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| March 18, 2010 |
VIEW IT LIVE THIS MORNING: Congressional Hearing On Wholesalers' New Proposal To Abolish Direct Shipping
Hancock ag investors eyeing more farm deals
Constellation Brands to Report Fourth Quarter and FY 2010
Austrian Wine Exports Exceed All Expectations
French wine sales falling; will crisis bring changes?
National Wine inks merger deal with Dallas wholesaler
Iowa Governor Signs Direct Shipping Legislation
Government looks to change EU rules to introduce higher alcohol duty levels
Water bank violated environmental laws, judge rules
Fulton Winery's 150 years: It's all in the family
Wine in new bottles - or cans
Asian Fly Detected in Northwest Vineyards
NZ: Winery fined $50,000 for water take
Poor export figures, but hope of improvement
VA: County planners endorse loosening restrictions on Albemarle wineries
Growers, wineries insist on Paso Zin Fest
SLO Vintners Celebrate 20 Years with Roll Out The Barrels Wine Event
MD: Wine shipment plan appears shelved
Riedel wins 'breathable glass' case
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| March 17, 2010 |
Restaurants: Same Store Sales Down Except for Pizza
Update: Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne
Tesco MW signals end of fine wine era
1.6 million acres in 27 California counties set aside as frog habitat
California water crisis briefing to be held at US Capitol on March 18
What is it about Sonoma and wine and women?
World's largest champagne tasting event busier than ever, despite slump
WA: Winemakers await effect of El Nino winter
Chile: Wineries resume business despite fresh tremors
SC: Dollar General Files Application For Alcohol
Door to China opens for California wines
Fortune Brands' shares trade at new 52−week high
Robert Parker, Bordeaux Primeurs and the New Decade: To be Graceful or not to be
Champagne: 'Lightweight bottle used by almost all houses within two years'
Organic Wine: A Small Step in the Right Direction
Dom Perignon launches Oenotheque rose'
Mustard Festival helped Napa downtown in the downturn
BC: West Kelowna winery can now boast Best Chardonnay in the World
La Riojana launches new Fairtrade wines
Chilean Fairtrade wine returns
Bordeaux Prices to Drop Big in US
Where are the Irish wines?
RENOWNED WINEMAKER NICK GOLDSCHMIDT JOINS ATLAS PEAK AS NEW WINEMAKER
Head of Champagne family departs
Water Wars - Pitting Salmon Against Agribusiness
US Opens Spigot for California Farms
Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association gets grant
NY: Coalition Announces New Support for Wine in Supermarkets
Passover Wine: The Jewish Challenge
Maker of Kosher Wine Takes His Covenant Seriously
18 Days Ago the Lives of all Chileans Changed, TGIC Importers Wants to do
BC: Winery donates $30000 for research efforts
OZ: Fake wine charity on notice
Worthwhile Wine Company: Where Great Wines Mean Better Lives
Mont Tauch launches sweet wine range
Concannon Vineyard Announces New Conservancy Wine Tier
Vineyard market remains stable
CDFA’s Market Enforcement Branch: In The Grower’s Corner
Calif Sanctions Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne, 2 Others Over Grower Issues
About Myths, Water and California's Salmon Industry
Parched California to get more water
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| March 16, 2010 |
BMW, Audi and Forbes Reports: Good News for Luxury Wines?
Wine connoisseurs celebrate as Bordeaux prices plummet
OR: Wine producers face glut
Lehmann to retire from Lehmann
MWs: Turkish wines 'beyond expectations'
Organic Grapes Produce Higher Quality Wine, But Snobs Snub Them
Michael Mondavi Produces two Limited Edition Wines Exclusively for New Hampshire
Seattle, Vancouver to host mega-wine events
After the fall: The stories of three niche wine makers
VA: Legislature Includes Hidden Alcohol Taxes in State Budget
Cameron Diaz, Recession Can't Stop Winemakers in 'Ugly' Economy
Semi trailer carrying $50,000 of wine stolen in Benicia
OZ: Wirra Wirra wine brand builds giant bottle made of corks
Caesar’s Favourite Wine May Return in Sicily
NY: Liquor Store Owners Oppose Wine On Supermarket Shelves
ITALY: Effortless style
MI: Traverse City Opera House to host Wine Summit
OH: New Stark County winery: Tuscany meets Napa Valley
OZ: 'Sorry' for wine rort claims
Auctions Benefit ASEV Eastern Section
Outrage as Cape mineral prospecting returns
BC: Okanagan winery donates funds to Haiti relief
Banfi Donates to Chilean Earthquake Relief
Fine Wine of Croatia comes to LIWF
Creating a high-end wine on a bare-bones budget
NY: Seneca Lake's wide, deep waters make it popular for wineries
Southern Selects SKUforce to Manage Cloud Data
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| March 15, 2010 |
Social Media and Legal Liability
February Retail Sales Increase Despite Bad Weather
Thirst for organic wine growing in Europe, North America
Napa assessor offers to help wineries
Chile: Winemakers Feel Quake Hangover
DISCUS spent $1.2M lobbying in 4Q
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers spend $280K on lobbying
MillerCoors spent $562K lobbying gov't in 4Q
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Diageo Sell-Off Brings Deep Discounts for Bordeaux
Gallo closes Healdsburg tasting room
US wine exports fall 15 percent in 2009
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE ON EXPORTS
Top Australian wine makers positive about vintage 2010
Foster's profit falls 13.5% on lower beer market share market share
Hotelier sued over wages
Chilean wineries weather disaster
Randall Grahm, Zelma Long inducted into Vintners Hall of Fame
Fake Bollinger being sold in London
Pierce'sDisease: Microscopic photography reveals bacteria destroying grape plant cell wall
Burgundy: Of Pinot Noir and Terroir
Cloudy future uncorked for NZ owners
IL: How did convicted mob bookie get liquor licenses for his restaurants?
OK: No wine in grocery stores
Agritourism potential big, ranchers told
Clones attack in grape wars
Water meetings inspire farmers,' others' activism
Deceptive arguments are being made in California's water wars
Wine Futures: So Good You Can Taste It
Two Worlds of Argentine Wines
Lodi Wine Contest Judged By Average Drinkers
Thousands turn out for Sonoma County wine barrel tasting
17th annual Mustard Festival enlivens downtown Napa
Monterey County seeks water balance with dams, recycling
Livermore Valley gears up for second annual Barrel Tasting Weekend
Abbona Wines Join the Wildman Italian Portfolio
Diageo launches rainwater harvesting project in Delhi
CT: Ban State From Wine Aisle
NY: Will wine get on the grocery list?
Decantified: Pinotgate Gives Red Bicyclette a Flat Tire
American Canyon's Amcor screw-cap sees surging demand
Silver Oak Cellars and Cork Supply USA Pioneer Use of Technique to Detect TCA
Canada: Craitor scolds large wineries
Canada: Letter from chair of the Winery & Grower Alliance of Ontario
FORT ROSS VINEYARD & WINERY ANNOUNCES NEW WINEMAKER, JEFF PISONI
Glass tops win fans in California
Vineyards feel the pinch and list for sale
Winemaker takes on brews, too
NV: Winery marks 20 years
Vinoteka wine cellar management software upgraded
MORE ON LOBBYING
Diageo spent $570000 lobbying gov't in 4Q
Anheuser-Busch spent $690K lobbying gov't in 4Q
Beer Institute spent $160K lobbying gov't in 4Q
Pernod Ricard spent $180,000 lobbying in 4Q
MORE ON EXPORTS
2009 US wine exports down in Europe, up in Asia
2009 U.S. Wine Exports Down But Positive Q4 Gives Cause For Optimism
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| March 12, 2010 |
Nielsen: U.S. Demographics Are Changing ... Are Your Marketing Plans Ready?
NZ: No drunk livestock after wine spill
Anheuser-Busch Argues Granholm in Illinois
Political backstory to Delta water wars is tracked
When big bucks are involved, shenanigans are sure to follow
Have wine with your corned beef
With roads out, Chile wine prices could rise
Wine importers keep their cool
Invasive moth threatens wine grape crop
European Grapevine Moth: Everything You Need To Know
Pest Control Advice for Napa Grapegrowers
ISAW Launches Drink Well, Do Good Tour
N.J. gets closer to allowing direct wine shipments
Worry in Champagne as Heidsieck sheds jobs
California lawmakers blast administration on state's water woes
UK: Government wine committee raises a glass in spirit of defiance
Alcohol Multiplies Risk of Liver Diseases in Obese People
The Scent of Burgundy
Bud break means spring is coming
MD: Huge Alcohol Tax Threatens Hospitality Industry
Small Italian Wineries Struggle to Crack U.S. Market
Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen
Brounstein named to the Vintners Hall of Fame
South Africa: Cape Wine Growers Welcome State Miner's About-Face
MD: Strong alcohol lobby likely to quash tax increase
Immigration reform in peril
AZ: Yavapai College sees Verde Valley support for viticulture program
AZ: Hospitals feeling out voters on soda-liquor tax hike
Participants on Forbes' Billionaires List
Georgian Wine Exports Struggle as Russia Embargo Nears 5th Year
VinoVisit.com, Partners with Wine Country Blogger, Girl with a Glass
Consumers Switch to Cheaper Wine Options
Canada: Niagara winery plans more production, bigger staff
UK: Firms asked to clarify evidence on alcohol pricing
Coughing our way through Wine Country
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| March 11, 2010 |
Calif Final Crush Report: 2009 Tops 4 Million Tons, up 11%
China bigger market than U.S. for crisis-hit Bordeaux
Gallo drops brands from UK to concentrate on core ranges
February proves promising for fine wine investors
Wine, Health, Science and Journalism: A Study in Headlines
The Onion Links Red Wine, Telling Mom Off
When is a Zin not a Zin?
NZ: Cork pops on promising wine harvest
Record Parker points for Port 2007
Château Gruaud Larose holds a Clinic with Leading International Wine Experts
Fine wine at 14% alcohol is impossible - or is it?
Complete case of 1988 DRC to be auctioned
Southern W&S donates to Chilean earthquake relief
Wine fraud continues
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité
Wineries move beyond tastings to become true destinations
Australia provides lessons on water
Monterey sets traps to keep out Napa moth
NM: Law allows guns in some liquor-serving restaurants
Farmers, your name isn't mud
Peter Gleick Objects to new San Joaquin River Dam
WA: Rieslings and terroir discussed at WSU wine seminar
MD: Alcohol Tax Pits Supporters Against Liquor Industry
La Mission Haut-Brion white changes name
Grape growers go organic, sustainable
Restaurant Wines Promise Quality on the House
Vintners Hall of Fame celebration is Saturday
South Florida wine competition dinner celebrates America's best
Blood Into Wine
Water infrastructure, but for whose benefit?
Put a cork in it
Alto Adige growers head for the hills
Fortune Brands Announces Agreement to Sell Cobra Golf Brand to PUMA
PONCHO to Welcome Honorary Vintner Ferdinando Frescobaldi to 19th Annual
AL: Winery Joins Wine Trail
NY: Eleven Lakes Winery gets off to good start
Corison on organic wine, her legacy
The Return of Vin Magnum, Wine Detective
OH: Gervasi winery set to open
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| March 10, 2010 |
Warren Buffett Paying Top Dollar To Tap Baby Boomer's Wine Binge
European Moth Earns Quarantine For Napa Valley
Expect price hike for Chile's wine, apples
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Gallo invests in five core brands
Remy's "Liquor of the gods "sells for $15,000 a bottle
Monterey's Galante winery for sale
UK: Gallo predicts a rough ride in 2010
Brown-Forman profit beats Street; narrows outlook
Winning Online is About Serving Your Audience, not Impressions
St. Helena Planners to consider new wine lab
New technologies play a crucial role in wine buyer decision process
NZ: Fears for Marlborough grape growers
Wine Tasting Sessions Could Stop Teen Drinking
This bicycle took consumers for a ride
Pierce's Disease: Protect Your Vineyard
Cornell offers wine camp this summer
Rock-solid vineyard
Food & Wine founders win James Beard Award
SJValley growers lead as grape supplier
Idaho winery's refill program a 'win, wine' situation
Wine grape industry recognizes growers, service and restaurants
Gerard Bertrand to star as the Semillons rise again
U.S. Ad Spending Down Nine Percent in 2009, Nielsen says
OH: Helena couple opens vineyard, winery
AZ: Winery builds stronghold in valley
Tennessee Wine Bill Stalls
TX: Dallas-area wineries taking advantage of new law
PROWEIN : Bordeaux Wines, RCR Vignobles & Châteaux : thinking outside the box
VinPerfect closes loan, gets Interim President
Cork Supply Engineers Breakthrough for Natural Corks
CT: Libertarians, taxers agree on wine sales
ME: Bill Clarifies Maine Wine-tasting Law
Americans hot for 'Menage a Trois'
PA: Couple's shared fantasy to open winery became reality
WineMcGee.com, Wine.com Create New Database
Digital wine labelstocks
MORE CHILE COVERAGE
Wines of Chile sets up UK quake appeal
Chilean vintners escape disaster
Chile Quake Rocks Its Booming Wine Industry
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| March 09, 2010 |
60 Minutes "French Paradox" Producer Dies
Gallo reveals 2010 plans for UK market
What the fake Pinot Noir scandal can do for Virginia's industry
Lower wine prices means more business at Bottega
Moderate drinking keeps women slim
Chile: Colchagua Wineries Battered But Unbowed
If Your Wine is Organic, Don't Tell Consumers
For California Vintners, It's Not Easy Being Green
China driving wine market
Rosemount bids for UK house wine market
Banker Rues 'Cinderella' Wine Valley Razed by Quake
Wine-tasting rooms go mobile
Fake Wine: Of Pinot Noir and Terroir
OZ: Italian vino outsells French
TN: Wine law unfair to grocers
SC: Republic Distributors expands
Another water project could divide the state
OZ: Constellation moves bottling jobs overseas
A New Luxury Wine in South Africa
Corporate Agribusiness Giant Goes Rogue
Wine Ghetto: Cheaper than a chateau
Wine and Testimony
WA: Winery marks International Women's Day
Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion?
