NEWS FETCH - September 30, 2009
NEWS FETCH - September 29, 2009
Wine drinkers lift glass to law of supply and demand
NY: Founder’s family to sell Palmer Vineyards
French scientists explain how champagne bubbles improve the flavour
Gallo-Boisset Marriage, trophy mentality, vultures, Terroir NYC
Dan Berger: Big bottles, bad news
San Mateo County winemakers optimistic about grape harvest
Temecula Wineries Battler the Heat During Harvest
Sonoma Harvest heats up
Canada: Senators and MPs [...]
NEWS FETCH - September 28, 2009
Beer Industry Tax Break Bill Wins Majority Support in House
Foster’s CEO’s remuneration frozen
Calif diners more cost-conscious, drinking less wine: Zagat
Emeril tapes new ‘Green’ series in Wine Country
Sommeliers who offer wine for retail can win loyal customers
Pasco winery offers Christmas in a bottle
Wine marketers launch virtual ‘marketing co-op’
California recycling measure may mean higher deposits and [...]
NEWS FETCH - September 25, 2009
How to Kill a Wine Brand
Wente Ripe for growth
Terrasses du Larzac: Mondavi’s South of France Dream Bottled
Dr. Cliff Ohmart Joins SureHarvest
Camp Schramsberg
NC: Duplin Winery Hires Midwest Area Sales Manager
Walgreens plans beer, wine in Ariz. stores
Wine’s health benefits “over estimated”
Burgundy 2009: great, but not 2005
Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall-Jackson
Pop your cork over wine peeves
NY: [...]
NEWS FETCH - September 24, 2009
Wine Industry Internet Business to Business Marketplace Launched
UK: Fine returns from fine wine fund
Crush 2009: Harvest blessing marks work, partnership
CLINE CELLARS PARTNERS WITH THE BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF STRENGTH
SD: Artificially Sweetened Wines Now Available
Surprise amendment divides Feinstein, some California farm groups
CAWG’s California-Vineyards.com Reaches Out to Wine Drinkers
Research on grape-yield predictions
Havens, Billington wine [...]
NEWS FETCH - September 23, 2009
Solar panel theft from Rutherford winery
NPD: Unemployment Will Delay Recovery for Foodservice Industry
Winery Solar Thefts Spread
Bordeaux welcomes rains amid concerns about alcohol levels
Japanese ‘Sideways’ to premiere Sept. 27 at Napa Sonoma film festival
UK: Looking for growth in lo-alc wines
Chili gets attention from area wineries
Lake County sees future in wine
Lodi grower Frank Gayaldo seeks a [...]
New Ventures to Assist Growers Making Wine
New Ventures to Assist Growers Making Wine
by Cyril Penn
In an example of how the wine and grape market is reacting to the current economic climate, two experienced California winemakers have announced the formation of a new venture, Winecraft, to assist growers who are considering making wine to sell in bulk and wineries doing custom [...]
Liquidator Hired To Dispose of Havens Wine Cellars
Editor’s Note:
Despite angry private denials and a blistering voicemail left for Wine Industry Insight by Havens General Manager Phil Manno, the by Billington Imports now admits the winery on a fast track to liquidation, as evidenced by the following news release received a few minutes ago.
WII will have more information as we follow up on [...]
NEWS FETCH - September 22, 2009
Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer’s Terminate Talks
Calif. Alcohol Self-Checkout Bill Dropped
Drink ResponsiblyWhich is better for the planet, beer or wine?
French Gov’t Says French Paradox Is OK For French
OR: Wineries forecast ‘a great year’
American auctions to banish doldrums?
Greenpeace: climate change could destroy Burgundy
Shop does the unthinkable in the valley of wine giants
Entries still open [...]
Getting A Publisher For Your Book
About once a week, someone stumbles across my book-writing site, LewisPerdue.com then emails me to ask how they can get a publisher for the book they have written.
I got three of those emails today and this is what I said to them all:
To get a book published you’ll need an agent.
To get an agent, figure [...]
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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.