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Boxes and $20+ Wines Lead June/July Sales, Champagne Flops

Domestic table wine sales continued to climb in the four-week period ending July 12, 2009. VIP Subscribers click here to read complete, un-redacted article. During the same period, imports edged into negative territory.  According to Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc, U.S. wines posted a 5.1 percent gain for the over […]

July 29, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – July 28, 2009

Social Media Engagement: Worth the Investment? Oz: Boozemonkey wine social network breaks web traffic milestone Lake County Winegrape growers discuss new appellations, marketing Wines, watches drag down LVMH H1 profit Would You Eat Cloned Fruit? Foster’s Wine Estates names chief marketing officer UK: Ritz-Rothschild red proves sales success Oz: Wine Not just for the ladies […]

July 29, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – July 27, 2009

Copia plan goes to a vote Sales Tweets spark UK buying frenzy Alcohol, tobacco stocks weather recession Red wine increases female sex drive, say hopeful Italian scientists Fortune Brands: Fortune Brands To Webcast July 24th Conference California winemakers fall for Mourvedre NZ: Secure supply contract enhances vineyard auction Oregon patriarch of pinot has passed the […]

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

IBG Gets New Vine In Auction With No Bids

The Inertia Beverage Group auction of New Vine Logistics assets was over before it began, according to the few who attended the 10 a.m. gathering today at the offices of IBG’s San Francisco law firm, Cooley Godward, Kronish. THREE COMPANIES REPRESENTED Those attending said that, other than IBG, three firms were represented: Wine.Com, WTN Services […]

July 27, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Inertia Beverage Group Secures New Vine Assets

Inertia Beverage Group Secures New Vine Assets —Statement by Inertia CEO Ted Jansen— (NEWS RELEASE – Napa, CALIF)—Inertia Beverage Group is pleased to have obtained New Vine’s assets through the public auction process. This outcome ensures that Inertia Beverage Group will be able to service New Vine’s former clients on an uninterrupted basis, resulting in even greater opportunities for […]

July 27, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Appellation America to Downsize & Reorganize

NEWS RELEASE, July 27, 2009 Napa, CA Appellation America, the web site focused on the regional diversity of North American wine, has made a tough decision to downsize its operations, reducing staff and forgoing the addition of new feature articles other than those related to the Best-of Appellation program. The economic realities of the last […]

July 27, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – July 24, 2009

Constellation Brands Announces New U.S. Distributor Alignment Broadbent to sue Random House for defamation Scheid Vineyards Inc. Reports 1st Quarter Results HAWAII COMES TO ZAP FOR 19TH ANNUAL ZAP FESTIVAL Shortages In Store For Leading French châteaux? Diageo’s New York Drag Queens Help Reverse US Slump Fine wine outperforms property over 20-year period Wine Opus, […]

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

‘Bama Bible Bangers Blow Tops Over “Porn” Wine Label

The ‘Bama Taliban still rule down in the Bible Belt. But what can you say about folks whose idea of erotic vibration comes from a chain saw? The whole turgid tale is told by Bill Leigon, President of Hahn Family Wines which produces Cycles Gladiator Wines. Leigon said that the wines, ” available to consumers […]

July 26, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – July 23, 2009

CIC says it did not take a stake in Diageo (yellow tail) Wine Uncorks Their First Sauvignon Blanc E&J Gallo to introduce wines in India in September 2009 VinTank Announces First Endorsed Candidate Appointment Michigan winery steps up green practices Robot Bricklayer Builds Swiss Winery Oregon wineries turning to the grapevine Japanese wine catching up […]

July 24, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs,Uncategorized | Read More

NEWS FETCH – July 22, 2009

Obama Admin Declines to Appeal Key Ventura County Water-Rights Case Madera tasting center to focus on San Joaquin Valley wine Cornell–Southern Wine & Spirits Research Highlights Strategies that Correlate to Increased Wine Sales Plastic not so fantastic for wine’s shelf-life: study TTB: Proposal to establish Sierra Pelona Valley AVA in So Calif. Is glass of […]

July 23, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More