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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

Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards/Conti Estate Winery Files Chapt. 11

MC2 Wines, owned by Michael and Michelle Conti of El Dorado County, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards/Conti Estate Winery located in California’s Fair Play AVA. Attorney David Foyil of Sutter Creek — who represents both MC2 and the Contis — said he expects to enter a separate personal […]

February 12, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Mobius Painter, Part 2: Funds Missing; Buyers On Hold; Fraud & Conspiracy Charges Heat Up Sonoma Winery Battle

The long tangled litigation over the Sonoma Valley land and use permits belonging to the bankrupt Mobius Painter Winery & Cellars (see Part 1 here) has gotten hotter and messier with harsh accusations and legal filings in both Sonoma County Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The current flurry of activity includes: Robert W. […]

February 11, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

2008 Crush: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon Crash; Chardonnay Off Slightly. Other Surprising Gains and Losses

UPDATE: Merlot drop added, 4:23 p.m. Tuesday. The 2008 California Crush Report shows some surprising losers and gainers with Merlot tonnage down 25.93 percent and Cabernet Sauvignon’s dropping 23.6-percent. Among the major varietals,  only Carignane dropped more, with a 49.2-percent decline. Syrah, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel also declined. Chardonnay, the most popular white […]

February 10, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

2008 California Grape Crush= 3.054 Million Tons

California wineries crushed 3.054 million tons of grapes in 2008, according to the most recent Crush Report. The summary shows that while the crush is smaller than the astounding 2005 vintage, it remains larger than harvests in the mid- to late 19990s when supply and demand were more in balance and imports were about one-third […]

February 10, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Soaring Sales? Wholesalers Say Not For Them.

EDITOR’S NOTE:  We need more data points. Please email lperdue@wineindustryinsight, or post to the comments sections on this and the previous story. All confidences respected. WHOLESALERS NOT SEEING SALES BOOM The astounding retail sales for the four-week-period ending January 25, 2009 0ver the same period in 2008 (Wine Sales Skyrocket…) are not being seen by […]

February 9, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Gallo Gets It Right

EDITORIAL Wine Industry Insight’s comments section has burned white hot over the manner in which Jackson Family Wines conducted its layoffs. And the fact that I covered that method at all. Those of you who remember my reporting in the Wine Business Insider and Monthly days know that I have repeatedly clashed with the Gallos. […]

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

Gallo Buys Las Rocas Brand from European Cellars

E. & J. Gallo Winery announced Friday that it has purchased the Las Rocas brand of Spanish wines from European Cellars. Las Rocas wines are produced by Bodegas San Alejandro in Miedes, Spain, and European Cellars’ founder, Eric Solomon, will continue to consult with the winemakers on the products. The Bodegas San Alejandro cooperative was […]

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

TTB Establishes Snipes Mtn. AVA and Expands Paso Robles

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has established the Snipes Mountain AVA in Washington State and expanded the Paso Robles AVA on California’s central coast. Both are effective Feb. 20. SNIPES MOUNTAIN The 4,145-acre Snipes Mountain viticultural area in Yakima County, Washington will be  entirely within the existing Yakima Valley and Columbia […]

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

Wine Sales Skyrocket! Is it Obama & Optimism? – Part 1

In the midst of a global recession with one gloomy report after another, wine sales for the four-week-period ending January 25, 2009 (0ver the same period in 2008) have shot through the roof. According to data from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), table wines sold through U.S. food and drug stores increased 6.4 percent overall  and […]

February 6, 2009 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Wine Disaster Down Under? Aussies Say “Not So!”

The demise of Australia’s 2008 vintage has been grossly overestimated, according to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, that country’s industry/government wine organization. “Recent reports of high temperatures across parts of South Eastern Australia are likely to impact the predicted yields of the 2009 harvest,” said the AWBC, ” however it is too early in […]

February 6, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More