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NEWS FETCH – June 8, 2009

Wine In A Box? Think ‘Good’ Not ‘Gauche’ Recession puts a cork in lavish Napa charity Marketing program ramps up efforts to promote Lake County Franzia Says New Yorker Missed Main Point In Article EU abandons plan to allow blended rose wine Get Drunk, Twitter—Make $10000 a Month AmCan boutique winery project gets green light […]

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

NEWS FETCH – June 9, 2009

New meaning for drink to your health Alcohol: Is it really good for you? Cameron Hughes Wine Appoints Regal Wine Co. as California Distributor Will Blog For Wine – Copycatting Australia? NVN president Paula Kornell: In the footsteps of her father Growers endorse apple moth inspection strategy Auction Napa Valley brings in $5.7M, just 55% […]

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

California ABC Issues Advisory On Third-Party Resellers

Unlicensed Third Party Service Providers The Department has received numerous inquiries regarding the participation by licensees in programs operated by unlicensed Third Party Service Providers. These programs often involve the operation of Internet websites through which consumers may purchase alcoholic beverages. While there are many different components to the various programs, the regulatory concerns remain […]

June 8, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

New Vine’s Meltdown: Summary of Act One, Still Waiting For Godot

The sudden collapse and melt-down of direct shipping star New Vine Logistics precipitated a frantic, week-long struggle to find a way to get the company functioning well enough to resume operations for the winery customers who had not already fled the ruins. With most of the 120-person workforce abruptly terminated on Friday, May 29 and […]

June 6, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

LIMBO! New Vine’s Interim Funding From IBG Raises More Questions Than Answers

Dante’s first circle of Hell has a special place called limbo which resembles an eternal dentist’s waiting room where you sit forever and never actually get your cavities filled. Much the same could be said of the vague, deal-in-progress hammered out Thursday afternoon between New Vine Logistics and Inertia Beverage group. DEBT AND DUE DILIGENCE […]

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

Moramarco Leaves Constellation

VICTOR, N.Y., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, ASX: CBR), announced today that Jon Moramarco, chief executive officer of Constellation International, will leave the company effective June 30, 2009. “Jon has been a highly valued member of the management team since 1999 and his strategic insight, knowledge and vast wine industry experience […]

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

NEWS FETCH – June 4, 2009

Gallo launches NZ Sauvignon Ship Compliant Event To Address Issues Raised By New Vine Wine and vine research roadshow set for Fresno THE INFLUENCE GAME: New drink tax widely opposed Wine Not a Risk Factor for Throat Cancer Lake County Winegrape Commission selects Peter Molnar as new chairman Red plus white wine does not equal […]

June 5, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Inertia Beverage Group Acquires/Merges With New Vine

Inertia Beverage Group has emerged the winner in the financial rugby scrum to snag the remains of New Vine Logistics. Observers said that IBG laid a winning body check on front-runner WTN Services Thursday when Bob Ackerman, Managing Director and Founder of Allegis Capital agreed to substantially increase his existing investment. The financial details were […]

June 4, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – June 3, 2009

Vintners scramble to retrieve wine from New Vine Logistics Is Napa’s wine auction recession-proof? Fresno State researchers target mechanized thinning for wine grapes Washington: New rules give wineries marketing boost Whole Foods Market Unveils Priced-to-Please Top Ten Summer Wines Virginia’s wine industry still growing China’s growth rate of wine import volume tends to stabilize Bordeaux […]

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

STILL UNDEAD: Employees Fume, Customers Fret As New Vine Bazaar Grinds On

While hopes had been high that New Vine’s investors would quickly find a suitable buyer, those hoped dimmed as the night wore on. The process frustrated everyone involved, even as progress had been made by whittling down the number of  bidders for New Vine’s bones from yesterday’s 20+ to a more realistic half dozen or […]

June 3, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More