WII Hiatus Due To Editor’s Trip
Sorry for the interruption, but Wine Industry Insight Editor Lewis Perdue is in Western New York State where he delivered a college commencement address to the State University of New York’s Corning Community College.
Corning is a major regional two-year school and as such is part of the State University of New York.
Afterwards, Lew met wth [...]
NEWS FETCH - May 19-21, 2009
Sorry for the interruption in News Fetch, but Wine Industry Insight Editor is in Western New York State to deliver a college commencement address. He is also getting an intensive update on the NY wine industry organized for him by the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Regular News Fetch will continue after May [...]
Constellation To Close RH Phillips Winery, Move Brands To Woodbridge
The following letter, was sent Monday:
May 18, 2009
Dear Colleagues:
As Constellation has grown, our footprint has changed, resulting in excess capacity at some of our facilities. As part of this footprint review and a strategic initiative to improve operational efficiency, it was determined that we can replicate the capacity at RH Phillips in Esparto, California at [...]
IRI/WII: What Are Consumers REALLY Drinking. Much Of What You Think Is Wrong.
The wine industry’s perception that box and value brands own all the growth categories is wrong. This broad-brush conviction may have been true six months ago, but it is not justified by a detailed and current look at what consumers are really buying.
The market is in flux and opportunities exist for those willing to take [...]
Mainstay Varietals — Moderately Priced Cab, Chard, WZin — Treading Water, Losing Market Share
Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc. shows that while many unexpected price/varietal categories have shown astonishing growth [$VIP], most of the top 10 market mainstay categories — moderately priced Chardonnay, Cab and white Zin – have lost share, or have maintained some growth through price reductions.
OLD STANDBYS NO LONGER LEADING [...]
Market Flux Flummoxes Best Of Intentions
Quickly changing economic conditions and consumer wine purchases have created an industry in rapid flux that has flummoxed even the best of projections for the coming year.
The resulting uncertainty has complicated investment and lending decisions, especially at the high end of the market.
HIGH-END MARKET ESPECIALLY HARD TO PIN DOWN
While scanner data covers nearly two-thirds of [...]
High-End Wines Began Recovery In January, Imports Still Lag
New data prepared by Information Resources Inc. for Wine Industry Insight shows that sales of wines priced at more than $20 per bottle began to recover in January, 2009.
VIP Premium Content Subscribers, click here to get the full-sized chart and download the Excel spreadsheet with a complete data set and three more charts. [$VIP]
28-MONTH DATA [...]
NEWS FETCH - May 15, 2009
US Saint James Co to buy winery in New Zealand
“Two Buck Chuck” founder defends cheap wine
Lightweighting project saves 20000 tonnes of glass
Wines A Billionaire Drinks
The story of a French winemaking dynasty
Company donates filter to WSU research winery
Alcohol Sales Remain High Despite Ongoing Recession
Pessimistic outlook for UK wine market
New Vitculture center at SCC unveiled at groundbreaking
Old [...]
Winebow expands with Billington Partnership
The Blend is reporting that distributors Billington Wines, and Winebow have signed a five-year partnership.
Read the whole article.
See also the company news release.
Nielsen’s Blackshaw to Keynote Wine Industry Technology Symposium
Pete Blackshaw, Executive Vice President of Digital Strategic Services at Nielsen Online, and author of Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000, will deliver the keynote speech at the fifth annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS) July 16-17, 2009 at the Marriott Napa Valley.
Blackshaw’s address, titled “Dancing and Drinking with Megaphones,” will address [...]
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About The Editor
WII Editor Lewis Perdue
is a former Washington, D.C. investigative reporter and has written 20 published books. He founded Wine Business Insider in 1991 followed three years later by Wine Business Monthly. Both were sold in 1997, but remain the dominant trade publications for the North American wine business. In 1997 he became a correspondent for CBS Marketwatch and a columnist for The Street.Com. Later, he worked as a columnist for the Wall Street Journal Online before founding an Internet payments company which went public. He has also been a negociant and a wine importer/distributor. Click here for more on Lew.