Alcohol the Real Date-Rape Drug, Study Says
Women who have lost control or consciousness due to excessive drinking have fueled what British researchers have termed the “urban legend” of drinks being spiked with so-called “date-rape” drugs, according to a new study.
The Telegraph reported Oct. 27 that Kent University researchers who studied 200 students found that many blamed their incapacitation on alleged spiking [...]
NEWS FETCH - October 28, 2009
Restaurants not expected to rebound soon
Calif lawmakers to monitor groundwater?
Vancouver to limit sale of fine wines in restaurants
Fortune Brands Loss Not as bad as Expected
Constellation Brands moves to 2Q profit
Calif water legislation at a standstill
Grape insurance program changes announced
Copia for sale
Pairing Wine with Vegetarian Meals
Judge expected to OK Copia Ch11 deal in Nov.
Napa Approves Restoration [...]
New Vine Liquidation - The Final Act For Amazon’s Biggest Direct-Shipping Victim
The biggest victim of Amazon’s dithering and ultimate desertion of its “partners” in the direct wine shipping business is now set to have its day in court with the filing of Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation papers ( available here for VIP Premium Content Subscribers).
New Vine Logistics slammed the doors and headed for the hills [...]
New Vine Files For Chapt 7 Liquidation
New Vine Logistics has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in the U.S. Bankruptcy County for the Northern District of California.
The filing was made Oct. 23 — the same day that Wine Industry Insight reported Amazon’s sudden silent abandonment of its online wine sales partners.Amazon has made no comment on its abrupt departure. However, the New [...]
NEWS FETCH - October 27, 2009
Humbug! Fewer companies having holiday parties
WSTA signs agreement with cider makers
Amazon’s Exit From Wine Business Shouldn’t Hurt Wineries’ Online Sales
Dan Berger: Wine clubs keep small wines going
Restaurant Chain files for Ch. 11
Harvest Report: Walla Walla
Pod Bar shakes up wines by-the-glass
Constellation to Webcast Nov. 11 Investor Meeting
Four Factors that Will Hold Back Pernod [...]
NEWS FETCH - October 26, 2009
Geologists Dish Dirt on Terroir
Family Winemakers at Hong Kong Intl Wine/Spirits Fair
Russia’s wild world of wine
Gallo family in Bay Area business hall of fame
Frustration mounts over closed-door water talks
Tesco defends dealing directly with producers
Patty Bogle facing reoccurrence of leukemia
Harvest havoc, but cab coming through
Harvest ‘mad scramble’ eases, end in sight
Scott Torrence Joins Benchmark Wine Group
Canada: [...]
Industry Notable Jon Moramarco Joins Wine Colleagues
St. Helena, CA, October 26, 2009 – Wine Colleagues announced today that Jon Moramarco has joined the company as a full partner. Jon grew up in the wine business, and has operated as a CEO of various wine companies for seventeen years with net sales spanning from $50 million to over $1 billion.
Nine years of [...]
NEWS FETCH - October 23, 2009
Iron: Why Fish and Red Wine Don’t Mix
BevMo at 15: Founded during recession, wine and beer retailer has flourished
2009 Holiday Spending Will Come, But at a Price
Napa Growers dry out remaining grapes
Ancient Greeks introduced wine to France, Cambridge study reveals
AZ: Grads make wine, give back
Laura Ness: California grapes left to rot as imports spike
Minimum Alcohol [...]
AMAZON PULLS PLUG ON WINE?
While Amazon has not officially confirmed its exit from the field of direct wine sales, numerous executives in the wine trade have received an email this afternoon, purportedly from Dini V. Rao, Amazon’s Senior Account Manager for Business Development - Wine.
Unless the email turns out to be a hoax, the unexpected exit of America’s largest [...]
NEWS FETCH - October 22, 2009
UK: Alcohol Deaths Climb As Consumption Falls
Right bank Bordeaux continues price slide
Peter Michael Winery Buys Napa’s Showket Vineyard
Winegrowers demonstrate across France
E.&J. Gallo signs with ‘Parliament’ to enter the Russian Market
Wild wine woman of Walla Walla
Healthy Beverage Choices Fail To Include Wine
Beaujolais producers have high hopes for 2009 vintage
Pernod Ricard sales fall 6.3% on wine, [...]
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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.