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NEWSFETCH – March 11, 2010

Nielsen: U.S. Demographics Are Changing … Are Your Marketing Plans Ready? NZ: No drunk livestock after wine spill Anheuser-Busch Argues Granholm in Illinois Political backstory to Delta water wars is tracked When big bucks are involved, shenanigans are sure to follow Have wine with your corned beef With roads out, Chile wine prices could rise […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 11, 2010

Calif Final Crush Report: 2009 Tops 4 Million Tons, up 11% China bigger market than U.S. for crisis-hit Bordeaux Gallo drops brands from UK to concentrate on core ranges February proves promising for fine wine investors Wine, Health, Science and Journalism: A Study in Headlines The Onion Links Red Wine, Telling Mom Off When is […]

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Final Crush Report: 2009 Tops 4 Million Tons, up 11%

From the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service cooperating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture California’s 2009 crush totaled 4,095,297 tons, up 11 percent from the 2008 crush of 3,673,858 tons. This is only the second time that California’s crush has exceeded 4 million tons. Red wine varieties accounted for […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 10, 2010

Warren Buffett Paying Top Dollar To Tap Baby Boomer’s Wine Binge European Moth Earns Quarantine For Napa Valley Expect price hike for Chile’s wine, apples SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE CHILE COVERAGE Gallo invests in five core brands Remy’s “Liquor of the gods “sells for $15,000 a bottle Monterey’s Galante winery for sale UK: Gallo predicts […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 9, 2010

60 Minutes “French Paradox” Producer Dies Gallo reveals 2010 plans for UK market What the fake Pinot Noir scandal can do for Virginia’s industry Lower wine prices means more business at Bottega Moderate drinking keeps women slim Chile: Colchagua Wineries Battered But Unbowed If Your Wine is Organic, Don’t Tell Consumers For California Vintners, It’s […]

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Chile: Colchagua Wineries Battered But Unbowed

PUBLIC DECLARATION: EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE ON THE COLCHAGUA VALLEY WINE INDUSTRY. VIÑAS DE COLCHAGUA S.A. Colchagua, Chile, March 4, 2010 The Asociación de Viñas de Colchagua S.A. and the Colchagua Valley Wine Route would like to express their concern and solidarity with respect to the effects of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that occurred […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 8, 2010

Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending N. Coast Growers, regulators craft methods to manage frost water Chile wineries update amount of losses After Earthquake Chilean Wineries Count Damage, Trust Exports Producers in denial as blight leaves some French white wines ‘almost undrinkable’ AUSTRALIA: […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 5, 2010

Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending New operator revives foreclosed Sierra Foothills vineyard Quake puts dent in Chile’s wine business: “This could be the end for many growers.” Six arrested in Australian wine investment fraud Super Tuscan turns to anti-counterfeiting technology What do women think of your wine? Italians introduce dealcoholised to combat […]

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Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending

THE BOTTOM LINE: Wine is one of the largest spending categories for seniors at $124 per year. Boomers spend $125 per year on wine, while Gen X spends $78 and Millennials spend $61 annually. Nielsen: Mining the U.S. Generation Gaps By Todd Hale, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Shopper Insights, Nielsen SUMMARY: Understanding shopping and […]

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IBG Chooses New CEO

Inertia Beverage Group (IBG) has named Joseph W. Waechter as CEO to replace Ted Jansen who left the company to join his family in Seattle, Washington, and to pursue new opportunities in that area. Waechter is the former president and CEO of DHL Worldwide Express and more recently managing director of California Pacific Capital IBG […]

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