking Habits (.pdf) Chile vineyards shaken, not stirred SB County Fair wine competitions […]

March 24, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 23, 2010

Spain pulls vines to boost prices Hemorrhaging Chilean cab Fortune Brands boosts marketing Buffett Buys Beer, Wine Distro French NeoDrys sabotage wine TV Sold! A $42,350 bottle of wine Calif water a ‘ticking time bomb’ Vinexpo Asia-Pacific: 750 HK exhibitors MD: Direct shipments up for vote VA’s week-long wine fest Walgreens: more food, wine NY: […]

March 23, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 22, 2010

High-Alcohol Wines Risking Backlash, Taxes Reports of winery flops are overblown NY: Tax on soft drinks, wine in groceries unlikely to pass How atom bomb tests could help detect wine fraud Dolce Italia Launches First Official U.S. Web Site Dedicated to Italian Sweets & Dessert Wines Growers Discuss Winemaking Transition UK: Jobs warning as Darling […]

March 22, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 19, 2010

Scientists side with smelt, salmon protections TTB Proposals: Expand Santa Maria Valley, Rename Yamhill-Carlton Drinks companies gear up for recovery Gallo White Zin to drive World Cup wine Congressional Hearings: Clowning Around With Wine Are Beer Wholesalers Buying Votes For A Direct Shipping Ban? Baboons wipe out grape crops (Not another story about Congress) House […]

March 19, 2010 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

TTB ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO EXPAND THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY VITICULTURAL AREA AND RENAME THE YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT VITICULTURAL AREA

For Immediate Release March 8, 2010 Contact: Art Resnick (202)453-2134 FY-10-04 TTB ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO EXPAND THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY VITICULTURAL AREA AND RENAME THE YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT VITICULTURAL AREA Washington, D.C. – The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published two notices of proposed rulemaking on March 4th, 2010. The first, Notice No.103, […]

March 19, 2010 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Are Beer Wholesalers Buying Votes For A Direct Shipping Ban?

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) has made substantial 2009-2010 campaign contributions to 11 of the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who will determine the future of the NBWA’s efforts to outlaw direct shipping of any form of alcohol. At NBWA’s urging, the subcommittee held a hearing March 18 on direct shipping […]

March 18, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Specialty Wine Retailers Statement On Wholesaler Bailout

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2010 Specialty Wine Retailers Statement on House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Hearings To Consider Wholesaler Bailout From Competition (Sacramento, CALIF)—Specialty Wine Retailers Association Executive Director Tom Wark issued the following statement today questioning the need for an alcohol wholesaler bailout from competition discussed at today’s Congressional hearings. “Today’s hastily […]

March 18, 2010 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More