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NEWS FETCH – December 7, 2009

Lake County workshop on clonal practices set for Tues Cork oak forests coming under increasing threat Fine whine: French Winery shuns Brangelina’s buyout NY: Too many grapes, too few places to sell wine VA: ABC Offers Interim Solutions for Third Party Wine Shippers UK: Race legend on track for new winery TX: Advanced wine-grape grower […]

December 8, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – December 4, 2009

Calistoga appellation approved Q&A on Ag Financing with Andy Pederson of Rabobank Rhode Island puts cork in wine dinners and tasting events New California Wine Tasting Center Opens in Madera RoboTongue: Electronic Wine Taster Debuts In Lean Times, Restaurants Barter for Trade Services Naples seals deal on Constellation vineyard vinofina startup launches web site to […]

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NEWS FETCH – December 3, 2009

Bad economy slows grape contracts Constellation Brands Shares Fall 6.2% Iowa City Bookshop turns wine bar Dennis Appointed COO of Global Fine Wine & Spirits Wine sales resume in 2009 after earlier dip OwnIT to Facilitate Consistent Brand Information Online Fine wine outperforms gold since early 90s Champagne Price bubble pops ‘Green’ wine needs clearer […]

December 4, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – December 2, 2009

Black Friday Online Sales Jump 11 Percent Constellation Brands Downgraded to “Sell” at Goldman Sachs Wine Consumers Trading Down … and Out State Water Project’s initial allocation is lowest in history Donn P. Reisen Memorial Scholarship Honors ZAP Co-Founder Diageo and Wirtz Beverage Group Renew Distro Deal 2009 Online Holiday: Consumers Still Recession-Stunned Social-Climbing, Publicity-Craving,White […]

December 3, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Salisbury Vineyards LLC Files Bankruptcy

Salisbury Vineyards LLC of San Luis Obispo has filed for Chapter 12 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. While owned and controlled by the same family, this proceeding involves a limited liability corporation and is not the same legal entity as Salisbury Vineyards, Inc., (a California “C” corporation) which owns […]

December 2, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Cork Finished Wines Outsell Alternative Closures

By Peter Weber, Cork Quality Council Special to Wine Industry Insight I was recently looking at IRI wine sales figures on your site and after sorting the brands by their predominant closure type, I found some confirmation to the anecdotal reports that “fighting varietals” finished with cork products seem to be doing better than those […]

December 2, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

No Sobriety Checkpoints: ABI Serves Up Massive Dish of Stupid

Sobriety Checkpoints are the Wrong Way to Catch Drunk Drivers Over Thanksgiving Weekend American Beverage Institute Says Police Should Focus on Roving Patrols (November 24, 2009) WASHINGTON – Today the American Beverage Institute (ABI) urged law enforcement agencies to forego sobriety checkpoints this Thanksgiving weekend. Roadblocks have been proven ineffective and fail to target the […]

December 2, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – December 1, 2009

Millennials picking up, adapting the wine drinking habit Restaurant traffic down Counterfeit alcohol Bid Deadline Passes for Copia The Coarsening of America: New bubbly’s a bitch Tax Prompts Big Ontario Wineries To Form New Group Wine from cellars of heiress Doris Duke to be auctioned Calif. Olive oil acreage increases Desperate, Annoying People: Professor Not […]

December 2, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 30, 2009

Rising temperatures require new techniques in Champagne White House crasher enjoyed the social life at UC Davis, professors recall UK: Cathedral launches wine brand Tesco sells new-to-export variety Diageo abandoning Bordeaux New Cru Bourgeois label signed and sealed Salahi winery getting abusive, angry calls – Oasis manager pulls … Wine world shrinks as thousands of […]

December 1, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 25, 2009

Brown-Forman family member to sell 1 million shares Dip in earnings at Remy Cointreau American Vineyard Foundation appoints Jim Frisinger 2010 chairman Food Network out as potential Copia site user Oregon Pinot Noir Auction Raises Over $607000 Sacto: ‘We call Napa the brains of wine country but we’re the heart of wine country’ Six from […]

November 30, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More