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NEWS FETCH – December 23, 2009

Wineries say TN law discourages shipping Healdsburg council opposes Jackson Request to renameBlack Mountain Wine winners and losers in 2009 Tapping Into India’s Growing Alcohol Market Wine importer Peter Weygandt opens retail store in DC Jackson Family Wines Pilot Reduces Water Use 70% Olive oil: California’s golden nectar A More Defensive Beverage Sector

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Cosentino Winery’s Legal Issues Could Seal Its Fate In Next Few Weeks

Cosentino Winery’s fate could be sealed in the next few weeks if it fails in its current desperate race to find new financing and settle legal debts according to court records, creditors and legal sources. The winery’s principal owner, Larry Soldinger of Chicago, recently told the Napa Valley Register that the company’s legal problems were […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 22, 2009

Wine and health – just how good for you is wine? Experts say bargains likely to remain on high-end wines in 2010 Adobe Road Winery: A Racing Driver Keeps Fit Riona Launches Italian Wines from Marche Region OZ: More vineyards to be inspected in phylloxera fight Petrucci honored for viticulture work Wine sales in supermarkets […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 21, 2009

Calif taps Australia’s drought expertise Taxpayers’ take-home drops $800 billion while stock value surges $3.5 trillion Australian software chosen by Californian winemakers Wine Collection on Block in Tavern on the Green auction English Sparkling Wins Top Prize in Int’l Competition Building Sonoma county’s brand Tesco Wine app makes everybody a wine buff Paso Robles Wine […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 18, 2009

Nielsen’s Top Consumer Goods Spending Trends Beaulieu fined for wastewater release Terroir, not Terror makes a comeback in Lebanon and Syria San Joaquin Valley Seminar on irrigation technology Obama Makes Peace With Constellation’s Mondavi Cab Foster’s says US wine market ‘challenging’ Sonoma’sWind-powered winery Foster’s: Aussie Dollar Gain to Hurt Revenues Employees Dip Into BASF’s Wine […]

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Inertia Beverage Group Raises $14MM in New Capital

COMPANY NEWS RELEASE: 40 New Customers In Past 90 Days, Dave Manougian, Former Golf Channel CEO, E& J Gallo Winery and Nike Executive Joins As Chairman of the Board NAPA, December 17, 2009 – Inertia Beverage Group (IBG) today announced it has secured $14 million in new capital, from existing investors Allegis Capital and Sid […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 17, 2009

California Licensing Fee Increase Constellation sued by JV partner, Mondavi shares fall Sonoma winery and crush facility gains a new investor as it refocuses CA Water Board halts Gallo Delta Irrigation Govt brews action plan for Queensland wine industry Constellation Brands to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results What does China like and why? […]

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Wine Gets Hip To Private Fashion Sites

A small number of savvy wineries have started tapping into the hot new trend of hip fashion web sites that offer “private,” time-limited sales to online shoppers. Sites like: Rue La La, Gilt, HauteLook, and Swirl originally sprang up as a way for online shoppers to get in on the action for fashion overstock and […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 16, 2009

Warming To Make Sweden, Denmark, Patagonia, England Into Wine Regions? The Food Channel: Trends to Watch for 2010 Diageo: Demand For Alcohol “Sluggish” for the Holidays Diageo cut to hold at Deutsche Bank Sonoma Bride not liable for teen guest’s drunk driving at winery Singapore Airlines to keep £5m wine budget NV: Marani Brands Partners […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 15, 2009

Loire Launches 2.6 million Euro Campaign In North American Market Satellites show extreme Calif ground water loss Report debunking family wineries shows where farmworkers fit OZ: Putting vines to heat & water tests Nielsen & Catalina Form JV For Next-Gen Media Data Solutions Dearden Leaves Benessere To Consult Redwood Creek Winery Offers $130, 000 in […]

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