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WSWA Applauds House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy’s Hearing

NEWS RELEASE March 18, 2010 WSWA Applauds House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy’s Hearing on “Legal Issues Concerning State Alcohol Regulation” Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) President and CEO Craig Wolf issued the following statement today applauding congressional focus on problems associated with deregulating alcohol. “WSWA welcomes congressional focus on the problems […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 18, 2010

VIEW IT LIVE THIS MORNING: Congressional Hearing On Wholesalers’ New Proposal To Abolish Direct Shipping Hancock ag investors eyeing more farm deals Constellation Brands to Report Fourth Quarter and FY 2010 Austrian Wine Exports Exceed All Expectations French wine sales falling; will crisis bring changes? National Wine inks merger deal with Dallas wholesaler Iowa Governor […]

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VIEW IT LIVE TODAY: Congress Hearing On Wholesalers’ New Way To Abolish Direct Shipping

VIEW IT LIVE TODAY! The U.S. House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy will hear testimony beginning at 10 a.m. PDT on the wholesalers’ new method to abolish direct shipping by legislatively prohibiting Commerce Clause challenges. According to the committee calendar, the hearing is supposed to be webcast by accessing this URL: http://judiciary.edgeboss.net/real-live/judiciary/17223/256_judiciary-coj_2141_070212.smi NOTE: The […]

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

VF Wine Inc. Purchases Vinfolio Assets, Launches New Company

NEWS RELEASE San Francisco, March 17, 2010 – VF Wine, Inc., a subsidiary of the secured creditor of the former Vinfolio, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Vinfolio’s assets and is joining with employees to re-launch a new Vinfolio built on its strength as a leading innovator in the sourcing, selling and storage of […]

March 17, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWSFETCH – March 17, 2010

Restaurants: Same Store Sales Down Except for Pizza Update: Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne Tesco MW signals end of fine wine era 1.6 million acres in 27 California counties set aside as frog habitat California water crisis briefing to be held at US Capitol on March 18 What is it about Sonoma and wine and women? World’s […]

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Update: Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne

This is an update to the introduction of Wine Industry Insight’s March 16, 2010 article titled: Calif Sanctions Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne, 2 Others Over Grower Issues. The online versions of that article have been updated. The updates to that article are indicated in bold italics. UPDATE: Greenfield Wine Company’s ability to buy winegrapes is on probation […]

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Calif Sanctions Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne, 2 Others Over Grower Issues

Greenfield Wine Company’s ability to buy winegrapes is on probation following recent sanctions by the Market Enforcement Branch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The stipulated agreement between the MEB and Greenfield Winery (d.b.a Cartlidge & Browne Winery ) of American Canyon specifies that Greenfield will lose its license to buy winegrapes […]

March 16, 2010 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

CDFA’s Market Enforcement Branch: In The Grower’s Corner

The current recession has created a rash of late and non-payments to winegrape growers by financially stressed wineries.Not surprisingly, every winery bankruptcy filing lists growers as unsecured creditors. An increasing number of winery sanctions by the Market Enforcement Branch (MEB) of the California Department of Food and Agriculture have highlighted the MEB’s growing significance to […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 16, 2010

BMW, Audi and Forbes Reports: Good News for Luxury Wines? Wine connoisseurs celebrate as Bordeaux prices plummet OR: Wine producers face glut Lehmann to retire from Lehmann MWs: Turkish wines ‘beyond expectations’ Organic Grapes Produce Higher Quality Wine, But Snobs Snub Them Michael Mondavi Produces two Limited Edition Wines Exclusively for New Hampshire Seattle, Vancouver […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 15, 2010

Social Media and Legal Liability February Retail Sales Increase Despite Bad Weather Thirst for organic wine growing in Europe, North America Napa assessor offers to help wineries Chile: Winemakers Feel Quake Hangover DISCUS spent $1.2M lobbying in 4Q Wine & Spirits Wholesalers spend $280K on lobbying MillerCoors spent $562K lobbying gov’t in 4Q SCROLL DOWN […]

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