Earnings Preview: Brown-Forman to post 3Q earnings
F. Lynn Blystone Retires from Tri-Valley
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| March 08, 2010 |
Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine
Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending
N. Coast Growers, regulators craft methods to manage frost water
Chile wineries update amount of losses
After Earthquake Chilean Wineries Count Damage, Trust Exports
Producers in denial as blight leaves some French white wines 'almost undrinkable'
AUSTRALIA: Headed for big things once more
Millennials: Youth is served
Vineyard breakthrough wins water start-up prize
Direct Shipping Licensing Updates
Wine Spat: Some Wineries In The West Are Taking Issue With Being Reviewed
Constellation to Shed Australian Jobs
Anti-binge drinking ads add to binge drinking
Napa supervisors back some changes to winery ordinance
'Pinotgate' controversy gives grape a bad name
UK: Laithwaites goes upmarket with new Vinopolis store
Winemakers, businesspeople at odds with wildlife officials in California
TX: Top wine fetches $120,000 at rodeo competition
Wine: Offices proposed for old Healdsburg winery
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| March 05, 2010 |
Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending
New operator revives foreclosed Sierra Foothills vineyard
Quake puts dent in Chile's wine business: "This could be the end for many growers."
Six arrested in Australian wine investment fraud
Super Tuscan turns to anti-counterfeiting technology
What do women think of your wine?
Italians introduce dealcoholised to combat alcohol abuse
Brixr.com, TinyBottles recreate tasting room experience at home
Demetria Estate Winery/DAZ Vineyards Files Chapt 11
OR: Recession hits Oregon wine industry
IBG Chooses New CEO
Bordeaux Index breaks January sales record
Thinking of Chile
Ancient Region, New Discovery
En Primeur 2009: silky tannins and generous fruit on the right bank
Foster's Eyes More Big Helgas, Fat Yaks Amid Switch
The Vintners Hall of Fame: a sweet celebration at the CIA
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) Names Diageo to Top 50
Jillian Johnson Phoenix Joins LAFFORT USA
Mayo Family Winery names Courtney McCauley sales director
Caroline Hoogenboom Joins Persimmon Creek
Huffman names Sonoma's Nicholson as Woman of the Year
Who's Broken Now?
Viognier thrives in Idaho
NC governor wants more info on liquor privatizing
Need for Wine Storage on the Rise
Letter From Paris: So Many Wines, So Little Time
Wisconsin bike Trek sues Marin wine Trek
Aussie wine drinkers keen on NZ sauvignon
Changed attitude towards boxed wine
Calif Wine Club Announces Golden Grape Awards
Bottle stoppers claim to keep your wine fresh, will it work?
SYSTEM BOOSTS WINE OUTPUT
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| March 04, 2010 |
Stevenot Brand Sale Closes, Munari Retains Winery
Chile wine industry losses near $1 billion
Chilean quake wrecks vineyards and wine stocks
Chile's Wine Industry Estimates $250 Million Loss
Calif Sierra snowpack above average
From war to wine: Helping North Coast vets find jobs
Hidden Costs of Direct Shipping Licensing
Tiny Bottles a Big Change for Wine Tasting?
EU Rules minimum alcohol pricing plans illegal
Champagne Roederer and why protecting your Luxury Wine Brand is Critical
Diageo's Chine acquisition could be start of larger expansion
UK: New wine fund targets €50 million
Tiger salamander gets state protection
Calif. salamander protection could affect farming
Foley Hires Kerry Manahan-Ehlow As COO
Cal Poly Wine Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Demand remains high for premium Napa Valley wines
Brazilian Winemakers Take Aim at U.S. Market
UK Increases fines for under-age sales
Harrisburg Community College puts wine on the curriculum
Paso Robles stakes claim for California wine tourists
Kiwi wine tempts new palates
OZ: Adelaide cork maker NuKorc in administration
Foley Signs With Inertia Beverage Group
BYOB to These Wine-Storage Facilities
The Vine Guy: Newton's Law of Wine
BC Wineries May Pay for Budget Shortfall
OR: German wine magnate strikes local partnership
NY Wineries fight plan to expand wine sales
Spanish winemakers following a different path
Wines of Carolina were not a moving experience
Kenya sees growth in grapes output
Farm water success stories
Napa Wine Briefs
Calif Increases Statewide Water Allocations
Water supply: so far, snow good
OH: Winery appeal loses most of its juice
Food for Thought: Wineries go green one bottle at a time
Calif Farmers Can Save Water, Money, Says Pacific Institute
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| March 03, 2010 |
Novato winery wins trademark case against Trek Bicycle
Chile: Earthquake Appeal Fund bank account set up
For more on Chilean quake, please scroll down.
Growing Asian wine demand refocusing sales
Wine country realtor Morgan Lane files bankruptcy
Groups Blast Westlands Attempt to Use Aqueduct as Sewer
Guilt-Based Anti-Alcohol Ads Can Backfire, Study Finds
International Vines Named Marketers of Marilyn Wines
California wineries selling at market bottom prices
Calif Ag Diesel Deadline Looms
Sonoma County supervisors rezone land for Graton winery project
Water allocations bring frustration as reservoirs rise
Tesco names new wine category manager
Sluggish economy has wine enthusiasts toasting good buys
Foster's adds new drops after wine cull
2010 Grand Harvest Awards: Competition Furthers Search for Terroir
Sonoma Wine Company Signs Contract with Winery Exchange, Adds New Services
2010 Virginia wine expo turns up surprises
OR: Movers and Shakers at Wine Industry Symposium
Putting pinot to paper
NY: Grocery store wine divides unions
Magnotta Winery announces management changes
VA: Legislature OKs tastings in ABC stores
New WSU AgWeatherNet products and monitoring locations to aid ag
AZ: Blood into Wine Movie Documents Wine Grower's Struggles
WV: Beer Tax Increase Dies in Legislature
Can German riesling wines be cellared?
Pernod set to stay ahead despite Diageo's China move
Promo Creates Wines of Washington Month
CT: Cows to chardonnay?
'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' presenter to run wine estate
Dominique Lafon takes on new consultancy
Opus One to host Masters of Wine exams
IA: Winery to come to West Branch
Whole Foods Takes Shoppers on Wine Walkabout
MORE ON CHILEAN QUAKE
Chilean wineries hard-hit by earthquake
Damage to Chilean wine industry not as bad as feared
Quake damages Chile's wineries, production delayed
Chilean wineries trying to assess damage
Quake threatens Chile fish, wine sectors
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| March 02, 2010 |
Chile: flights resume as wineries count the cost
Chile's biggest winemaker suspends production to assess damage
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Chilean Wine Industry
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Group cites "unsustainable" vineyards as one reason to halt Eel River diversions
Wine grapes and salmon at odds
Wine entrepreneur looks to sip success at World Cup
Scarce water has local farmers squaring off
Geneva gold vault now a safe home for vintage wine
Pinot Noir's Promised Land
Letting a Grape Be a Grape
New Zealand expects small vintage decline
Becoming Winemaker Rolando Herrera
MO: Campus winery taste tests experimental varieties
Red wine component pill successful during heart attacks
WA: Samples of Wine May Be Available At Farmers' Markets Soon
Alcoholic drinks no barrier to PET
OZ: Wine group plans $15m hotel complex
NZ: Two Kiwis are doing their best to improve Marlborough's image
Seeking Closure: Screw Caps vs. Corks Technical Tasting
OR: Local restaurant serves wine on tap
UT: New wine and liquor stores must carry 'state' tag
NY: Wineries oppose governor's plan to see wine in supermarkets
NE: Winery honors determination of ancestors
MORE CHILE EARTHQUAKE NEWS
Chilean Wine Industry Damaged by Quake
Chilean earthquake: wineries reaction
Vina Concha y Toro on Chilean earthquake
Chile: Earthquake Appeal Fund bank account set up
Chilean Wineries Suffer Losses too
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| March 01, 2010 |
Wine regions devastated by Chile quake
Earthquake hits Chilean wine regions
Chilean earthquake: wineries, tanks, bottles damaged or destroyed
"New Frugality" May Be Enduring Feature of Post-Recession Economy
World wine consumption expected to continue growing
Economy hits wine drinkers, but inexpensive wines might just be cheapskates
Copia employees finally get paid
Winebow Appoints Jon Moramarco as President
Pinot Noirgate: Gallo should have known
Wine: A bluffer's guide to bluff blends
Globally, Consumers traded down in 2009
Diageo To Become Majority Shareholder In China JV
Hong Kong a hot market for Calif. wines
Occasional binges may undo alcohol's heart benefits
Restaurant Index shows optimistic expectations
Foster's Posts Lowest First-Half Profit in 4 Years
Why an Italian Luxury Wine goes to En Primeur Tasting in Bordeaux?
'09 great year for grapes
Setbacks in Wine Country
Off-premise sales linked to rates of violence in U.S.
A truce in the water wars
Fortune Brands Live Webcast Advisory
Bank study sees more – and more creative – online wine
NY: WINE WAR Under lobbies' influence
Vintners hoping for years of success at Vino Piazza
Napa Supervisors to hear arguments on winery event rule
We need common sense on county wine law
Behind the vague name claret, some good Northwest wines
OR: Winery legislation 'levels the playing field'
OR: Wine bill passes to mixed review
Bonus Rains could mean a Banner Year for Mexican Wines
OZ: Breaking through wine's glass ceiling
Magnotta Winery Corporation Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
Central European Distribution Corporation Announces Full Year 2009 Results; Updates 2010 Outlook
Small Wine Brand Takes Big Risks and Gets Hot Fast
Golden Dragon Holdings, Inc. Exhibits in Wine China Exhibition
Grape expectations for climate change
NY: Winery, town battle over meaning of 'agricultural'
S. African Wine Producers Oppose Mining Plan
Maryland cans direct-to-home wine deliveries
Sainsburys named world's top Fairtrade supermarket
Wine Road presents 32nd annual Barrel Tasting
South Australian Wine Industry Council releases five-year plan
MO: MU wine institute to host tasting today
How that cork in your wine bottle helps forests and biodiversity
Bolgheri DOC: the begining of the Super Tuscans
PRHS Vine Pruning wins big at state FFA competition
Sterling Vineyards Will Provide Wines for 82nd Academy Awards Viewing Party
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| February 26, 2010 |
Lawsuit Claims Gallo and French Supplier Mislabeled Fake Pinot Noir to Deceive
Diageo Sees US iPhone Users, Women as Boon to Price
Drinks firms eye Chinese temptations
Water for food: It’s not the farmer, says new research
Ancient Wine Press Found in Israel Likely Sent Exports to Egypt
The Couponing Opportunity
OZ: Olive product diversification on the increase
US government plans action on 'Red Bicyclette' affair
Taste This. What Is It?
Senator says feds back down from proposal that would have restricted wine export
Concha y Toro takes profits hit
NY: Vintner Promotes Supermarket Wine Sales
Alcohol tax is an idea for a later date: Bloomberg
First R1000 ($130+) Pinotage released
NY: Winery Owner Challenges Grocery Wine Sale
Santa Lucia Highlands' Winegrowers to Hold 4th Annual Gala
When life hands you lemons
Unique urban wine spots
TX: 2010 prospective wine-grape growers workshops set
Paso Robles: The best wine region you may not know
UK: Concha Y Toro chooses KN Drinks Logistcs
Rhone Rangers of California's Central Coast
Big deal investors at Kunde and 585 Wine Partners; Sonoma hosts big-deal food
Rollercoaster history of wine in Michigan recounted during winemaker gathering
Frozen Vines (and Fingers) Yield a Sweet Reward
NY: Winery owners fight New Paltz ruling
There's more to wine country than 'juice'
Cuvee Excellence award for NOTL grower
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| February 25, 2010 |
Traps set statewide for destructive grapevine moth
Westlands district quits state water association
Christies looks to year ahead
The Argument for Boxed Wine
WA: Wine Tasting at Farmers Markets?
UK: Naked Wines announce 5-million-pound fund for winemakers
Petrus takes on with Lafite in Asia
UK: Blossom Hill invests in Pinot Grigio boom
Wine snobs in a titter over fake pinot grapes
TTB on MISLABELED FRENCH WINE
European spirit producers tackle alcohol misuse
Drinkaware funds rugby-based alcohol education
State Fair volunteer group offers money for college
A new generation rises at Navarro Vineyards
Biagi Bros. fined for emissions violations
UK: Air-raid shelter becomes fine wine storage facility
Tapanappa attempts to repair Australian fine wine image
$1.9 million spent on wine futures at Napa Valley Premiere auction
Diageo: For Donors to Governors' Associations, Cash Buys a Seat at the Table
Virginia Wine Expo at Greater Richmond Convention Center
Defining wineries as agriculture brings balance to Napa Valley
More than grapes in Napa Valley?
