NEWS FETCH - December 29, 2009

Japanese wine forces grape snobs to think again
Cru Bourgeois Bordeauxs Revived

NEWS FETCH - December 28, 2009

Yet Another Wine Column Casualty in the Newspaper Business
Potel to produce Pinot Noir in Chile
Constellation Brands strategy to change
Spurrier slams Cru Bourgeois 07 as ‘turgid’

NEWS FETCH - December 26, 2009

At 95, Peter Mondavi Reflects on Life in Wine
TX: Caprock Wine Co. files for bankruptcy
OZ: Flood of cheap wine sours local industry
NY: New report on wine sales is misleading
MD: Residents ask lawmakers to approve bills allowing greater wine availability
Two friends put Foster City on vinicultural map

Cosentino Loses $14.2Million on Revenues of $10.2Million

Cosentino Signature Wineries (AIM: MCOZ) — the parent company of Cosentino Winery - suffered a pre-tax loss of US$14.2 million on gross revenues of $US10.2 million. This amounted to a per-share loss of  US$0.92 according to its just-filed 2008 annual report.

The filing was a prerequisite to allow the company’s stock to resume trading. That was [...]

NEWS FETCH - December 24, 2009

Saratoga grower dies from violent home invasion injuries
Cosentino: Broker “concerned about the future… as going concern”
Cosentino suffers shares slip after sour figures
Controversial Delta dam may be delayed
UK: Girls private school teaches wine appreciation
European Truffle Experts Help American Farmers Cultivate the Ultimate Delicacy Food
Lodi leads in going after China trade
NZ winery finds almost 100 indigenous [...]

NEWS FETCH - December 23, 2009

Wineries say TN law discourages shipping
Healdsburg council opposes Jackson Request to renameBlack Mountain
Wine winners and losers in 2009
Tapping Into India’s Growing Alcohol Market
Wine importer Peter Weygandt opens retail store in DC

Jackson Family Wines Pilot Reduces Water Use 70%
Olive oil: California’s golden nectar
A More Defensive Beverage Sector

Cosentino Winery’s Legal Issues Could Seal Its Fate In Next Few Weeks

Cosentino Winery’s fate could be sealed in the next few weeks if it fails in its current desperate race to find new financing and settle legal debts according to court records, creditors and legal sources.
The winery’s principal owner, Larry Soldinger of Chicago, recently told the Napa Valley Register that the company’s legal problems were “yesterday,” [...]

NEWS FETCH - December 22, 2009

Wine and health - just how good for you is wine?
Experts say bargains likely to remain on high-end wines in 2010
Adobe Road Winery: A Racing Driver Keeps Fit
Riona Launches Italian Wines from Marche Region
OZ: More vineyards to be inspected in phylloxera fight
Petrucci honored for viticulture work
Wine sales in supermarkets could benefit N.Y. and wineries
Tensions [...]

NEWS FETCH - December 21, 2009

Calif taps Australia’s drought expertise
Taxpayers’ take-home drops $800 billion while stock value surges $3.5 trillion
Australian software chosen by Californian winemakers
Wine Collection on Block in Tavern on the Green auction
English Sparkling Wins Top Prize in Int’l Competition
Building Sonoma county’s brand
Tesco Wine app makes everybody a wine buff
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance hosts membership meeting
Crossing Vineyards [...]

NEWS FETCH - December 18, 2009

Nielsen’s Top Consumer Goods Spending Trends
Beaulieu fined for wastewater release
Terroir, not Terror makes a comeback in Lebanon and Syria
San Joaquin Valley Seminar on irrigation technology
Obama Makes Peace With Constellation’s Mondavi Cab
Foster’s says US wine market ‘challenging’
Sonoma’sWind-powered winery
Foster’s: Aussie Dollar Gain to Hurt Revenues
Employees Dip Into BASF’s Wine Collection
Foster’s hit by Christmas wine sales slump
Korea [...]