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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

Red Wine Helps You Think

Newsmax.com reports that resveratrol, the chemical in red wine that’s been shown to have numerous health benefits, is giving you another reason to kick back and have a glass of red wine. It increases blood flow to the brain and helps you think. Researchers at Northumbria University gave 24 people a series of arithmetic tests […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data,News Briefs | Read More

E&J Gallo to launch male wine brand

The U.K.’s Morning Advertiser reports that E&J Gallo is to launch a new male-oriented wine brand into the UK market. The Redwood Creek brand is to be rolled out across both the on and off-trade markets after some success in the US, where it is a 2m case brand. It is targeted at 35 to […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – April 7, 2009

Napa’s Cosentino opens tasting room in Lodi Global Drinks Report: Wine Market Stagnates Michigan wineries, breweries can share facilities Oz Wine industry warns on tax rebate Attendance down nearly 10 percent for en primeur campaign in Bordeaux 2001 Diageo/Seagram Deal Example of A Smart Strategy in a Down Economy Diageo (DEO) pricewatch Alert Up To […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH FOR April 8, 2009

World wine consumption falls for 1st time in years Consumers flock to cheaper wines Constellation Brands Q4 Loss Narrows; Adj. EPS Misses Estimates Diageo (DEO) PriceWatch Alert With 9.59% Downside Protection Finding a way to make wine with an over abundance of grapes Cornell Opens Teaching Winery Wine Advice: Idaho’s wine industry is a bright […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

March Wine Sales Dive, Champagne Goes Splat, Reversing Two Months of Healthy Gains

After two months of spectacular gains, overall U.S. table wine sales plummeted in March, barely avoiding negative territory, according to Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc. Champagne and sparkling wines fared far worse, cratering into double-digit declines. (Continued in VIP subscriber center.) COMPLETE ARTICLE, FULL CHART, ORIGINAL SPREADSHEET AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Ten-Year Financial Saga of Mobius Painter Winery Coming An End

The ten-year saga of Mobius Painter Winery & Cellar (aka Winery Disposition Group) looks headed for closure, according to documents filed April 7 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Judge Alan Jaroslovsky approved a plan that hinges on the sale of the proposed winery’s 15 acres of land in northern […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Inertia Beverage Group Unveils Enhanced Direct-To-Trade Wine Distribution Platform (news release)

(NEWS RELEASE) Robust Searching and Single Destination Ordering GivesRetailers/Restaurants Access to Boutique and Limited Production Wine (Napa, CALIF)—Inertia Beverage Group announced today the release of a new Beta version of its Direct-To-Trade wine distribution platform (http://www.winerevolution.com), giving wine retailers and restaurateur’s access to a selection of boutique, artisan and limited-production wines not widely available through […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – April 6, 2009

Experts focus on refining wines at the Taste Washington The climate changes and the viticulture changes, too Central Coast Wine with a conscience: How three local wineries go green Milano Family Winery: Hop kiln to winery Grape expectations: East Coast Wineries Proliferating Inniskillin Wins Top Award at Vinitaly Financiers Blamed for Aussie Grape Glut VISIT […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

U.K. Women buy wine – eight out of ten bottles, survey finds

The London Guardian is reporting that “Women choose and buy eight out of every 10 bottles of wine that are drunk at home, according to figures out today. “But as well as taking the lead when it comes to buying their favourite drop, women also have strong views about how they like to drink it. […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – April 3, 2009

Wine in a tube: Could it win connoisseurs over? Temecula: Trends conflict as water costs, demand for cheaper wine Napa feeling the heat on gay marriage Korbel employees get back pay settlement Too little snow to meet this parched state’s water needs Napa Cult wineries begging for devotees Constellation cuts more jobs A Big Apple […]

April 6, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More