NC: Grand jury subpoenas county ABC employees
OH: Grand River wineries ready for Ice Wine Festival
VA: Fairfax County neighbors seeing red over Clifton winery
Protecting our water requires supporting advocacy groups
Vinea takes on new role for the Swiss wines
Can't fight the call of the vines
Wine Master Cellars Unveils Six New Wine Storage System Finishes
Wine Enthusiasts to Sample the Next Great Grapes of Missouri
SC bill would allow people to sample beer
St. Helena: the book
Joe and Jennifer Montana's Wine Country villa
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| February 24, 2010 |
Heritage Bank - Major wine, small business lender told to tighten practices
US wine industry reeled in 2009, wary of 2010
January Retail Sales Continue Slow Road to Recovery, Says NRF
Fresh calls for branded varietal French wines
UFW President Slams California Water Bond
Obama Administration Details Healthy Food Financing
Carlo Rossi heads to India (good article, annoying pop-ups)
Two Colorado vintners bag invitations to Paris tasting
The Importance of the Central Coast to the California Wine Industry
Oregon Expects Wine Surplus
Portuguese 'umbrella brand' unveiled
Once insiders-only talk, clones make a splash on labels
New EU organic logo may cause confusion
Northern Virginia Winery Uses Social Media to Thrive in a Tough Economy
NZ: Wineries expect lower grape harvest
LANCASTER ESTATE WELCOMES JESSE KATZ AS NEW WINEMAKER
London Wine Fair Promotes support
Mont Tauch targeted by Chinese counterfeiters
Romanian Winegrowers launch new site
Twitter, Facebook Help Restaurants Communicate With Patrons
WINE & LAW IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - SUMMER COURSE
Golden Dragon Holdings, Inc. Sends 1st Wine Shipment to Beijing
Cheviot Kirribilly Vineyard suspended
10 Questions for Stuart Smith of Smith-Madrone Winery
NY: Seneca Lake Wineries Impose New System To Weed Out Unruly Customers
California's historical grape with a mission
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| February 23, 2010 |
One in three French regional wines a sham
Bumper Californian crop puts pressure on high-end
France suffers record Champagne and Cognac declines
Sharp fall in Champagne shipments
Morgan Stanley Lowers Q4 EPS Estimates For Constellation Brands
$40K settles search lawsuit of retired Gallo exec
Italian vintner likens wine to men who improve with age
Democratic lawmakers call on Senator Feinstein to retract water proposal
Feinstein water plan crucial for farmers
Farmworkers against California water bond
B.C. wineries savour chance to showcase product to the world
OZ: Barons of Barossa declare 2010 vintage
Jeanjean and Laroche Wines: A successful Strategy is all about Momentum
Shedding Light on Wine Flavor
RIOJA: Roads less travelled
Glass Wine Bottles Strike Back. In the Wrong Direction
Banfi Vintners to Import Australian Chateau Tanunda
S African Wine farmers in shock over plan to reopen mines
NY'ers favor wine sales from grocers
TX: Retailers, restaurants push for Nov election on Dallas beer,wine sales
Natural selection theory
VA: Wineries toast planning commission revisions
Canadian Winery the fruit of couple's labour
Raising a glass to a French revolution
OZ: Families forge pact to promote local wines
A toast to a B.C. wine
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| February 22, 2010 |
North Coast Growers, buyers look for ways to work out contracts
South Africa overtakes France in market share
Foster's CEO says company selling non-essential wine assets
Foster's Says Has Had No Beer, Wine Approaches
Chile: Vina Casa Silva goes organic
Alcohol is a great investment
OZ: Bumper grape harvest
Pointing fingers in Pinotgate
UK: Diageo steers drinkers towards supermarkets instead of the pub
Wine Sales Soar at Premiere Napa Valley Barrel-Futures Auction
How the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition
NY: Wine in grocery stores debated at wine conference
Grape/Wine Conference Eyes N.Y. Industry
NY wine, grape industry honors area residents, others
Two Napa wineries recognized for superior hillside care
WSU professor's grapevine textbook already a bestseller
OZ: Vineyard calls for cash
Real-life stories about Napa's winery law
Water plan may harm cities, fish
Big plans for smaller wineries
Ontario: Levy splits Niagara's wineries
Wine Adviser From the supermarket many, a few wines could be chosen
IL: Winery numbers up, wine production down
Saving Napa agriculture to maintain balance
Binge drinking found higher in Sonoma County than state
OR: Visionary drives Willamette Valley Vineyards
Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival, March 19-21, 2010 Offers Thrilling Enhancements
Red Car sees pinot as Graton's future
Keep on trocken
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| February 19, 2010 |
Champagne discounting will damage image for years
Constellation Bought Pinot From Gallo's Supplier But Says Wine Tested Genuine
Constellation Responds to French Pinot Noir Issue
Rabobank to buy Napa Community Bank
Altria Holding on to St. Michelle
Franzia orchestrated coup at 585 Wine Partners
The Best Way to Enjoy Wine: Try Overpaying
Fake Pinot: It's easy to look like a plonker in the world of wine
UK: Constellation, Gallo pull out of London Wine Fair
OZ: Organic and biodynamic wine defy industry surplus
Calif. Voters Ready to Flush $11 Billion Water Bond (Scroll down for more water news)
Industry veteran opens social media and direct-to-consumer consultancy
WA: Wine gala benefits scholarships, endowment
Telemarketing Works for Wineries
Pernod chasing value over volumes
Maisons Marques & Domaines Expands Moueix Alliance, Sells Petrus in U.S.
Lion Nathan USA Appoints Steve Myers as General Manager
Latest South American Wine Investment News
New Prosecco laws start to bite
Canada: Big wineries fighting new provincial tax
Iconic Brands/ICNB Signs Wholesale Agreement with Stoller Wholesale Wine & Spirits Inc.
OZ: Margaret River wine industry receives grant for ecommerce development
2009 German Wine Market: Slight growth in values, marginal decline in volumes
OZ: Buyers slow to take up vineyards
IndianWine.com in a chat with Michael Carter, Trade Commissioner, Australia
Napa Vintners Hall of Fame class of 2010
MD: Merchants upset over death of wine shipping bill
NC: Pricey dinner for ABC board costs liquor company $6000 in fines
Funding for Illinois wineries could face uphill battle
NY: Thorpe Vineyard: A Surprising Success
Virgin Wines helps fund South African school
Climate Change Seen Bringing Bonanza for English Wine
NY: Weather impacts 2009 Ice Wine production
New Yorkers win special wine awards at Unity Banquet
On Asimov's Tail
B.C. winery leads the eco-bottle charge
Liquid gold
PA: Winery Brings New Taste to Downtown Chambersburg
Stone Grange Winery has shut up shop after mounting deficits
INSZoom hosts Power Users Group meet in Napa Valley
UC Davis Wine Executive Program March 21-25 Blends Business and Science of Winemaking
New Video Highlights California Sustainable Winegrowing
Canada Invests in Wine Access Magazine
The Urban Winery: A Dream Relocated
Noted French winemaker releases spectacular Napa/Lake County reds
MORE WATER NEWS
Water system overhaul struggling, poll finds
Water bond vote may be paddling upstream, Schwarzenegger admits
Agreement Reached on Klamath River
Oregon, California sign deal aimed at ending Klamath water wars
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| February 18, 2010 |
Too good to be cru? Recent wine frauds
Fred Franzia takes over at Sonoma's 585 Wine Partners
Grgich Hills reorganizes its sales structure
Wine exec named Business Administration Dean at CSU Stanislaus
Santa Rosa group acquires interest in Kunde winery
Vintage Wine Estates takes minority stake in Kunde
Central Coast Inn foreclosure leaves wedding deposits in limbo
Supersized Cheval Blanc smashes auction estimates
Diageo CEO says bling is out, premiumization alive
Bordeaux en primeur: high quality but too pricey?
Echoing Rival, Pernod Ricard Says Some Markets Recovering
French wine exports plunge by a fifth
Foley Family Wines Signs With Inertia Beverage Group
Wine May Fight Cancer, But How?
DRC 2007: An incomparable and low-yielding vintage
NY: Vineyards, wineries would be helped by change in law
A Note Of Pinot Fraud With A Sour Aftertaste
Hong Kong Signs Agreement to Speed Up Wine Exports to China
UK: Fine wine profile: Bid for Wine
Sonoma wineries a study in contrasts
Exchange rates hit Pernod profits
Diageo CEO Says Leaning Toward Emerging Markets
New threat to France: the New New World
Cause for complaint - Diageo's Paul Walsh
Fish out of water?
NY: Wine industry convention draws hundreds to Rochester
Kiwi wine 'dependable but unchallenging'
TX: Fort Worth winery and wine bar gets taste of success
Cork'd and VinoVisit Announce Partnership
CO: Two bills aimed at loosening rules on sales of beer, wine, spirits
50 Ways of Updating Facebook for Wineries
Remembering the Martini Barbera and cabernet sauvignons
NY grapes shine in Rochester ice wine competition
Industry groups weigh in on Napa weddings, business meetings
Say again why we should "Save the Wine Column"?
Napa Valley struggles to escape “time warp”
Local company researches, sells iconic Napa Valley wine collection
Pain in Spain could fall on British companies
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| February 17, 2010 |
French execs convicted for selling fake "Pinot" to Gallo
Legal sanctions against Joseph Phelps Vineyards Confirmed
Rabobank announces new agribusiness analyst
Winter Olympics, Champagne and Ice Wine: and the winner is...
W.J. Deutsch-Renwood Legal War Worthy Of A Grisham Novel
What's really in that wine bottle?
Next Steps in Direct Shipping: Refining State Laws
Parents warned that ‘sip of wine’ is bad for kids
Bankruptcy seen as growth area for lawyers
Foster's to Invest in Core and Luxury Brands
Why gen Y might not save Foster's
Endangered Species Act Blamed for Water Woes of Calif Agriculture
Putting brand BC on a wine bottle
OZ: Grape growers seek government support
NZ: January bulk wine exports down
Reasons for high BC wine prices explained
Deadlines near for vineyard funds in MD, marketing grants in ND
OZ: Tax is another blow for winegrape growers
Southern Wine & Spirits Bolsters National Accounts Capabilities
WA: Winery to restore Spokane's landmark Cliff House
OK: No Vote on Grocery wine measure
UK: Percy Fox to distribute Yellow Tail
Try the Red: Napa Learns to Sell
On Wine: Trinchero Family Estates
NZ: Council to tax wine industry for 'problems'
Sonoma County ag officials in quest for grapevine moth
In pictures: China's wine industry
Idaho rejects liquor-sampling plan
SD: Tasting sessions give a relaxed look at wines for the Grape Gals
Directory showcases Iowa's growing wineries, breweries
The So’Light launch at Vinisud
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| February 16, 2010 |
Hearst throws its name into the wine business
Tuscan winemakers see glut, crisis, rivals draining 2010
Chile's wine exporters feel the economic squeeze
Wine Unit Hurts Foster's
Foster's says keeping options open on wine unit
Israeli Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Wine Press
Cornell Wine Program Teaches Tangible Skills
Weyrich says bridal refunds are on the way
UK: WSTA tells Treasury tax on alcohol has gone too far
California's grape bounty may lead to lower wine prices
Welcome to California: Bargainland
2009 great year for grapes
Wine shops in states with supermarket sales – three views
Foster’s Posts Lowest First-Half Profit in 4 Years
Welcome to California: Bargainland
Big Ag's Power Couple Banking On Brown, Feinstein
WSU seminars to help develop wine smarts
California wine retailers pursue suit to pry open Texas market
First New York ice wine competition held at RIT
NJ: Give a tasting to winery bill
"Goode Job" winner takes a new gig
2009 great year for grapes
NY: Wine Industry Gathers Wednesday
Delta tunnel gets closer look for shipping Delta water
2010 International Wine & Spirit Competition in November
Recession slows 2009 US liquor sales: Trade group
Foster’s optimistic US wine market near bottom
Brothers charged in assault on Finger Lakes winery owner
Editorial: Peace in water wars is a way off
Q&A with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Foster's H1 profit loses fizz on beer, wine
Vineyards try health drinks to squeeze more from the grapes
Sustainable development pioneer Val d’Orbieu presents eco-design stand at Vinisud
Innovation, investment and insights prove key for Diageo in the Americas
J Vineyards & Winery Certified as a 'Green Winery'
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| February 15, 2010 |
Wine glut prompts changes in Napa Valley (Caution: Great article, feloniously annoying ads.)
Farm Press: Economy, imports strike Calif wine grapes
Liquor store privatization could be boon for Big Booze
UK: Drinks may face mandatory health warnings
China overtakes UK as top Castel export destination
Social Media: The New Battleground For American Agriculture
Diageo to comply with labeling guidelines by December 2012
UK: Marks and Spencer's Italian pink fizz seized
UK: Woeful January retail figures
War Over Water: North State Group Sues Government
Sen Dianne Feinstein's fishy water idea (Scroll down for more water news)
Third Cakebread elected Napa Valley Vintners board president
Major donors to 2nd District State Senate District Candidates.
Facebook site urges people to "Save the Wine Column"
OZ: Winery to continue trading: receiver
UK: WSTA response to Government report on labelling
Diageo to comply with labeling guidelines by December 2012
Ross Valley Winery offers Lug-a-Jug
UK: Drinks may face mandatory health warnings
Napa tourism district gains favor
New Riesling 'taste profile' introduced in US
Horde at ZAP tasting proves zinfandel's appeal
NZ: Ex-Winery Site Calls For Imagination And Vision
How to start a garage boutique winery
NJ: Gloucester County wineries await chance to ship out
Nicolas Feuillatte launches new rose
Texas wine industry gets a new crop of grape growers
NV: Taste experimental wines at viticulture class
Diageo boss raises pressure on Government over tax regime
Lodi area wineries step up their presentation
TX: Local Winery, Its Customers Fall Victim To Fraud
Napa doesn't want, need Stanly Ranch resort
Ahmed hails Portuguese whites
HI: No cheers greet BYOB biLl
TX: Hotels offer special sips with custom wine crushes
MORE CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Circling the drain? Sacramento salmon numbers down as delta pumping fight heats up
Change rules to water farms, families not fish
Saving delta fish doesn't save Valley farms
California farmers say proposed water rules will cost too much
Insight: Ruling to save tiny fish aids salmon
NextEra, California City call truce in water war over solar power plant
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| February 12, 2010 |
Red Wine's Role in New Cancer Therapy
How Microsoft wants you to order a drink at the bar
Constellation denies campaign donation tied to wine debate
TESCO brings innovation on Wine shelves
Laithwaites offers Lafite for £5
Nielsen Study Reveals Positive Consumer Trends for Merlot
Diageo: The Trend Continues Down
Diageo stands its ground on minimum pricing (scroll down for more Diageo news)
Huge Scotch hootch heist
Sacramento River Fall Salmon Run Reaches New Record Low
Sen. Feinstein Steps Into Calif.'s Farmers vs. Fish Fight With Jobs Bill Rider
The Hidden Costs of Expanding Your Direct Shipping Program
Drinks Business Green Awards - the winners
Twitter Taste Live event to focus on 4 Finger Lakes sparkling wines
Wall Street Chokes On Mixed Profits From Restaurant
Bordeaux 2009: will hype translate into sales?
