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Brown-Forman Appoints Charmer Sunbelt As Distributor In Delaware & Colorado
Brown-Forman Corporation has named The Charmer Sunbelt Group (CSG), as their distributor in Delaware and Colorado according to a company news release.
Wilson Daniels Appoints Mike Jaeger President & COO
Wilson Daniels Ltd. has appointed Mike Jaeger as president and chief operating officer,effective April 2, 2009, according to a company press release. Jaeger brings more than 20 years of experience in general management, marketing, operations, sales and strategic planning within the wine industry. He succeeds Andy Fromm. At Wilson Daniels, Jaeger will be responsible for […]
Ramona Resigns from Bronco Wine Company
(CERES, Calif.) – Gary Ramona, long-time wine executive and General Manager of Bronco Wine Company’s Domaine Napa division, has resigned from the company and will pursue other opportunities, according to a news release from the company. Bronco president Fred Franzia said, “The Franzia family appreciates our 40-year relationship with Gary and his many fine efforts […]
European Union, Mexico Raise New Barriers To U.S. Wine
American wine exporters now have new international trade barriers to hurdle in Europe and Mexico. EU NOW BANNING U.S. LABELS CONTAINING THE WORDS CHATEAU, VINTAGE, SUPERIOR AND MORE Chateau Montelena, Clos Pegase, Chateau Ste. Michelle, and Clos du Bois are among the many wineries whose names have been banned on labels by the European Union […]
Copia Part 3: Gloves Come Off In Chapter 11 – Door Opens For Bare-Knuckle Litigator and Fraudulent Transfer Charges
Copia’s increasingly combative bankruptcy process took a decidedly gladiatorial turn late Tuesday night when Robert Mondavi’s now-insolvent wine and food center withdrew its previous liquidation plan. LITIGATION AGAINST BANK OF NEW YORK As reported by Wine Industry Insight on Feb. 20, Copia’s plan met with aggressive objections from unsecured creditor Copia Claims LLC which contends […]
Carneros Creek, Wildhurst Sold
Tennessee-based Sapphire wines — best known in California as the owners of Eos Estate Winery on the Central Coast — has purchased the Carneros Creek and Wildhurst wine brands, according to an article in the Nashville Tennessean. According to the Tennessean: “I think that in today’s market place there are a lot of opportunities out […]
How Did An Insolvent Copia Get A $78 Million Muni Bond Loan? Part 2 In A Series
Robert Mondavi was a man of large ideas and grand initiatives. His dreams propelled him to greatness and created for him a home in the hearts of millions. But big and grand also brought him down, and with him, the winery that bore his name. And Copia. Despite his personal gifts to Copia totaling some […]
Copia Bankruptcy: The Tip Of A Muni Bond Scandal? Part 1
REVERENCE AND PERPLEXITY Copia is dead. But still they come. Long live Copia. On a sunny March Napa Sunday, the faithful come in Fords and Jaguars, Hondas, pick-ups and Priuses. Back home, some of the mourners have walk-in wine cellars, others a couple of bottles of Two Buck Chuck on the kitchen counter. ROBERT MONDAVI: […]
French ‘wine terrorists’ attack merchants selling foreign produce
The London Telegraph is reporting that a shadowy group of French “wine terrorists” have launched a campaign of attacks on merchants selling foreign produce in southwestern France. “French police are searching for members of the group which poured more than one million bottles worth of red, white and rosé down the drain in their third […]
Nickel- And Dime-A-Drink Bills Introduced in California Legislature
Taxing alcohol by the drink has more lives than a legion of cats, and has come back bigger and meaner than ever with a dime-a-drink tax in the California Assembly and a new nickel tax — disguised as a fee — filed in the Senate. Assembly Bill AB 1019 [VIP Data Cellar link] introduced Feb. […]
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