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San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition Holds Fifth Tasting in June

June 19 is the deadline for entries in the fifth annual San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition which will be held June 26 and 27 in Kingsburg. Formerly known as the  Central California Warm Weather Wine Competition, the judging is sponsored by the San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association to highlight wines either made from grapes grown, […]

May 14, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data,Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – May 13, 2009

CA: Teen Farmworker’s Death Brings Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Australian wine industry undergoes image rehab Inertia Beverage Group Launches Wine Social Network CA: Mario Andretti’s passion for wine drives him to create his own CA:Winery helps raise funds for women’s heart health OR: Wine lovers get new tasting options Dry farming whets wine growing options NV: […]

May 14, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

April Wine Brand Winner And Loser Data Show Overall Market Improvement

The overall environment for the top 100 largest-selling brands improved in April with just 25 reporting sales declines versus 47 losing in March. SOLID GAINS FOR THE TOP 10 WINNERS Data from Information Resources Inc. (IRI) for the four-week period ending April 19, show solid overall sale gains –  up to 96.6 percent — for […]

May 13, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Aqua Dulce Vineyards Files For Chapter 11

Family owned Aqua Dulce Vineyards of Santa Clarita has filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central Division of California. The next court hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m., June 11 at 21041 Burbank Blvd., Woodland Hills. Also in this article: WESTERN COMMERCIAL BANK LEADS LIST OF SECURED CREDITORS BROAD RANGE OF […]

May 13, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Olde Lockeford Winery Faces Bankruptcy Trustee Hearing

Copperford LLC, dba Olde Lockeford Winery, Vino Piazza and other names, are set to argue against the imposition of a Trustee during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court scheduled for 11 a.m., May 29 Sacramento. More details to follow next week. Key court documents are available to VIP Premium subscribers in the Data Cellar. Those […]

May 13, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Cosentino’s Strong Consumer Support Not Reflected In Financials

An hour or so at Cosentino Winery’s Yountville tasting room will show the most skeptical observer that the pricey vintner has a strong core of fans and supporters that would be a credit to anyone selling wine. Unfortunately, that isn’t reflected in the overall company’s financial situation or stock price. SHARE PRICE: BRIEF BOOM FOLLOWED […]

May 13, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

NEWS FETCH – May 12, 2009

CA: Is Fred Franzia the most controversial man in Wine Country? Napa: Hoxsey, Peju, Mondavi, and more Sonoma: An irrigation demonstration in the vineyard NY:Lawsuit over Yorktown winery dismissed OZ: Winery Plastic Bottles to Cut Greenhouse Emissions Germany: Wine-growers Satisfied with Vintage 2008 CT: Committee approves highway ads for farm wineries

May 13, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH – May 11, 2009

Two Buck Chuck takes on Australia CIA, others eye Copia site Wine.com Launches Fine Wine Collection The cutting edge of the Ag Preserve French try to put cork in teen drinking binges California, feds at odds over Delta smelt Drought, Politics Trouble Farmers In California Six Sigma Winery welcomes Hughes as first full-time winemaker Wineries […]

May 12, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NY: stores, restaurants must pay more taxes on already-purchased wine

Cazenovia, NY — Richard Hubbard paid an excise tax when he bought a bottle of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild French Bordeaux for The Brewster Inn 24 years ago. Now the state wants Hubbard and other retailers and wholesalers to pay an additional excise tax on the bottles they already own. The one-time excise tax is called a […]

May 12, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Fred Franzia, Two Buck Chuck Profiled By New Yorker Magazine

Fred Franzia, Two Buck Chuck Profiled By New Yorker Magazine Fred Franzia is the subject of a profile in the May 18 issue of New Yorker Magazine. The full article by writer Dana Goodyear is available here (subscription to New Yorker required). The following is from the New Yorker. ABSTRACT: THE WORLD OF BUSINESS about […]

May 11, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More