Champagne, Advertising, and the Problem with Principles
UK wine trade banks on Valentine's Day Champagne sale
First Scottish wine to be produced
Countries join forces to promote Mosel wine
NZ Pinot Noir classification announced
OZ: Iconic Hunter vineyards saved
From rock 'n' roll to health care to growing grapes on Mt. Veeder
Aussie Wine Named World's Best New 'Green' Drink
Benovia Winery Welcomes Nick Finarelli
Wine Industry Network Continues to Gain Momentum
Give proposed winery law change a chance
UK: Templar Vintners: two arrests made
March conference to focus on making high-quality wine
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Commissions Vendemmia d’Artista For 2007 Vintage
Ontario wine industry needs to find itself
NEW LAW'S CRITICS HAVE NOTHING TO CHEER
Iconic Brands/ICNB Announces Danny DeVito's Organic Prosecco
ID: State liquor director opposes privatizing stores
Former Castel UK MD takes Sopexa top spot
Red wine, dark chocolate kill cancer
The taste of American Fine Wine Competition
Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery named 'hot' California winery and brand
Top wine destinations named
Grapevine pruning contest brings out the 'best of the best'
Maui's wine and Big Isle coffee score
MORE DIAGEO
Diageo's Tax Threat
Diageo and Unilever sound alarm bells over UK taxes
Diageo Plans To Raise Marketing Spend In Second Hal
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| February 11, 2010 |
Drouhin launches affordable Oregon label in UK
UK: Hallgarten Druitt buys Novum Wines
China report highlights impressive growth opportunities
Delta pumps ratchet back today
Legislative Updates From Free The Grapes
Michaela Rodeno Elected to Haas School Hall of Fame
Chateau on market amid downturn
French Winemaker Derenoncourt Launches First Calif Wine
Aussie producer bemoans bulk wine "dealers"
Selling Wine in India: Reality and Strategy
Ornellaia auctions limited-edition bottles
2009 GRAPE CRUSH COVERAGE
Ciatti Company Comments On Near-record Calif Grape Crush
Sonoma County's grape crop rose by 25% in 2009
A bumper crop for California wine — or is it?
2009 harvest swelled by chardonnay
California's 2009 grape harvest 2nd-largest in history
SLO Grape harvest crushes 2009 expectations
Napa County harvest up, prices stable in ‘09
Bumper harvest but buyers in doubt
Future of California wine industry is in the crush
Cornell Teaches Cool Climate Winemaking
Cal Poly Wine Releases New White Blend
Chateau on market amid downturn
16 Million Bottles of Sour Grapes: World's Worst Wine Scam
Specialty Wine Retailers Association Seeks End To Legal Harassment of Texas Wine Consumers & Retailers
Bordeaux launches new carbon reduction system
Delux Burger Bar Lives Up To Its Name
Vintners Hall of Fame induction planned
Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion
Lloyd Flatt’s Cellar to be Sold at Sotheby’s
OZ: One-third of vines 'should be grubbed up'
Harvesting Profits In Argentina's Wine Country
TN: Nashville Prepares for a wine-in-grocery store vote
NY: Paterson ups fee to aid wine-in-markets plan
NY Gov: Taxes, Fees to Close Budget, MTA Deficits
Canada: Producers have Olympic hopes
Private Label Alcohol Growth Continues
Drinks company Diageo H1 profits down 10 pct
Diageo Profit Misses Estimates as Premium Spirits Sag
Diageo Forecasts Second-Half Growth
Diageo profit drops 10% as U.S. sales decline
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| February 10, 2010 |
Asimov: The Case of Gallo's Fake Pinot, or Thousands of Cases of It
New Calif law strict on surface water diversion
Wine Industry Veterans Murphy & Averill Launch New Company
Sudden appearance of smelt curtails CVP pumping
Hermès and LVMH: Thoughts for Luxury Wine Estates
UK wine industry given EU boost
Jacob’s Creek paints future for Australia
Backlash against social media gathers steam
Cornell's Enology School Takes Shape
Leading figures to appear at inaugural Champagne Summit
OZ: Crops and prices crash
Wine Innovation 2010 is taking entries now
UK: Redundancies announced at Thierry's
Yellow Tail wine donation to HSUS incurs farmers’ wrath
Corporates don't understand fine wine
Diageo 1H Operating Profit Seen +4.8%
Make Your Own Wine Label Event
Cork Mouse Charges Itself
PL360 Beverage Partners Launches with a Unique Approach to Brand Building
Chianti Classico divorce papers come through
Winemakers brave the cold for ice wine
Schwarzenegger tours World Ag Expo on opening day
KY: Bill allowing winery expansion advances
Visiting Sonoma County? There's an app for that
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| February 09, 2010 |
Fizz falls flat as 2009 brings 9% drop for Champagne
Nielsen: "New Normal" Impacts Alcohol Beverages
International Wine & Spirit Competition Announces Tasting Changes for 2010
Berrys predicts spectacular Bordeaux 2009
The Future of Luxury Wine
Fresno Judge Halts Protection Plan For Winter Run Chinook
Groups Sue to Block Giant Westlands Backroom Water Deal
Ernst Loosen raises Oregon profile with new winery deal, auction
Chinese New Year: Red wines bridge cultures for Valentine's Day
IN: Microbreweries fight for winery rights
Cork industry gears up for €20m campaign
Coppola's Pop-Top Wine
Texas and Texoma Wine--Billion Dollar Industry
SF's Crushpad "virtual" winery moving to Napa's Silverado Trail
Fortune Brands, Inc.: Fortune Brands Declares Regular Dividend
UK: London Wine Fair Sparkles at 30 with Wine Gang selection
Brown Forman Upgraded to Buy
Bring water back home to Kern River
Judge's ruling brightens California's water picture
NY: Wine bill to be quashed
Should NYS grocery stores sell wine?
FL: FAMU Vineyard Workshop
Tulare gets ready to host World Ag Expo once again
German Wine Institute launches intern initiative
Indians 'want sweeter wines'
The relationship between price and quality of wine
Dave Batt Tapped to Lead Mendocino Wine Producers
WI: "BYOB" laws cause controversy, confusion
Beer Is Good for Your Bones? Well, Maybe.
Survey indicates majority of wine shoppers would use self-service wine info kiosks
Yellow+Blue Wines go a Shade Greener
OZ: NSW wine production overtakes SA
States Look to the Bottle
Extreme winemaking
NY: Peconic Bay's 'Sono Rinata' Brings First North Fork Brandy To Life
CO: Convenience Stores Seek New Tactic in Liquor-Sale Bill Fight
Leading Croatian wine producers eyeing the Chinese market
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| February 08, 2010 |
New Book, "Water," Flawed By Factual Errors
Billionaire Koch Expects More Fake-Wine Lawsuits in 2010
ViewPoint: Gallo Taken for a Ride on Red Bicyclette
WineZap Names Ten Most Popular Wines in 2009
WA: Everett rethinks boutique wineries
Napa Firms Working to make wastewater ponds go away
Nielsen Healthy Eating Index Debuts
Charles Roy Dies
An Interview with one of Mexico's Premier Winemakers
NY: Wine in grocery stores subject of Feb. 19 seminar
NY Wine industry leaders to gather
UK: Changing of the guard at Oddbins
Marino named marketing manager for V. Sattui Winery
Some Cash-Strapped States Weigh Selling Their Liquor Monopolies
Second-generation vineyard now award-winning winery
WA: Consumers shift to value vintages for wine
New Zealand 'could lose top slot'
MD: Conway rules out end to wine-shipment ban
Oregon's quality pinots join the bargain ranks
WA: Grapegrowers to fight research cuts
Gallo duped in one of wine world's biggest cons
Aussies lead vineyard innovation
Paso Robles: Wine country with a rural feel
OZ: Brian Croser blames big business for wine industry problems
Demystifying the Institute of Masters of Wine
Wineries seek to become sustainable
Lake County - a low-rent Napa for vintners
Wine packaging venture takes aim at just-in-time needs
Diageo to offer little cheer after weak sales
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| February 05, 2010 |
Brunello wine makers use texts to ensure authenticity
Champagne and Cognac sales hit LVMH profits
Jobs to go at Piper-Heidsieck
Central Valley Water Pump Wars Continue on Capitol Hill
Rioja looks east with expansion plans
US pledges to aid exporters
Weyrich's financial woes continue
Inn foreclosure leaves wedding deposits in limbo
Weyrich says Villa Toscana wedding deposits are in the bank
Chinese consumers “waking up” to imported wine – but find it difficult to understand
Cornell Expert Says New, fairer bill could help NY state and industry
Aussies lead vineyard innovation
Wine critics' advice is unchallenged bunk
NJ Bill passed to allow direct shipment of wine
Scheid Vineyards Inc. Reports 3rd Quarter Results
Don't flood market
Calif Spring Ag Outlook
Sparkling line-up for LIWF Top 100
Two Renowned Wine Regions Join Effort to Protect Place Names
Dan Berger on Joe Montana's Villa
CAWG Celebrates 36 Years of Serving Grape Growers
Fire crews respond to two fires at a winery in one week
Raisin Marketing Board to move HQ to downtown Fresno
NY Gov. Says wine and grape foundation money well spent
Puerto Rico's Diageo Rum Duel with the Virgin Islands
Maynard James Keenan Turns Blood Into Wine
Charmer Sunbelt Appoints Key Executives
ND starts grant program for wineries
Premiere Napa Valley sells out
Liquor store owners resist Kansas compromise on beer
Recently released market study: Constellation Brands, Inc.
Owning a Vineyard, an Interview with the Shadicks
Carneros conditions ripe for a crisp, clear pinot noir from Artesa
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| February 04, 2010 |
U.S. restaurant count declines
Unsold US fine wine stock returns to Bordeaux
Jeanjean and Michel Laroche form France's largest quality wine group
Big changes on tap for California wine industry
Charges brought in Fake Pinot Noir-Gallo Red Bicyclette scandal
Lobbyists Help Smooth the Way for Huge Tax Break for Diageo
NJ: Senate panel to vote on reviving deliveries from wineries to doorsteps
NJ: Wine Lovers Needed At Direct Shipping Hearing
2008 Burgundy en primeur: an analysis
IL: Fire destroys Spring Pond Winery
Canada: Feds invest in St. Catharines winery
Napa Trade groups clash over changes to law governing wine events, tastings
Donations pour in for Wine for Haiti fundraiser
Resveratrol Protects Lungs
Sustainable practices may grow wine sales
NY: Some Wine With That?
Lake County wines have strong showing in Chronicle wine competition
Screwcaps from the land of cork
OZ: Challenger first-half profit dips, shares soar
Cockburn’s of Leith rescued from administration
The Sampler to offer Bordeaux 2009 public tastings
Carneros conditions ripe for a crisp, clear pinot noir
Winery honours Hazel McCallion with private labels
MI: Growers to buy Leelanau winery
Diageo rebuffs Swiss offer to exempt top 200 executives from income tax
Southern Promotes Barranco to National Director of Training
Washington liquor may have more holiday mall shops
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| February 03, 2010 |
California exports hit by UK decline
Religious fundamentalists need to drink wine again
Distilled Spirits Review: Industry Proves Recession Resilient in 2009
Diageo Offered Swiss Tax Deal
Study Says Drinking with Your Kids Doesn't Prevent Abuse
NM: Credit theft sours winery experience
Spanish wine magazine Sibaritas folds, Guía Peñin to go online
White House Refutes Claims of Napa Wine Train Waste
Obama's budget does little to aid Valley's water woes
WA: State Senator Introduces Bill to Stop “Stealth” Tax Hikes
Constellation Brands beats Street but beer fizzles
Fortune Brands Declares Regular Dividend
Bidders interested in stricken Scottish wine merchant
Andresky: Mistake set off white zinfandel's big boom
How liquor wholesalers hobble consumer choice
At Zinfandel Tasting, 2007 Shines but 2008 Is a Mixed Bag
Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Lodi Grape Day
WA: Wine convention to bring 160 vendors to Toyota Center
Economy unsettles grape growers and wine marketers
Minimum pricing for alcohol is against common sense: Decanter
It's pruning season in the vineyard
Napa County, American Canyon pitch their virtues to travel writers
Virginia vs California Wines: Closing the Gap
Green charter for Bordeaux producers
New Calif law boosts sales at some tasting rooms
Wine has major role in American history
Trend Spotter Sees Continued Upward Momentum on Diageo
Making High-Tech Aircraft Parts with... Cork
Pasadena Pinot Fest Wines Guests and Benefits Children's Charity
OZ: Meredith to hand over wine wholesale business to Brown Bros
Biodynamic, organic winery finds new uses for bottles and corks
GA: Snellville to fight ruling on Sunday alcohol sales
Winemaker Launches Free Online Calculator
Beverage alcohol major signs up with Adrenalin
Wines imbued with post-apartheid struggle
New wineries in Spain still have old roots
Wine Country Getaways Joins the VinoVisit Marketing Network
WA: Vitae Springs winery grows along with family
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| February 02, 2010 |
OZ: Chemical trespass in Central Otago grape industry serves as a wakeup call
Key Weyrich properties go to lender in auction
The pinot noir of 2009? It's from New Zealand
SF Mayor Newsom won't really work in a wine store - maybe at a winery, though
Bordeaux wine industry rallies to survive in US
Hong Kong auctions begin with a bang
RIP: Cult Cabernet?
