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Lewis Perdue is an entrepreneur, technologist, scientist, professor, author, publisher, journalist, and outdoorsman. Click here for more on Lew. Email Lew at: lewis[dot]perdue[at]wineindustryinsight[dot]com

Williamson Act cuts imperil farmers and farmland

From The Los Angeles Times: Across the San Joaquin Valley, the richest agricultural region in the nation, the farmers who produce milk, grow crops and raise beef cattle are nervous about the popular Williamson Act program going belly up. “We don’t want to see it go away because it gives us the ability to just […]

September 3, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – September 2, 2009

Constellation Winery the Focus of Gloria Fire Investigation Farmworkers union has $1-million war chest to fight water bonds Vinfolio, Inc. Raises $4.5mm Series A Investment Led by Panorama Capital Tesco’s tasting tweet Chile triumphs at Decanter World Wine Awards AV Brands, a Codorniu Company, is now Aveniu Brands California’s Man-Made Drought Italian minister: OK to […]

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

Judge Lets Cosentino Dodge $1.2 Million In Grower Payment Demands

An administrative law judge has ruled that Yountville’s Cosentino Winery can buy winegrapes this year despite owing previous growers $1,197,442 for fruit from the 2007 and 2008 vintages. After a hearing in Oakland on August 31, the judge delayed until November a California Department of Food and Agriculture request that would have prevented Cosentino from […]

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

Wine Group Dominates Top 100 Brands, Gallo, Constellation at Bottom

Other than a subtle rearrangement of the deck chairs for the biggest losers, July proved to be mostly a holding pattern for the top 100 brands, according to Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc. (IRI) for the four-week period ending August 9, 2009 over the same period last year. VIP Subscribers […]

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

Statistics Show Wine Medals Are Meaningless

This abstract from a paper in the Journal of Wine Economics says it all. An Analysis of the Concordance Among 13 U.S. Wine Competitions Robert T. Hodgson Journal of Wine Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1-9 Abstract An analysis of over 4000 wines entered in 13 U.S. wine competitions shows little concordance among the venues […]

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

NEWS FETCH – September 1, 2009

Constellation Vineyard workers who set off ag fireworks did not report blaze Moet Hennessy USA and Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Announce Signing of Exclusive Distribution Agreements WA: The Crushing Reality France reclaims top wine output crown: report NY: Finger Lakes Grape Prices Lower Oz: Drop in wine sales leads to funding cut […]

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

NEWS FETCH – August 31, 2009

Dry run: Learning from Australia’s drought Champagne grapes will rot as producers protect prices Family squabble tarnishes Korbel wine empire Pasternak Wine Imports Becomes Sole U.S. Importer for ‘Macon-Lugny Les Charmes’ Tulare’s vine-friendly climate reaps a profitable grape crop Titus Vineyards Webcast Combines Harvest with Real Time Q&A Trinchero Family Estates Celebrates First Harvest at […]

September 1, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs,Uncategorized | Read More

NEWS FETCH – August 28, 2009

Lodi winemakers gaining more respect Fire breaks out at Modesto’s Gallo Glass plant California vintners keep pushing the envelope French wine exports fall 25 percent amid crisis Crushpad to Enable Thousands of Non-Profits to Profit in Difficult Economy NZ: Record profit for Delegat’s USDA chief, Feinstein weigh in on water problems Britons Drink More Than […]

August 31, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – August 27, 2009

Six States Raise Wine Taxes Diageo interested in Moet stake Whole Foods learned the hard way that opening a wine store in New York is not easy Teetotaler Wins 100 bottles of wine Diageo Indicates Worsening Profit on ‘Murky’ Economy WTN Services & Winetasting Network Take Philanthropic Lead CORNERSTONE SYSTEMS NEW DIVISION TO SERVE WINE […]

August 28, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – August 26, 2009

Kuleto fined $80,000 for selling his wine in more than two of his restaurants Bordeaux: 2009 could be the next 2005 Mendota: Dying on the Vine BevMo! Selects JustEnough for Replenishment, Inventory Management Alcohol Ads Air More Frequently When Kids Watch, Study Says Boisset on verge of Rodet takeover Australian Vintage posts a $123.6m loss […]

August 27, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More