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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

IRI/WII: What Are Consumers REALLY Drinking. Much Of What You Think Is Wrong.

The wine industry’s perception that box and value brands own all the growth categories is wrong. This broad-brush conviction  may have been true six months ago, but it is not justified by a detailed and current look at what consumers are really buying. The market is in flux and opportunities exist for those willing to […]

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Mainstay Varietals — Moderately Priced Cab, Chard, WZin — Treading Water, Losing Market Share

Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc. shows that while many unexpected price/varietal categories have shown astonishing growth [$VIP], most of the top 10 market mainstay categories — moderately priced Chardonnay, Cab and white Zin –  have lost share, or have maintained some growth through price reductions. OLD STANDBYS NO LONGER LEADING […]

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Market Flux Flummoxes Best Of Intentions

Quickly changing economic conditions and consumer wine purchases have created an industry in rapid flux that has flummoxed even the best of projections for the coming year. The resulting uncertainty has complicated investment and lending decisions, especially at the high end of the market. HIGH-END MARKET ESPECIALLY HARD TO PIN DOWN While scanner data covers […]

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High-End Wines Began Recovery In January, Imports Still Lag

New data prepared by Information Resources Inc. for Wine Industry Insight shows that sales of wines priced at more than $20 per bottle began to recover in January, 2009. VIP Premium Content Subscribers, click here to get the  full-sized chart and download the Excel spreadsheet with a complete data set and three more charts. [$VIP] […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 15, 2009

US Saint James Co to buy winery in New Zealand “Two Buck Chuck” founder defends cheap wine Lightweighting project saves 20000 tonnes of glass Wines A Billionaire Drinks The story of a French winemaking dynasty Company donates filter to WSU research winery Alcohol Sales Remain High Despite Ongoing Recession Pessimistic outlook for UK wine market […]

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Winebow expands with Billington Partnership

The Blend is reporting that distributors Billington Wines, and Winebow have signed a five-year partnership. Read the whole article. See also the company news release.

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Nielsen’s Blackshaw to Keynote Wine Industry Technology Symposium

Pete Blackshaw, Executive Vice President of Digital Strategic Services at Nielsen Online, and author of Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000, will deliver the keynote speech at the fifth annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS) July 16-17, 2009 at the Marriott Napa Valley. Blackshaw’s address, titled “Dancing and Drinking with Megaphones,” will […]

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French collectors pawn wine in dash for cash

Paris – One fears the natural order of things has been up-ended if the French are giving up their wine. But financial woes have driven many to do just that. Over the past year, cash-strapped Parisians have handed over thousands of bottles of grands crus to the Credit municipal de Paris in exchange for cash […]

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Winery rising on Trancas Street

An 11-acre Napa parcel that was once owned by General Mariano Vallejo — and many years later golf pro Johnny Miller — is now home to Dominari Winery. North Napa drivers can’t miss the large brown building that has risen near the corner of Trancas Street and Big Ranch Road. Construction on Dominari’s new 23,000-square-foot […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 14, 2009

California wine makers lobby Congress WA: Willamette Val Vnyrds Inc. Financials CA: Rising Calls to Regulate Groundwater NY: Frank winery fire: Electrical problem blamed WA: Grape glut in tough times hits vineyards hard China: grape wine’s import volume tends to stabilize Fred Franzia and American wine under $10 Napa viticulture students set to bottle, sell […]

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