South African Wine increases market share
NV: Lindsay Price pops the cork at Laguna Champagne Bar
NY congressman talks Napa wine, Middle East politics
NY: A new round over wine plan
UC Davis spring viticulture courses
Wolf Blass launches sporting themed campaign
NC: Sampson creates framework to allow wineries
New field-burning rules too costly, vineyards say
The glass is half-empty for premium-priced Cabernet
Mare Island wine arsonist sentencing delayed
Lawmakers' unreported gifts, fines at a glance
Remember Darryl Beeson, The Wine Guy
Walgreens now selling beer and wine at a location near you
Brown-Forman distiller named chairman of distillers group
The cost of popping the cork
Clink Wines forges new Australian partnership
Recession slows 2009 US liquor sales
Back Roads Wineries donate to Loaves & Fishes in Paso
Moet thinks pink
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| February 01, 2010 |
California is digging out of recession say top economists
IHA Report: Consumer Spending Increased Slightly in 2009
eWinery expands as industry seeks more direct sales
Napa County's legal troubles tied to the value of land
Economic roundtable shows Napa Valley hasn't shaken the effects of the recession
Toasting the Future of China's Wine Industry
Why California wines aren't selling
Napa County gearing up to battle vineyard moth
Wines of Germany launches buy direct website
Inspirational Marketing for Wineries
Consumer Coupon Use up 27 Percent in '09
Dan Leese to Leave 585 Wine Partners
Proposed canal would quench Baja wine valley
Scotland's oldest wine merchant goes into administration
Winery group seeks 'Sonoma Co.' label law
$8 Million Raised at Naples Wine Festival for Charity
Napa's Lean times continue
Viticulture briefs
Vintage wine dealer Cockburns calls time on history
Portuguese cork gets wings as stoppers war rages on
RJ Kelly: How we navigated the water scene in 2009
Barefoot set for European and UK push with Chapter
Expand wine sales in NY
NC: No more free meals: ABC makes new rule after incident
Salmon Water Now Exposes Big Ag's Manipulation of Delta Water Policy
Wine Thief
Big potential seen for NZ wine in Hong Kong
Hildreth Ranch Vineyards & Orchards: Five generations farming in Mendocino
Napa Sonoma Store Closes, But Not Because of Economy
Book details SB County viticulture movement
Napa Wine Train has been no stranger to controversy
Wineries push to 'modernize' image
Shipping laws leave much to whine about
Factbox: Key facts about cork and its use
Cohn honored for benefit winery concerts
Passion for vino leads Michael Matthews to open Virginia wine bar
A nod to Niels: Paso Robles Wine Industry Person of the Year
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| January 29, 2010 |
IBG Funding - Investor Update From CEO Jansen
Major New Study: Mediterranean diet good for the heart
Frugal Habits to Continue in 2010 and Beyond
Grape growing, fish protection clash in California
Washington wine industry continues growth
Plant flavanoid may help prevent leukemia
Aussie crush down but exports rise
Family Winemakers of California Elects Leadership for 2010
Foreign wine invades Aussie market
OZ: Winemaker has a ball as cockatoos flee
What's in a Name?
Wine industry looks back on brutal 2009, uncertain '10
Unified Panelists Stress Social Media
TESCO brings innovation on Wine shelves
The Peugeot Rechargeable Electric Wine Opener
NY: Calhoun to governor: Cork the supermarket wine sales proposal
Russian investigation highlights huge mark-ups and wine 'cartel'
Foster's names Carlton and United boss
Dearie cheered by the split at Foster's
Nyetimber beats Bollinger, Roederer in sparkling comp
Napa Wine Train in middle of stimulus fight
Altria Group (MO) Smashes Q409 Revenue Estimates; Q409 Conference Call Highlights
Foster's Hires Pollaers to Lead Australian Brewing Division
Fortune Brands Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results
Mumbai wine conference plagued by Indian customs issues
Fortune Brands Inc UK Regulatory Announcement: Final Results
Gassan and Courvoisier become entwined in a bejewelled launch
Diageo takes on the world
New Web site for Napa Valley College wine
Harlan Buys Diamond Oaks Winery
Napa Valley Vintners christen new home at historic winery
Trinchero named winery of the year at Unified show
Former Diageo boss John Pollaers to run Foster's CUB unit
Three Oregon Wineries to Receive Top Honors at Wine Competition
NY: Schumer supports effort to retain wine tax reimbursements for producers
A 3L “Fresh Cask” From FOLONARI
Wildman Welcomes Hecht & Bannier to Its Family of Wines
DALLA TERRA WINERY SELECTS MARTIN SCOTT AS NY DISTRIBUTOR FOR ITS ITALIAN WINES
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| January 28, 2010 |
California wine sales drop
Wine Industry Searches for Good News
Champagne shows signs of recovery
UK: Buoyant January fuels fine wine investment optimism
Vinexpo chief sees the future in Asia
Imports help overall U.S. wine sales; end of '09 better; slow recovery seen
Recession puts cork in 2009 U.S. wine sales
Wine fund offers investment opportunity
Led by Facebook, Twitter, Global Time Spent on Social Media Sites up 82%
Doris Brown Paulsen Dies
Switching to lower-alcohol wine 'prevents cancer'
Water board vote on frost protection troubles farmers
What next for Murphy-Goode's social-networking maven?
UK: WSTA comment on falling alcohol consumption
Siesta’s Over
Calaveras Winegrape Alliance donates $15000 to community
UK: Warning issued against Templar Vintners
Canada: Desired label changes in works for cellared-in-Canada wines
Schumer: Wine sales threatened by Canadian tariff
Laura Catena and the Wines of Argentina
Boutique wineries form NZ alliance
UK: Drinkaware appoints medical panel
AZ: Growing grapes for wine production is topic at Ag Day
OZ: Turning to temp
Micro-distilleries gaining steam
Wines of S. Jersey draw fans
AOC Wines partners with the International Wine Center
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| January 27, 2010 |
Texas Direct Shipping Law Upheld by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
SWA Applauds Fifth Circuit Decision Upholding States’ Rights and the Three-Tier System
U.S. speeds up water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley farmers
Beer Distributors Laud 5th Circuit Ruling Supporting Texas Alcohol Laws
California farmers get millions for overseas promotions
Vinfolio seeks bankruptcy protection
Constellation Brands credit facility amended
Constellation Brands to Prepay $250M in Bonds
PUTTING A CORK IN IT — THE RUSSIAN WINE RIPOFF , OR WHAT MEDVEDEV'S SOBRIETY
After 30 years in Carneros vineyards, Anna Moller-Racke feels she finally has
UCC asst. director resigns, wine program OK
Lake County Winery Association seats new board of directors
Kathleen Hill's Hot tips
Fortune Brands Declares Regular Dividend
Feds offer farmers good, bad water news
Dan Berger: "Gentleman winemaker" is no easy job -
Day-trippers boosting winery business
Wineries settle fight over names
Isramerica at City Winery
Delicato leasing Lathrop warehouse
Australian Vintage's performance improve
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| January 26, 2010 |
Australian initiative to asses viability of its wineries
Passion for wine transforms banker into vintner
Calif Storms make for 'average' water year
TTB Targets Advertising, Labeling, and Contents Compliance
PDF: Allied Grapegrowers Supplement to the Unified Symposium presentation
Obama to California “Water, It's Not a Right it's a Privilege”
Presenting a wine bottle is a disappearing courtesy
Constellation Brands to Prepay $250M in Bonds
Water Leader Steve Hall Dies
Sotheby's fine wine auction breaks more records in Hong Kong
Wines & Vines Launches Wine Industry Marketplace Website
Cecchetti Wine Company Uncorks Successful 2009
Feed the Children & Boisset provide 1.2 million meals to hungry U.S. families
Southern W&S, FoodTV, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Help Haiti
Wineries team up for Haiti benefit
WA: Viticulture expert to publish grapevine science textbook
WNY plans to allow wine and beer in restaurants without liquor licenses
The best wine can turn into One-Buck Upchuck
OK: Grape growers, vintners support board, not '09 bill
IN: Walgreens Approved To Sell Alcohol In Allen County
Boston Wine Expo 2010
Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Earns Sustainability Certification
CO: Frigid temperatures may have some Grand Valley grapes sitting out this wine season
Yalumba Accepts 'New World Winery Of The Year' Award
Diageo Recognized as Top Diversity Employer in 2009
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| January 25, 2010 |
UK: Counterfeit & illegal wine seized
National science panel convenes on Calif. delta
Big Water Interests Hijack Obama Delta Science Team
Despite poor economy, wine sales continue to grow
California Association of Winegrape Growers Initiates President Search
OZ: District wineries raise their glasses to carbon sequestration
Susan Mayer-Smith, owner of GrapeCraft, Dies
Wine Marketer Ira Zuckerman Dies
Lance Armstrong race puts Australian wine regions in spotlight
Secretive 'Lord of Wine' Made Italy's Best White: John Mariani
Burger King Whopper Bar to sell beer with burgers
NY: Wineries and wine lovers react to Paterson's proposal
The World of Wine & Grapes Gathers in Sacramento for the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
Napa Valley soil and weather reports serve as baseline data for climate change and soil carbon sequestration
Kantharos Process Water Systems announces new green technology for winery process water
Preparing for a future in the family business
Ensenada is emerging as Mexico's Wine & Gourmet Capital
ND: Grape growers to meet
CellarTracker: a new model for wine reviews?
Russian Wine sellers furious over sudden change in customs legislation
West Virginia to Test Winegrapes
People on the move at Ascentia Wine Estates, TEP Engineering and more
Washington State Wine Group to Partner with Amorim's Natural Cork Recycling
Is any wine worth £1985?
BC: City of Richmond to investigate status of Lulu Island Winery
Ice Wine Festival in Canada
Santa Cruz Mountain wineries receive sustainable winegrowing certification
Growers building on NZ's acclaim
Lorimar Tasting Room opens in Old Town Temecula
Best local wines are best found -- and grabbed -- on their home turf
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| January 22, 2010 |
No Sanctuary in Sumptuary? Brown-Forman Threatens Sonoma Winery
Smarter Shoppers Demand Personal Engagement
Labor investigators file complaint against Fresno grower
Idled Central Valley ethanol plant to be restarted
NZ: Villa Maria partners with Ste Michelle
Alcohol industry entices youth, report
State frost protection water meeting a disappointment
Local water control lost because of two giant SoCal cotton corporations
Diageo spent heavily to fete NC retailers
Napa on Alert for New Grapevine Pest
Asia's wine consumption to increase by 25% in five years
Wine industry will survive 2010 challenges
Challenging year ahead for wine market
NY: Wine sales plan aims to ease liquor store worries
Inertia Beverage Group Introduces Fully Automated Wine Shipping Compliance Solution
OZ: Tried and tested irrigation region becomes a vineyard graveyard
A Wine World Provocateur Switches to Vegetables
Where to find one million acre-feet of water for California
Fish wrap: Rain falls on California water war
The collapse of cabernet
Boisset Donates 6500+ lbs of Food to Boston Food Bank
Wine bar re-opens at Disney’s California Adventure
Wine market in China
Wine research: 'Sonoma County' carries clout
NY: Elmira legislator opposes cuts to wine foundation
Wineries celebrate export all-clear
German Wine Institute at ProWein with "Generation Riesling"
Widow fulfills wine dream, a beer helps firefighters
Winery upcycles used wine bottles, corks and caps
OZ: A vine mess as grower left grapeless
Diageo invests further in Ethiopian water project
Wineries' big leap
NY: Wine Proposal Faces Much Opposition
Wineries help Haiti
Laura Ness: It's all about family ties at Talbott winery
Liparita: Reviving the glory of a ghost brand
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| January 21, 2010 |
Blanche Mondavi Dies
Washington pumps $13 Million to California for pest wars
Unified Symposium: Wine show rises above event horizon
Restaurant Assn forecasts a better year ahead
Missouri winery sues to halt Iowa sales law
Maniar Sells Diamond Oaks Winery to Bill Harlan
UK: Portman hits back at ad attack
Environmentalists sue over state attack on moth
IL: Development would pair houses and wines
Awash in wine
A Possible Cure for Alcohol Intolerance Mutation
DIAM wine closures judged Natamycin free
From in CA to Inca
NZ: Ban's demise sweet deal for winemakers
Science panel's review of California water woes prompts fight
Bastos imports, sells tin capsules, oak barrels and pine boxes
Remy Cointreau reports lower nine-month sales
Calendar on the culture of wine is online
Discount Wine Cellars Gets A Make-Over
The China Guide Tours Beijing's Wine Industry with Visiting Students
Municipal Winemakers to Open Tasting Room in Santa Barbara Funk Zone
Nicolas Potel proves persistent
Bonny Doon founder on common wine mistakes consumers make
Pasadena Pinot Fest Rings in New Year & Benefits Children Charity
Wineries Urged: Go Mobile
Gary O'Donovan opens Cork Wine School
Beachcomber taps Michael Jordan, wine guru formerly of Napa Rose, as president
Pop the Cork, Winefest's Coming
J. Lohr Announces Sustainable Winegrowing Certification
NZ: Editorial: Hard times in the wine industry
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| January 20, 2010 |
Fresno State to shrink in size
Weyrich living high while employees and brides-to-be suffer
Fred Franzia: Wine's Archie Bunker with a dose of Donald Trump
State Alcohol Taxes Creep Up, But Not to Benefit of Treatment and Prevention Programs
OZ: Scorcher takes toll on grape vines
Cash Crunch at Vinfolio
West-Side Farmers May Not Benefit From Storms
NY: Update on budget proposal to sell wine in grocery stores
Jarvis Winemaker Reveals the Clone that makes their Flagship Wine
CIA adds beverage certificate program
Why Maryland consumers can't buy wine online
A lose-lose situation
DOW Ultrafiltration awarded water recycling/reuse certification
Killer Wine App
Washington Opens New State Stores
Changes in the works for Cellared in Canada wine
NZ: appellation system on the cards?
Marketing and Branding Do Not a Winery Make
Niagara Grape and Wine Festival ends 2009 'in break-even position'
NZ'sVilla Maria Estate Names Ste. Michelle US Importer
Wineries, students, PUC donate to Haiti relief efforts
Icewine festival showcases Canada's most cherished products
OR: South Salem winery is a family affair
NZ: Grape cap hits Marlborough
Walnut Creek's Shadowbrook Winery Wins Two Double Golds
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| January 19, 2010 |
Drink Wine, Play Games
John Mattern, 'The Ranchman,' dies at 67
Surge in Hong Kong demand for tablegrapes
UK: Record amount spent on wine in 2009
CSUF grape day Jan. 20
Diageo wines vodka court case against Intercontinental Brands
Southern California Wineries Open Doors
UK: First Quench franchisees braced for independence
Vinfolio takes unusual ‘insolvency’ route
WineWeb Launches Online Winery Tour Planning Tool
Confused about wine? Books may help
UK: WSTA questions alcohol mandatory code
NC alcohol head decries 'culture of entitlement'
Santa Ynez Getting a taste of new wine regulations
Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology Announces New Board Members
Health benefits of low alcohol red wine
UK: Chablis winners announced
BC: Making wine locally would be a challenge, but is doable
Idaho winery makes fine use of Washington grapes
Small is always better for artisanal US winemaker
NZ: Wine guide is indispensable
SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence report for Diageo
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| January 18, 2010 |
Huneeus acquires brands; investor takes Copain stake
What are the future fine wine uncertainties?
