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NEWS FETCH – September 17, 2009

Jean-Michel Valette Among Masters Of Wine new council members New York’s first autumn wine auction smashes estimates Evans’ wine bill awaits governor’s action Good news and bad for this year’s wine-grape crop MD: Doing Good While Drinking Well UK becomes Hong Kong’s leading wine supplier Wrong about Hong Kong’s Wine Market? Thanks to a glut […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 15, 2009

Firm distributes wines robust in black pride Brits lead online wine sales Organic Trade Assn tours organic wineries Diageo CEO gets £3.5m as 900 lose jobs $40 million deal for Kosta Browne Top seven emerging wine regions UK: Ruinart puts fizz into afternoon tea Dan Berger on Wine UK: Moet puts movies on the men […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 16, 2009

Olive Garden and the Future of American Wine Cheaper canal alternative: Use the existing rivers Will high-end wine sales rebound? Turnaround for high-end wine sales seen in 2011 Monterey County wine harvest in full bloom Palate Press: Online Wine Magazine Tests Waters Ohio Winery patriarch dies WA: Port of Kalama wine bottle plant shutting down […]

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IBG Launches Direct-To-Consumer CollectiveVine.com

Inertia Beverage Group has launched a live beta of CollectiveVine.com, a direct-to-consumer web site designed, according to CEO Ted Jansen, “to aggregate the broadest selection of high quality, limited production wines on the web.” In an email updated to IBG clients, Jansen said that CollectiveVine.com is designed to “provide wineries with the ability to market […]

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Copperford/Olde Lockford Heads Toward The End

A Notice of Trustee’s Sale, filed with San Joaquin County, has set an auction sale for Copperford LLC’s real estate — including the Olde Lockeford Winery — at 12470 Locke Rd., Lockeford. The sale, on behalf of lienholder J. W. Scott, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Sept. 24 at the San Joaquin County Courthouse. The […]

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Vintrust Closing Collectors’ Services To Focus On Winery Fulfillment

Vintrust will close its collector cellarage and data operations permanently at the end of October and has recommended that its clients join a program that Vinfolio has created for them, according to a September 15 email to its clients. VinTrust’s collector services included physical cellaring of wines, a database system to track wines whether in […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 14, 2009

US Wine Consumption Edges Up 0.9% Partisan politics sink water reform package Trincheros unveil $80M Lodi winery Napa Tree Huggers Bash Vines New Hospital Standards Could Compel Screening for Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Addictions Sebastiani family branches out Fresno State wine wins record 49 medals Rock Pile seeks spotlight VinCraft Snaps Up Pinot Star […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 11, 2009

Constellation to donate Widmer winery to college Peter Anderson Dempster, 1946-2009, winery co-founder The Upside of Doon Weyrich faces more legal trouble over unpaid debts Upturn predicted in US auction prices Wine advisers join forces to launch Zepponi & Co. M&A firm Israel A nose for the wine business Jamie Oliver launches Seasonal Picks with […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 10, 2009

North bay vintner in talks to buy French winery Accused wine arsonist’s trial is set Canada: Outsourcing terroir MO: Bringing back Norton Bronco: 500 million bottles and counting Empire Merchants Appointed MetroNY Banfi Distributor One-Fifth of California Wine Is Exported Visalia Water Table at Lowest Level Ever Central Valley subsidence study launched Chile unveils sustainability […]

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NEWS FETCH – September 9, 2009

Former Kirkland Ranch Winery gets new life as custom-crush facility Vineyard worker camp rolls out the welcome mat UK: Ban alcohol advertising? Isn’t this crazy? Canada: Perfect Storm Threatens Ontario’s wineries How the UFW dug itself into a hole over water Solano County’s wineries hang on, seeking major-player status in the industry Online journals make […]

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