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NEWS FETCH – April 24, 2009

Calif: ‘Dime-a-drink’ alcoholic beverage fee bill fails first vote Canada has its own level of protectionism: $5.50 per bottle Willamette Valley Vineyards annual net income drops 58% N.C: Viticulture and Enology Center groundbreaking set Calif: Proposed fee increases on alcohol a worry for Inland wineries Wine closure maker Oeneo protects patent Diageo wants more than […]

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NEWS FETCH – April 27, 2009

Restaurants hope BYOB draws guests More women moving into winemaking careers US wine market: value falls, volume rises Monterey Vintners and growers group names board San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers to host grower meetings Australia: Challenging vintage for viticulture but best on record for winemakers Vendimia Fiestas 2009 Schedule-Mexico’s Annual Wine Festival Diageo looking to seize […]

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Group of locals enters Copia fray

The Napa Valley Register has reported that a group of Napa Valley residents has joined forces to explore ways to preserve Copia’s building and grounds for local and visitor use. The Coalition to Preserve Copia hopes to develop a re-use and financial plan allowing Copia re-open in a new form, one that is both financially […]

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CSPI Lays Off Most Anti-Alcohol Advocacy Staff

Addiction advocacy web site Join Together is reporting that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced earlier this month that it has cut all of its Alcohol Policies Project staff except longtime director George Hacker, effectively ending the only full-time advocacy effort on alcohol policy issues on Capitol Hill. …. “We’ve all […]

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NEWS FETCH – April 23, 2009

Three Loose Screws nabs new 7-year distribution deal Free the Grapes!: Kansas Passes Winery Shipping BilL Water projects to get $260 million of stimulus California’s Water Bank Tapped to Fight Drought Take Action to Help Protect Delta Fisheries – Oppose AB 1253! Dan Berger: Hess Collection invests in its future Wine in kegs: Wave of […]

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Gallo Gets “Good Deal” On Illegal Russian River Water Diversion

For more than three years, the E. & J. Gallo Winery has illegally diverted Russian River water and improperly stored it according to an Administrative Civil Liability Complaint filed by the California Water Resources Control Board (WRCB) on April 20. FINE IS “A DAMN GOOD DEAL FOR THE GALLOS” The fine “is a damn good deal […]

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Stevenot: Trustee Fight Heats Up, Mismanagement, “Bogus” Tax Returns Charged

Bankruptcy Trustee supporters — including attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) — will square off in court April 27 with Stevenot Winery and its supporters who have opposed the trustee appointment with increasingly heated language. DOJ DISHES OUT ACCUSATIONS OF INCOMPETENCE AND MISMANAGEMENT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO ALMOST $9 MILLION “BOGUS” […]

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Conti Bankruptcy: Key Hearing April 27 On Use of Bank & Grower Cash Collateral

Robert Luciano, the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed by the Court in the Conti Estate/Charles B. Mitchell bankruptcy needs $20,000 in cash for payment of operating expenses for the winery through the first week in May. After that, he will need another $32,000 per month ongoing. In his bankruptcy court filing , Luciano said the money […]

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Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Names Ste. Michelle Wine Estates U.S. Importer

[NEWS RELEASE] EPERNAY, France & WOODINVILLE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced today that the Woodinville, Washington-based company will become the Champagne brand’s exclusive U.S. importer. Nicolas Feuillatte, the No. 1 selling Champagne brand in France and No. 3 at the international level, is recognized for its quality Champagne wines and […]

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NEWS FETCH – April 22, 2009

Dr. Frank’s Winery Tasting Room Destroyed by Fire State to send $2 million in water funding to Monterey County What’s best for the Earth: Bottled or boxed wine? Bill Daley: Hard times call for in-house wines David Marchesi named winemaker for Paraduxx More Gallo Pasta Wars: Major winery picking food fight with Seattle store Bonny […]

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