'Sensory quotient' proponent takes wine competition judging to consumers
Maximizing wine grape water use
Australian water crisis offers clues for California
Napa e-tailer creating physical destination shop
Tipsy Mariah pops cork on her own Champagne brand
WSWA Finds Fault with First Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
Beer Distributors Don't Like Mass. Direct Shipping Decision
OZ: A decade of Chardonnay
Tupelo, Miss., gets state approval for Sunday liquor
South Dakota Considers Complete Repeal of Sunday Alcohol Sales Ban
UK: New wine label to highlight alcohol units
Wirtz Beverage Illinois names Director of Training
ASCENTIA WINE ESTATES APPOINTS TODD DEVINCENZI CHIEF SALES/MARKETING OFFICER
Grape growers ready to fight plan to limit use of Russian River water
Lodi grape growers leading sustainable farming push
Wine Industry's 'New Normal'
Fetzer Vineyards lays off 12 transportation workers
Constellations cuts debt with UK cider sale
Chilean Winery Reports Huge Export Increase
Marketing minefield for wineries
Mystery and wine are a perfect combo at Burien winery
Statewide Vineyard Certification Unveiled
OZ: Tax shake-up to hit beer, wine prices
WA: For South Kitsap Couple, Winemaking Is a Family Affair
Vintry Wine & Whiskey to Bring Wine Tasting to New Heights
VinoVisit.com Launches Facebook App for Wineries
THREE CALIFORNIANS RECEIVE TOP USDA POSTS
IL: Developer plans homes next to new winery
What's in a Name? A Mountain of Controversy
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| January 15, 2010 |
Full Judicial Decision: Mass. Judge Voids Wine Shipping Law
Calif. Judge voids landmark water agreement
Mass. law on wine shipping unconstitutional
Farmers, lenders keep close watch on credit
Sierra Club sues Napa County over parcel rules
State Fair might be moved in Sacto Kings deal
Survey Finds Holiday Sales Increase at Independent Businesses
UK wine market sees steady growth
Farm Bureau says new energy policy will harm farmers
OZ: Huge farm losses from heat wave
Toni Nichelini passes
Diageo Airlift Provides Humanitarian Relief to Aid Haitian Earthquake Victims
Valley leaders demand explanation for feds' water turnabout
OZ: Calls to rip up vines gain support
OZ: Grape growers squeezed dry
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) Dividend Stock Analysis
Diageo Is Worth Toasting
The proof of terroir
'Wine Entre femme'
Used wine bottle plant eyed for Stockton
Comedian says state water crisis is no laughing matter
Growth spurt for Maison Champy
Burgundy En primeurs lack volume
Roshambo founder shifts from wine to farming
World Health Organisation set to tackle alcohol misuse
Sarah Palin’s Wine Soapbox
San Francisco Wine Association Announces New Leadership
Constellation Brands Completes Sale of U.K. Cider Business
UK: Great Western joins Environment Agency scheme and considers appeal
Ontario: Troubles at the Parks Commission delay Weir's winery plans
Global launch for Koshu wines
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| January 14, 2010 |
Credit crunch crippling small businesses
Large life, large wine bottles up for grabs at Sotheby's
Constellation: Rodney Dangerfield Stocks of Wall Street
Diageo: The Trend Continues Up
AB InBev, Diageo to Increase Valuation Premium
State proposes new limits on vineyards using Russian River water
Wine industry sets standards for sustainability
Copia's Closing Opens Door to Lawsuit
Nielsen: The Lowest Price Is Not Always the Best Price
Yankee Stadium to host wine tasting
Graves vineyards threatened by TGV line
DWI and Generation Riesling
Planning Commission backs Holman Ranch winery expansion
St. Helena CPA starts winery accounting firm
Skalli to launch new signature
Hess Family Estates forms a strong marketing & sales platform in Europe
UK opposition announces plans to scrap units system
Canadian Wine Wins Coveted Spot in Bag Swag for Golden Globe Awards Party
Roshambo Winery is now Roshambo Farms
Fetzer Winery Receives Waste Management Award for Thirteenth Time
Artesa Winery & Vineyards Chooses the VinoVisit.com
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| January 13, 2010 |
Wine rivals expand lists of products
Constellation reports challenging conditions, sales fall 4 percent
Mendo Winemakers growing grapes 'on the edge'
Tesco bottles go lightweight
Cognac: Stodgy spirit gets hip new image
Hiring Alain Raynaud shows Barclays take wine venture seriously
UK: Restaurants and online thrive over Christmas
Something fishy about agency water lawyer's removal, lawmaker says
UK: Conservatives to scrap alcohol unit system
Beware of Fake Wine!
A rosé future for rosado
Annual Australian Climate Statement 2009
Authentication Solutions Help Vintners Stomp Out Counterfeits
Central Oregon Winery Goes Maverick
A New Brand for les Vignerons Ardéchois - Uvica at Vinisud
NC: State wants investigation of ABC meal at Ritz
Navarra rosado raises its game
Central European Announces Distro Agreement
Save the Earth; drink organic wine
Md. advocates back increase in liquor tax
Atlantic's Caitlin Flanagan Blames Arugula for California's Failing Schools
Sonoma Valley's BR Cohn Winery announces "slew" of promotions
State threatens to close Colorado's largest liquor store
State adopts greenest building codes in US
Is Maine Screwing Up its Wine Industry?
WA: Maryhill Winery Celebrates National Recognition for Wine Portfolio
Two Crossing Vineyards wines awarded in invitational competition
Wineries find good business at Pennsylvania State Farm Show
Merlot for the masses
NC Alcohol Commission Eyes Governor's Ethics Push
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| January 12, 2010 |
Sarah Palin to Keynote WSWA 2010 Convention
Was 2009 the Tipping Point for Wine & Social Media?
Diageo rated 'outperform'
Grape Grower Winter Workshop is Jan. 20 at Fresno State
Dan Berger: The sad decline of cabernets
Wine investment funds grow into global business
Noble wine proves sweet for Australian wine industry
WA: Prosser research center gets money for vineyard
Dwink up
Sourcing and Supply Management with Cornerstone/FreeRun
What Happens To Your Wine Bottle Once It Hits The Curb?
UK: Wine-lite at Pizza Express
Canadian Icewine- Seven Year Itch
Growing Roots
Experts still expect El Nino to unleash wet weather
Oregon Wineries Hit the Road
Wine apps: message in a bottle
VA: Paradise Springs Winery opens in Fairfax after zoning battle
46 Wineries to Participate in LMU Wine Classic
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| January 11, 2010 |
Pot Proponents Cite Wine Institute Study for Their Tax initiative
Bordeaux: Dangerous vine disease 'threatens to be as destructive as Phylloxera'
2010 Expected to be a Banner Year for South African Wines
OZ: Massive crop losses predicted from heatwave
Margrit Mondavi makes $2 million pledge for UC Davis art museum
Constellation Brands: Falling Star?
Barclay Brothers to create a vineyard on the island of Sark
UK: Wine company fined £35,000 for failing to recycle
Australian winemaker releases Burgundy
NC ABC Commission Wants More Info On Paid Meals
OZ: Plea for action on wine glut
OZ: Debt Lifeline for Australian Vintage
Winemaker Joel Aiken Launches Wine Consulting Company
French 'Kiwi Cuvee' blocked in Australia
The future of wine marketing
WA: Winery rises in Everett from garage, name change
Tasting Room Reservation Systems Joust
NY: Cornell fundraiser features 17 graduates' Finger Lakes wineries
Losing Sleep Over Wine Bottle recycling
NZ: Winery fuels tractor with grapevine cuttings
Washington is making malbec worthy of note
Corkheads: Wine trends for 2010, and beyond
OZ: Grape growers first to harvest a bunch of changes
Early sniff shows Ore. 2009 wine production is up
Record Columnist, Big Ag Respond to Article on Westlands
UK: First Quench collapse hits brewers
Australia's bulk wine shipments increasing
OZ: Vineyard sale cheers sector
Commodity-Cost Jump Threatens to Stifle Rebound
CHEERS! LIQUOR TASTING BILL PASSES NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
US Winery Owner Will Speak at International Wine Conference In Spain
First growths in demand for Chinese New Year, Far East tipped for en primeur surge
Environmental groups try to block parts of California's green building code
Weibel Family Winery: Mendo history and event venue in Hopland
Confusing Times for Grape Growers
AZ: He grows grapes in NM, but roots are here
Superb purity (and lack of corks) mark these reds
IN: Tonne Winery hopes to make a splash in growing Hoosier industry
US Wineries Try Wind Power
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| January 08, 2010 |
Topolos Sale Sours: No winery for Sonoma Pasta King
The Wine World in 2010: What to Expect
Central Coast producers see improvement in the market
UK: Drinks industry dismisses claims it is "dependent" on heavy drinkers
UK: Binge drinkers prop up alcohol industry: Sales 'would fall by 40%' if we all drank responsibly
Do Food and Wine Pairings Matter?
Cork set to pop on wine sales
Steltzner Vineyards Joins the VinoVisit.com Network of Wineries
Fortune Brands Inc (NYSE:FO) to Release Q4 Earnings January
Bid On Napa Wine Fantasy Lots
Getting Washington state out of booze biz may not make $en$e
Torres appoints new head of Chile operation
OZ: Growers feel the pinch as wine glut bites
UK; First Quench owes creditors £41m, Threshers and Wine Rack sold
Cold weather pleases Nova Scotia grape grower
Fenwick man proposes Grape and Wine Learning Network
AK: Winery entrepreneur gives up on Girdwood
Diageo chief and ASA slam alcohol misuse proposals
PA: More wineries at Farm Show
For wine connoisseurs, an accident waiting to happen can be a very good thing
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| January 07, 2010 |
NO SALE: Developers keep control of Luciana project
How Wineries Will Fail in the 21st Century
Constellation Brands' quarterly profit falls 47%
Constellation's European sales rise
Koch sues sellers of phoney bottles
Restaurant industry sees signs of light
Christie’s 2009 global total tops US$50 million
Wine country challenged by climate change orders
Texas wineries brace for Arctic blast
TN: Banning Wine Sales in Food Stores
English winemakers hail 'best ever' vintage
Drinking to the investors
Ghost winery becomes new NVV home
New Recycling Technology Turns Winery into Water Saver
UK: Record harvest for English wine makers
British Columbia Builds Wine Lab
St. Helena's 750 Wines puts together unique case of cabernets
OZ: Wakefield releases first 100% carbon neutral wine
UK: Majestic Wine sales sparkle
Liquor company marketer says he bought meals for ABC officials
VinoVisit and Vin65 Launch Fully Integrated eCommerce Solution for Wineries
Does alcohol lead to breast cancer?
The Vine Guy: Georgia on My Mind
WA: Wine, beer, food festival gets boost
MI: Beer events and wine tastings rev up in state
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| January 06, 2010 |
CDC's A unhealthy dose of fear over alcohol
Huneeus Buys Two Orin Swift Labels
UK: 2010 looking good for wholesalers and distributors
Wine auctions fetch over US$160m in 2009
Earnings Preview: Constellation Brands
It's official: Cristal is the drink of the decade
Elevation of wine topic of Unified Wine & Grape Symposium seminar
Diageo pitches CRM business in China
Mexico's valley of wine
USB Wine Cork hides your data under sophisticated camouflage
TN: Grocery, liquor stores spar over wine sales
Constellation terminates 300 grower contracts
Should buying locally extend to wine?
OZ: Woolworths may look at Independent Liqueur, report says
Calif Drink Tax Scuttled
CIA Mourns Passing of Professor Brian Smith
Pinot noir smackdown: Oregon vs. California
TX: Interest in grapes on the rise
Sonoma Winery Tests the Winds
Oregon winery goes way beyond organic
OZ: Cockatoo Ridge winery sale falls through
Roessler Cellars Chooses VinoVisit's Reservation Management
NC: ABC board, liquor company broke law
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| January 05, 2010 |
Champagne in danger of self-destructing, warns expert
Writer Says It's A Myth that West Side Growers 'Feed the Nation'
Aging Puts a Wrinkle in the U.S. Marketplace
The wine world's South Africa queen breaks gender barrier
Calif Legislators to Consider Alcohol Harm Mitigation Fee
Canopy Wines Grow With the Addition of Sales and Marketing Pros
China learns to wine properly
Ontario wine maverick dies
Women change focus of wine making in Argentina
For Wine in 2010 Expect Price Drops, Screwtops, Thirsty Chinese
North Carolina may change ABC system for liquor sales
PA: State-operated wine kiosks to be tested
US Champagne and sparkling wine conference to focus on independent producers
Sonoma: Gauging ground water
WA: Spokane Valley Winery Icon Stands Up to Fire
GA: Forsyth considers wineries
Wineries, weddings and preserving Napa Valley
Ill. offers liquor license look-up
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| January 04, 2010 |
Constellation Brands North America Wines CEO Fernandez Dies
Sonoma growers to assess the water cost of fighting frost
Napa retains high hopes for new Copia
2010 Trends: High-end wineries go direct to offset on-premise slump
Threshers owner owes Diageo £2m
Canada: No icewine harvest for some this winter
Ohio Wine law untested in early going
New bubbly stopper keeps the fizz
Napa Valley businessman touts cooling shelter for farmworkers
Texas wine-grape growers will cluster for Feb. 12 Gulf Coast field day
Pomace Promise: Startup finds multiple uses for grape remains
Booze, Fags and Fuel all up in New Year Tax Hike
R.W. Apple's wife prepares to auction legendary reporter's wine
Alliance makes donation for viticulture research
Suit settled against Rancho Cucamonga winery over theft of paintings
UK: Corking scheme from Sainsbury's
DA warns of e-mail scam targeting wineries
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| December 29, 2009 |
Japanese wine forces grape snobs to think again
Cru Bourgeois Bordeauxs Revived
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| 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'
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| 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
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| 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 yeasts
Insure Your Grapevines
Napa Winery regs prevent competition, limit sales, cut jobs
Few wineries participate in direct sales to TN
California Winery to Cut Water Use by 70%
TX: 2009 brought many changes in wine industry
PROTECT AG, NOT EVENTS
NC: Criticism grows of ABC board
GIA PASCARELLI AND KATE CASSIDY JOIN DALLA TERRA WINERY DIRECT
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| 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
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| 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 in winery, sewer row near end
At focus: The Salahis
Survey Says 'Cellared in Canada' Confuses
Wine investors set to experience decent returns
Virgin America Offers New Menu and Spreads Holiday Spirit(s)
Prosecco outselling Champagne this Christmas
Fox Run's labor of winemaking continues under the cover of snow
German bubbly enjoys sparkling sales in 2009
NM: New winery opens in Las Cruces
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| December 17, 2009 |
California Licensing Fee Increase
Constellation sued by JV partner, Mondavi shares fall
Sonoma winery and crush facility gains a new investor as it refocuses
CA Water Board halts Gallo Delta Irrigation
Govt brews action plan for Queensland wine industry
Constellation Brands to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
What does China like and why?
