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NEWS FETCH – November 12, 2009

Alcohol and pregnancy – conflict and confusion Fine wine prices up at London auctions Oz: Growers and vines gutted French wine in freefall in UK Bordeaux is in crisis Constellation: Consumers not in holiday spirit Vinfolio Launches Hong Kong Ecommerce Site Asian fine wine tastes starting to broaden Nematodes Threaten Vineyards Top ag products named […]

November 13, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 11, 2009

Aussies Partner 2010 Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair Top US scientists to study California irrigation practices Australia’s grapes get wrathful Liquor Group Wholesale Makes Acquisition in Iowa The Plonk Gets Better For First Class Passengers Constellation Brands Continues Merger Talks With Australian Vintage Spain No. 1 in Bulk Wine Sales by Volume Voicebox […]

November 12, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 10, 2009

Consumers expect to cut restaurant spending A Collision of Wine, Politics and Commerce—How You Can Help NY wine industry grows 20% in 6 years Legal Filing Claims BevMo’s “Five Cents” Sale Deceives Australians rally to stem flood of NZ Sauvignon Oz: Counselling service deals with grape industry fallout Climate change makes English winemakers see red […]

November 11, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Politics, Wine and Fair Trade Collide at Online Wine Auction

Politics, Wine and Fair Trade Collide at Online Wine Auction Online Fundraising Auction Supports Efforts to Give Wine Merchants Right To Ship Wine, Consumer right to buy the wines they want (Sacramento, CALIF)—Beginning today and running through November 19th, Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) and WineCommune.com are sponsoring the “Wine Without Borders” Online Fundraising Wine […]

November 10, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 9, 2009

In the Face of Flat Holiday Season, Online Sales Continue to Rise Robledo family to open new tasting room in Lake County OR: Difficult grape season wraps up Vintners approach fickle Chinese market with caution Growing Md. Wine Industry Targets Uneven Alcohol Laws Diners Plan to Spend 20% Less on Restaurant Meals, Study Finds Lead […]

November 10, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

After Ninja Turtles and Toxic Waste, Eos Estates Purchaser Must Walk Grueling Tightrope To Succeed

The Saint James Company (Pink Sheets – SJTC:OB) — which has slogged a path through toxic chemicals, radioactive waste and Mutant Ninja Turtles — will certainly be the wine industry’s Cinderella story of the century so far, if it can walk the tightrope that leads successfully from being a shell corporation to the owner of […]

November 9, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 6, 2009

Restaurant earnings marked by slow sales, cost cuts Hanna Agostini found guilty of fraud Champagne bureau lauds ‘Truth-in-Labeling’ for Schramsberg, Beringer No walk-ins for American Canyon’s only tasting room ID: Incubator gets young wineries up to speed China’s light shines on Aussie export radar The Tudal Legacy MN: Valuable Grape Vines Stolen from U of […]

November 9, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – November 5, 2009

Food Network Reportedly Eyes Copia For Studio The Saint James Company Acquires Sapphire Wines In Tough Times, Diageo Still Going High End Why do American elementary schools equate wine and pot? Diageo Finance sells $500 mln in notes Foster’s signs wine JV with Vok Beverages Wine MBA comes to Hong Kong Vinfolio Launches Hong Kong […]

November 6, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Study Shows How Alcohol Can Spread Cancer

From Join Together Study Shows How Alcohol Can Spread Cancer November 4, 2009 Researchers from Rush University Medical Center may have discovered how alcohol transforms regular cancer cells into a more aggressive form of the disease that can spread to other areas of the body.Researchers added alcohol to colon and breast cancer cells and found that the […]

November 5, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

The Saint James Company Acquires Sapphire Wines

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Saint James Company (OTC Bulletin Board: STJC – News), announces today that it has acquired Sapphire Wines, LLC, owner of the Eos Estate Winery and Vineyards in Paso Robles, California. Sapphire Wines was formed in 2007 with the acquisition of the Eos Estate Winery, an award-winning winery […]

November 5, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More