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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

Copia Appraisal Reveals Drop In Value, Big Challenges For Potential Buyers

Flooding, high maintenance costs, awkwardly configured spaces and unfavorable ground-lease terms will aggravate the challenges of the current recession for any potential buyer of the bankrupt Copia assets according to the full version of a current appraisal recently made part of the court records. Because of the intensive research, analysis of comparable land and building […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 8, 2009

The Future of Wine: Urban Vineyards? Budget measures’ backers pay up to avoid added taxes Is France Losing the War of the Rosés? Citizen Wine N.C.: Grapes of Profit TerraCycle Gets Crafty With Discarded Wine Products Australia: Fears of budget changes tax the wine industry Vail Valley: Vineyards can provide investment lessons John Lasseter – […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 7, 2009

California Winemaker Don Blackburn Dies Deadline Fast Approaching for Wine Industry Financial Benchmarking Survey US wine market: value falls, volume rises Hearings begin on Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan BYOB spots let you savor fabulous wine in style and save a pretty penny More women work the vines Women more affected by price of wine […]

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Fifth Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium Announces Prelim Program

May 6, 2009, Napa, CA (NEWS RELEASE)  – The Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS), the premier event showcasing innovation and strategic use of information technology and services for the wine industry, announced a preliminary program of topics and speakers for its fifth annual conference July 16-17, 2009 at the Marriot Napa Valley. “WITS is an […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 5, 2009

Fish Vs Jobs: The Big Lie of Schwarzenegger and Corporate Agribusiness Will Copia reopen? The Fish Live and the Farmers Die Hong Kong Hungry to be Wine Hub California’s Cline Cellars cuts prices on Ancient Vines and Jacuzzi WSU to offer a major in wine business management 10 Things Wine Merchants Won’t Say Texas wine-industry […]

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Restaurants HATE To Sell Wine

(Editorial) Restaurants hate to sell wine. There’s no other possible explanation for the outright vino-usury found in dining establishments. They just don’t want to sell wine. A LICENSE TO RIP OFF I’ve never, ever been in an American restaurant where wine is reasonably priced, especially by the glass. That means I could pick on any […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 4, 2009

Winemaker tests the market on plastic bottles Recession? Wine does just fine Eastern Washington wine industry has come into its own Sales execs join Goelet Wine Estates Vineyards increasingly thinking green’ White paper on wine sales

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Conti Bankruptcies Consolidated, Judge Calls Corporation “A Mere Shell”

The personal and corporate finances of Michael and Michelle Conti are too intermingled with their winery to justify two bankruptcy proceedings according to the judicial order of Bankruptcy Judge Michael S. McManus who ordered a consolidation of the two cases on Friday. Also in this 746-word article: DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS ALLEGED, DENIED JUDGE CALLS MC2 WINES […]

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April Domestic Wine Sales Up 9.5%, All Price-Points Gain

Domestic table wine sales posted a healthy 9.5-percent gain for the four-week period ending April 19, according to Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc. Sales tracked by the data account for approximately 63 percent of all wine sold in the United States and is weighted in favor of popular and value […]

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NEWS FETCH – May 1, 2009

UFW ousted from Napa vineyard Wine Show Ethics – Part I: the entries Sonoma County Moth quarantine spreads California water shortage no issue for Coachella grape grower-shippers Liquor store owners worried about impact of wine tax hike Argentine wine harvest down 25% New Custom Crush for Southern Oregon Australia: Yarra Yering Winery Up for Grabs […]

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