Minor changes can save Napa wine industry
Inexorable decline in EU vineyard acreage
First growth laggards experiencing turnaround
Canada: Feds feed Niagara grape industry $1.5M
Gallo Pledges $1M For namesake Modesto Center
Ice Wine Opportunity in Canada
Has champagne lost its sparkle?
Thoughts on en primeur prices
'Banned' grape is mother of Chardonnay
Global warming impacts wine and corn
Video: Red, White, & Sacrebleu: How American wines shocked the world
Quite interesting facts about wine
Website Conversion Facilitator SeeWhy Raises Another $2 Million
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| December 16, 2009 |
Warming To Make Sweden, Denmark, Patagonia, England Into Wine Regions?
The Food Channel: Trends to Watch for 2010
Diageo: Demand For Alcohol "Sluggish" for the Holidays
Diageo cut to hold at Deutsche Bank
Sonoma Bride not liable for teen guest's drunk driving at winery
Singapore Airlines to keep £5m wine budget
NV: Marani Brands Partners With Southern
Winegrape Trials for Pierce's Disease Begin
NZ: Growers Support Grape Levy
Southern Promotes Simpkins to Exec VP
Founder of Boutique Pax Wine Cellars Launches 'Donelan Family Wines
OZ: Palmer's new winery and restaurant is open for business
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| December 15, 2009 |
Loire Launches 2.6 million Euro Campaign In North American Market
Satellites show extreme Calif ground water loss
Report debunking family wineries shows where farmworkers fit
OZ: Putting vines to heat & water tests
Nielsen & Catalina Form JV For Next-Gen Media Data Solutions
Dearden Leaves Benessere To Consult
Redwood Creek Winery Offers $130, 000 in Grants to Outdoor Non-Profits
Wine tastes better in blue or red lit rooms
Champagne is as good for the heart as cocoa - but more fun
Casanova di Neri cleared in 'Brunellogate' scandal
Magnotta Winery books Q3 profits of $812,205
Wine Grower Aldo Biale Passes Away
Ferrari-Carano Marketing and Sales Exec Meisner dies at age 60
Calistoga Cellars acts quickly after regulatory setback
OZ: Wine merger a step closer
Hong Kong auctions overtake London
The Saint James Company Retains CCG Investor Relations
UK: Christmas cheer for wine sales
Tennesseans free to order wine
Summerhill Pyramid Wins Canadian Wine Producer of the Year
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| December 14, 2009 |
Sonoma growers face freeze-protection restrictions
Cosentino says its coming out of trouble in court
Calif diesel exhaust rule relaxed due to recession
Columbia River Water Next Export to California
Mintel Predicts 2010 Consumer Upturn
Retail Data Shows Strong Start to Holiday Season
Bright Holidays: November Sales See Month-to-Month Growth
Restaurant Industry Won't Recover Until Second Half of 2010
Will wine follow the stock rally?
OZ: Foster's warns of grape price cut
US wine buyers regaining confidence
Can grape growers live in harmony with salmon?
Water concerns could dry up solar plans
New Winegrape Named in Minnesota
Sands family, Constellation Brands give $4M to Hospital
Wine: 'Grandfathered' date still issue for Calistoga AVA
Water worries keep AmCan searching for adequate supply
UK: Alcohol information service receives funding boost
Adulteration scandal surfaces in Tuscany
Winery Exchange projects 2010 revenue over $90 million
Suntory Buys Leading Chinese Wine Importer
Goelet Wine Estates Restructures Operations
Kosher wines uncork their premium side
Kiwi winery hires $23m taste buds
Changes to winery law are long overdue
Viticulture briefs
AllOutWine.com Launches
Ontario Group aims to help sell more wine and grapes
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| December 11, 2009 |
Weyrich could lose prized properties
Judge invalidates Calif water pact
Napa's shaky grape market
Wine Economics: Do Ads Bias Wine Ratings?
Santa Rosa winery to pay $3 million in DUI case
Calif Wine Institute rebuts 'Big Wine' slurs
Yellow Tail's Casella blackmailed
Cellared Wine as a Window to the Past
HK's wine imports up 41%
Vaynerchuk: Stay away from Bordeaux 2009
Restaurants laud health care amendment
Frishinger named new AVF chairman
McCain hammers Napa flood control contract
Too much green wine befuddles consumers
Tour D'Argent Auction Exceeds Expectations
NY Farm Bureau Supports Wine in Grocery Stores
Wine 'linked to cancer recurrence'
UK: High-School Wine-tasting club aims to curb binging
Canada: Skinners invest in Penticton winery
OZ: Winery paints woeful outlook
WA: Townshend Cellars buys Caterina Winery
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| December 10, 2009 |
Aussie carbon-neutral wine the toast of Copenhagen
NY: Local wineries thrive in tough economy
Sector Snap: Constellation Brands, Brown-Forman
Multi-million pound drive to promote cork as superior to screwcaps
Pernod Ricard raised to overweight at JP Morgan
Incredible Aussie private cellar up for sale
Indiana Issues Operating Pemit to Southern
Pomerol producers take protest to court
Wine-book crop is humbler but assertive
KY: Southern & Pernod Ricard Battle Hunger
Book focuses on Virginia wine history
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| December 09, 2009 |
Coppola Sues Vinocor over Not-So-Fine Wines
Napa Wine train stimulus project called into question
Grape growers say cold temperatures good news for vines
UK: Majestic Wine leaves Vinopolis, Laithwaites to move in
Constellation Price Target Raised
Florida billionaire battles wine fakery
It's wine season in South America
Green wine 'will win overseas buyers'
McDonough Named CMO At Diageo North America
John Bell of Willis Hall Winery: From Boeing to Marysville winery
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| December 08, 2009 |
Marin Institute Study Says Calif Family Winery is Myth
California's Newest Wine Tasting Center Opens to Public
Major ag issues take center stage
Champagne, Calistoga & Truth in Labeling
A generous display at brain injury event
Climate change: French wineries join Greenpeace
Watchdog group has no cheers for wine industry
Amarone promoted to DOCG
More terrorist attacks on Languedoc wine facilities
Wirtz's Next Distribution Move
NY: Sale will help keep grape tradition alive
Washington Warms to Supermarket Tastings
OZ: Family wineries beat corporate giants
Optimism on economy fading, poll shows
Champagne Bureau Debuts Effort to 'Unmask' Impostors
The Angriest Red Wine On The East Coast
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| December 07, 2009 |
Lake County workshop on clonal practices set for Tues
Cork oak forests coming under increasing threat
Fine whine: French Winery shuns Brangelina's buyout
NY: Too many grapes, too few places to sell wine
VA: ABC Offers Interim Solutions for Third Party Wine Shippers
UK: Race legend on track for new winery
TX: Advanced wine-grape grower workshop slated Dec. 4
NV: An oasis of wine culture near Vegas
Inventor's simple machine could radically change wine service
Oz: Wine trust trims rent hike
NY: Finger Lakes Wine degree gets state OK
Oz: Fee rises to hit small wineries
Yellow Tail asks the public to name new wine -- could it backfire?
Vintners hail Calistoga AVA
Tesco plans US Clubcard
Italy: Ferragamos Convert Crumbling Tuscan Villa Into Winery, Resort
A bubbly buyer's market
Salahis hand over designer watch to pay debt
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| December 03, 2009 |
Bad economy slows grape contracts
Constellation Brands Shares Fall 6.2%
Iowa City Bookshop turns wine bar
Dennis Appointed COO of Global Fine Wine & Spirits
Wine sales resume in 2009 after earlier dip
OwnIT to Facilitate Consistent Brand Information Online
Fine wine outperforms gold since early 90s
Champagne Price bubble pops
'Green' wine needs clearer definition
Christie's makes record sale in Hong Kong
Vinfolio adds WinePosts to VinCellar community
Napa Valley merlots no longer trying to be cabernet sauvignon
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| December 02, 2009 |
Black Friday Online Sales Jump 11 Percent
Constellation Brands Downgraded to “Sell” at Goldman Sachs
Wine Consumers Trading Down ... and Out
State Water Project’s initial allocation is lowest in history
Donn P. Reisen Memorial Scholarship Honors ZAP Co-Founder
Diageo and Wirtz Beverage Group Renew Distro Deal
2009 Online Holiday: Consumers Still Recession-Stunned
Social-Climbing, Publicity-Craving,White House party crashers familiar in Loudoun
Diageo blasts health preachers
Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows
Central Valley growers praised for reducing pesticide risk
Naked Wine Drinkers Prepare to Bare All for Free Wine
Napa Vintner's Direct-to-Retail Plan
MD: Time to raise the alcohol tax
NZ sweetens EU Deal
Olive farming begins to grow
eWinery Solutions & VinoVisit.com sign Joint Marketing Pact
Six Noble Bordeaux Wines Reunited
Getting Steamed About Wine Labels
Lost on the wine trail? There's an app for that
Wine.com Releases Top 100 List
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| December 01, 2009 |
Millennials picking up, adapting the wine drinking habit
Restaurant traffic down
Counterfeit alcohol
Bid Deadline Passes for Copia
The Coarsening of America: New bubbly's a bitch
Tax Prompts Big Ontario Wineries To Form New Group
Wine from cellars of heiress Doris Duke to be auctioned
Calif. Olive oil acreage increases
Desperate, Annoying People: Professor Not Surprised By Party Crasher's Stunt
Oregon 'White House wine' sells out
Beckstoffer: How to preserve ag and Napa County
Southern Taps Schrager as VP, Corporate Communications
Chile To Use Carménère to Prompt European Sales
Jay Wright: New Constellation Wine President for N. America
LeanLogistics Launches GreenLanes
Soylent Green Alert: Dutch scientists grew "pork meat" in laboratory
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| November 25, 2009 |
Brown-Forman family member to sell 1 million shares
Dip in earnings at Remy Cointreau
American Vineyard Foundation appoints Jim Frisinger 2010 chairman
Food Network out as potential Copia site user
Oregon Pinot Noir Auction Raises Over $607000
Sacto: 'We call Napa the brains of wine country but we're the heart of wine country'
Six from California pass advanced sommelier exam
Norton: Missouri's state grape grows in stature and popularity
Study: Moderate Drinking Doesn't Sharpen Thinking Skills
Pregnant? Beware of alcohol!
Alcohol May Prevent Thyroid Cancer
We can meet forecast: Australian Vintage
The synergy between Bay Area and India: what the future holds
Trials bed down compost benefits
Wine labels feature Canadian poetry in limited edition series
Despite changes, Mondavi winery continues quality production
Indiana Wine Industry Pops The Cork On New Signature Wine
Survey reveals only seven per cent of Canadians feel buying wine is easy
Nouveau lives up to usual French boasts
Province supports wine council
NY: Keuka Lake vintner talks of challenges in wine making
It's back: Acid returns to the wine world
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| November 23, 2009 |
Weyrich property auctions postponed until Tuesday
As restaurant sales bottom out, rebound eyed in 2010
Foppiano honored at 99
Franzia speaks to SJ wine growers
What Causes A Bud To Produce A Bunch?
Columbia Crest cabernet named world's greatest wine
New olive planting method prompts Calif. oil boom
Spending by Consumers Probably Increased
FL: As economy contracts, ABC Liquors chain expands
A bottle a day cuts heart disease risk, study says
Oz: Where there's smoke there's ire for wineries
Lodi Winery Succession: Remaining on the vine
Sonoma: How family wineries can succeed at succession
Napa Vintners Donate $5.2 Million to Charities
Battle Brewing Over Napa Winery Definition
Wine industry pioneers honored at San Joaquin Industry Forum
Consumers in a frugal holiday mood
Consumers Go Green on Own Terms
Court: grape growers can't fight generic ads
Groups examine winery event rules
Viñas de Garza Winery Opens in Baja California, Mexico
Oz: Government back farmers in South Australia
Tiny pests present a big challenge
Recession pours worry over California's wine industry
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| November 20, 2009 |
London restaurant bans turkey as "boring"
Foster's Finds China Banks Fill Loan Void as RBS Retreats
Frequent Flyers = Frequent Drinkers
More Solar Panel Thefts
Foster's joins major food brands in committing to be GM-free
Re-Branding Sacramento as a Wine Country Hub
Rock Wines: Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd
Beam focuses on Indian market
More wine unsold during economic slump
French wine industry sets up €2m lobby to stop 'vilification' of wine
UK: Threshers cuts 1,908 more jobs
South Australian winegrape crush report released
The Threat to the Mosel
Does Ag Diversity Hinder Monterey Wine?
OR: Vineyards open new wine center
NZ: Oyster Bay on the lookout for new vineyards
Everett home winery halted
Patience is a virtue in wine production
Vineyard owner wants to keep part of Widmer in Naples
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| November 19, 2009 |
Constellation, Other Big wineries abandon council over "Cellared In Canada"
Lender may stall Weyrich foreclosures
Survey: California faces a jobless recovery
NC: ECU students squeeze new products from pomace
August Sebastiani named to head Sonoma's The Other Guys spin off
Hong Kong takes pole position in auction world
Grape growers' vinous venture bears fruit
Experts predict Santa Barbara tourism industry will rebound soon
NY: Finger Lakes Celebrates Riesling Month
Meet the new generation of California winemakers
Wine Warehouse Uses Green Tech
ID: Wine grapes look good as frost-challenged harvest ends
Volatile dollar and surplus continue to pressure Australian wineries
Strange Muse: Jack London and Ernest Gallo
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| November 18, 2009 |
Kroger "WineStation" Allows Customers to "Try Before They Buy"
Wine Market Council Elects Board Officers
Franzia to highlight annual Winegrowers Forum
Wine Sellers Fight Fakes With Radioactivity, Ion-Beam Sleuthing
Why "Millennials" are Impulse Shoppers
California growers get money from Washington to help exports
Tesco looks for World Cup drinks opportunities
Zin group establishes $500000 scholarship endowment for SSU wine program
OR: Winery supports brain cancer research
Karen Ross Joining U.S. Department of Agriculture
MI: Beer distributors to pay Teamsters $41 million
Hands-On Demonstration: Getty Heir, SF Mayor Test Winery's Waterless Urinals
Canada: Grape surplus likely smaller than expected
Wine that comes with its own cheese
A Guide to Australian and New Zealand Olive Oils out now
Château Gruaud Larose 1870, Wine of exception at the “Tour d’Argent Restaurant” Auction
iPhone App Helps Shoppers Share Wine Recommendations for the Holidays
Columbia Crest tops Wine Spectator's Top 100
Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Profit for the Third Quarter 2009
Canadian Wine Law Challenged
The Great Hong Kong Wine Heist
Tasting Room: A place that really drives home its point
Lisa and Bill Collins are 'Dead to the Last Drop'
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| November 17, 2009 |
Ag economist says it's too early to say Recession is over
Bandit Tetra Paks Fly Delta
Onetime Sausalito figure guilty in wine arson
Oz: Wine Industry Reports Growth
Trinchero Family donates $1M to UC Davis
French Wine and Spirit Exports Fell by 30% in the First Quarter of 2009
Nod to a Paso Robles Pioneer: Paderewski Festival 2009
"Post-recession customer is going to be infinitely more demanding"
Austria's answer to Beaujolais Nouveau
Reality Television Show The Winemakers Airs Nationally on PBS Affiliates
Armenia-Turkey ties no threat to local winemaking
Cellarpass: One-Stop, Free Access to Wine Country Experiences
UK: Majestic pops its cork as profits rise during the slump
Boxed wine provides eco-friendly option for classy drink
Hospices de Beaune nudges 2000 record
Oldest Wine Auction Raises $7.5 Million on Demand for Burgundy
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| November 16, 2009 |
Paso Robles winery owner faces foreclosures
Weyrich could lose prized properties
NC: Cumberland winery quietly goes under
Famed Coastal Winery in Foreclosure Jeopardy
As Trial Opens, Wine Collectors Seek Solace
Suspect in wine blaze may avoid trial with plea
Yountville pond wrinkled noses with the breeze
Napa sanitation looks at options for winery wastewater
The 'fine' line between regular and vegetarian wine
NZ: Winery tenders not favourable say receivers
Cap n' Cork owner sues state over wine laws
Time to pop the cork in wine auction world?
Zoeller, investors avoid crowded wine market by launching premium vodka brand
Marketing reflects changing demand of Napa Valley wine
WA: Pinot Noir Producer Launches Willamette Valley Vineyards Wine Center
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| November 12, 2009 |
Alcohol and pregnancy - conflict and confusion
Fine wine prices up at London auctions
Oz: Growers and vines gutted
French wine in freefall in UK
Bordeaux is in crisis
Constellation: Consumers not in holiday spirit
Vinfolio Launches Hong Kong Ecommerce Site
Asian fine wine tastes starting to broaden
Nematodes Threaten Vineyards
Top ag products named by World Ag Expo
MI: Get an education in wine at African American Vintners
Hong Kong MW calls for "wine center" clarification
Too Much Drink Down the Drain
Organic wines gaining popularity
Winery definition affects all of us
Constellation Slows Down Acquisition Pace
Using dry ice to blast wine barrels clean
Can England make good wine?
For bargain wines, this is a very good year
Japanese supermarkets to slash Beaujolais Nouveau prices
India emerges as fast-growing wine market
Bordeaux Okays Cultural Centre
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| November 11, 2009 |
Aussies Partner 2010 Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair
Top US scientists to study California irrigation practices
Australia's grapes get wrathful
Liquor Group Wholesale Makes Acquisition in Iowa
The Plonk Gets Better For First Class Passengers
Constellation Brands Continues Merger Talks With Australian Vintage
Spain No. 1 in Bulk Wine Sales by Volume
Voicebox Creative Delivers Innovative Brand Solution for Wine
Wine: An upstart grape challenges the reign in Spain
Classes in Spanish Aid Vineyards
Copia sale imminent?
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| November 10, 2009 |
Consumers expect to cut restaurant spending
A Collision of Wine, Politics and Commerce—How You Can Help
NY wine industry grows 20% in 6 years
Legal Filing Claims BevMo's "Five Cents" Sale Deceives
Australians rally to stem flood of NZ Sauvignon
Oz: Counselling service deals with grape industry fallout
Climate change makes English winemakers see red
Dos and Don'ts for Sommeliers
Four peak industry bodies make statement to Australian wine industry
Napa Valley College readies wine sale
Arizona's wine grape learning curve
The Secret Success of South Dakota Vineyards
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| November 09, 2009 |
In the Face of Flat Holiday Season, Online Sales Continue to Rise
Robledo family to open new tasting room in Lake County
OR: Difficult grape season wraps up
Vintners approach fickle Chinese market with caution
Growing Md. Wine Industry Targets Uneven Alcohol Laws
Diners Plan to Spend 20% Less on Restaurant Meals, Study Finds
Lead in red wine vinegars could hurt kids
UK: Turnaround funds eye Threshers business
US Bordeaux prices at risk of 'bloodbath', experts
Couple accused of poisoning restaurant customers
Expo Links Vineyard to Quality
Vancouver woman behind Hong Kong's first winery
Artenius shows a design corker
New project profiles: Biagi/Jackson, Carneros Vintners
60 second interview: Diageo head of communications
KS: Among fields of wheat, winemakers prosper
NZ: Dormant winery plan comes to fruition
Terra Savia: Symbiosis of wine and olives
South Dakota wine industry growing
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| November 06, 2009 |
Restaurant earnings marked by slow sales, cost cuts
Hanna Agostini found guilty of fraud
Champagne bureau lauds 'Truth-in-Labeling' for Schramsberg, Beringer
No walk-ins for American Canyon's only tasting room
ID: Incubator gets young wineries up to speed
China’s light shines on Aussie export radar
The Tudal Legacy
MN: Valuable Grape Vines Stolen from U of M
When Smoke Gets in Your Wine
Fighting fire with wine
Canada: Wine industry hopes prince boosts sales
Vinitaly China 2009 held in Shanghai
UK: First Quench to shut stores, seeking buyers
Chile: The wine business
Gulp! It's war: 7-11 pitches "Grand Slam" to Two Buck Chuck
In the Marchesi di Barolo Cellar with Hilary Swank
Wine 2.0 Announces NY Premiere Of Documentary Film 'America's Wine
VINOVISIT.COM Launches Online Winery Tasting and Tour
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| November 05, 2009 |
Food Network Reportedly Eyes Copia For Studio
The Saint James Company Acquires Sapphire Wines
In Tough Times, Diageo Still Going High End
Why do American elementary schools equate wine and pot?
Diageo Finance sells $500 mln in notes
Foster's signs wine JV with Vok Beverages
Wine MBA comes to Hong Kong
Vinfolio Launches Hong Kong Ecommerce Site
2009: "A Truly Great Vintage"
Critics doubt French wine-makers' boasts of a vintage year
Vineyard pest found in 22 Napa Valley properties
Oregon vineyards report high yields & quality
Steven Spurrier lambasts France's 'prohibitionist' government
Red Wine Helps the Heart, But How?
One major reason to enjoy a glass of red wine
Copia put up for sale
Mainland customs measures agreed for Hong Kong
Canada: Never mind Napa, come to the Finger Lake
Gallo Is First Ag Business to Receive Cal/OSHA Safety Award
MD: Growers and vintners start tasting success
MD: Wine merchants want freedom to mail you a bottle
UK: NZ wine holds reputation despite oversupply
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| November 04, 2009 |
Restaurants look for ways to spike bar sales
Recession forces farmers and wine marketers to adjust
Parker and Agostini stop suing each other
State Overturns Gallo Efforts to oust UFW
7-Eleven stores take a Big Gulp... of wine
7-Eleven Launches In-store TV Network
New king of corks?
American belief in great en primeur 'shaken and probably destroyed'
Calif. Capitol labors long on water, produces a drop in the bucket
Calif lawmakers approve $11B water bill
Wine consumption continues to climb
Peter Lehmann Wine Glass Saving a Smashing Success!
Strengthening El Niño triggers cautious optimism for a wetter winter
Wine: Missouri River Valley Rivals Napa Valley?
New Book About the History of the Pennsylvania Grape Industry
More wineries focus on going green
Great wines come from great soils
Wino Macgyver
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| November 03, 2009 |
CIT Chapt 11 To Further Depress On-Premise Sales
“Burgers And More by Emeril†Will Offer Wine By Glass and Bottle
Harvest ends badly for some growers
Winery waste makes fuel
CHILE BULK WINE EXPORTS UP, JACK DANIELS SALES ALSO INCREASE
California vineyards: Swirl, sip, solar
Australian Wine Makers Push to Renew Sales in US
An Honest Day's Work From Vienna
Fermat's Last Theorem in Russian
Author toasts wine visionaries
Hong Kong: Welcome to wine country?
Court hears appeal on Mass. wine shipment law
Kosovo winery caters to foreigners for survival
Australian Vintage and Constellation Brands in merger talks
Constellation eyes stake in Australian Vintage
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| October 30, 2009 |
Amazon Recorks Wine Plans
Diageo May Raise Dividend If M&A Proves Too Dear
Scheid Vineyards Inc. Reports 2nd Quarter Results
Certified sustainable also means Farmworkers with 401Ks
Illustrious Parisian restaurant puts cellar up for auction
Korbel family's heated battle settled in secret
WA: Boutique wineries, giant tanks
Copia settlement likely next week or earlier
Why Are America's Wine Wholesalers Giggling?
Fighting Mental Health Stigmas
Less Demand For Wine Storage RoomsMakes Contractors Creative
How Consumers Choose Wines
Magrez declares Bordeaux vintage "mythical"
Calif lawmakers propose $9 billion for water supply
Grape insurance extended to 7 Wash. counties
Fine wine unites vintage golfers
New Wine Businesses Bloom
Tanzer, Gilman and Meadows Unite on CellarTracker
Hawke's Bay vintners celebrating thirty years
St. Helena tasting rooms must pour Napa Valley wines
Constellation's Aussie Accounting still broken
Napa Valley Cycling & Harvest Extravaganza, Nov. 7
UK: First Quench goes into administration
$250000 Grape Sorter Makes Napa Men Big in Valley
'St. Helena is Good for Your Health'
Napa Grapes are all crushed
Sassicaia: misunderstood Supertuscan
One Happy Hour for the Alcohol Makers
Critic's mettle tested at 'wine boot camp'
Tennessee's wine laws aren't likely to change soon
Israeli winery chooses Cert Octavian for end to end logistics
Frontiers of wine
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| 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 of 'Ghost' Winery
California Pizza Kitchen's New Wine List
Affluent Shoppers Will Pay More for Safe, Healthy Food: Survey
Geodis forms alliance with APC Overnight
Ancient Greece and the Cote du Rhone
French Vintners say wine calorie labels a waste of energy
South Africa sees Wine Growth Despite Recession
Domaine Chandon honors Napa wine legends
A lot to discuss regarding raisins
UK: The Ivy Launches New Wine Bar Offering 80 Wines By The Glass
Wild yeast, natural wine
Organic Wine in Languedoc
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| October 27, 2009 |
Humbug! Fewer companies having holiday parties
WSTA signs agreement with cider makers
Amazon Exit From Wine Business Should Not Hurt Online WineSales
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 Ricard'
Rain to cut short this year's grape harvest
Heidi Peterson Barrett, La Sirena Join Cellars of Sonoma Tasting Room
Napa Grape expo to cover a lot of ground
Link Between Alcohol And Cancer Explained
Chinese eyes on wine fair share
NY: 2009 New York Wine Experience: The Top 10 Wines of 2008
Canada: Mysterious wine gallops in LCBO
Boxed Wine Beats Corked Wine
France eyes ways to lower taxes on imported wine
Amazon puts a cork in it, won't sell wine online
Amazon Abandons Wine Country
American AgCredit merges with Kansas farm lender
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| 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: Niagara College teaching winery wins intervin awards
Wash. wineries getting bigger as production grows
HK investors see wine as good bet for capital growth
Italy's Soave region split over DOCG label
Italian wine harvest shows good quality but drop in quantity
Building bridges to Napa
Amazon Pulls Cork On Wine Delivery
Postemergent herbicide vine spraying
Lawmakers Uncork Wine in Supermarket Debate
Incubating the Mid-Columbia wine industry
Missouri Wine Industry Sees Boost
Missouri agritourism becomes big business
NZ: Frosty issue in Marlborough
Canada: Niagara wine industry at a crossroads
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| 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 Pricing Illegal in EU
Oz:Foster's hives off 13 wines to Vok Beverages
2009 Global Cork Harvest Yields Smaller but Higher Quality Crop
Bordeaux reconstructs past to charm tourists
Portuguese Wine sets a Record in First 6-months of 2009 in US Sales Year
NZ: Wine Industry to Upskill Pickers And Cellar Hands
Oz: Of wineries and horses
The 2009 Vintage in Beaujolais: History in the Making
UCC's Southern Oregon Wine Institute has its First Harvest
Canada: Mysterious Ontario wine gallops into LCBO
CO: A Toast to Sunday Liquor Sales
Diageo's Quebec bottling plant moves to Ontario
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| 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, champagne
Blurred vision to blame for booze ads
Hong Kong to auction Grange dual collection
Tasting the virtual wineries
Cleavage Creek winery, other groups banding together to bust breast cancer
BC and Ontario wines: The scandal that wasn't
'Wind-down wine' could spell healthtrouble
MD: Wineries' could mean windfall for local farmers
More honesty in wine signage coming soon
Stories sell the wines
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| October 21, 2009 |
Valley grape growers fear pest from Napa
Lodi Farmers tallying severe storm damage
More Privileges for Calif Winery Tasting Rooms
Sonoma County freezes ag tax break
Foster's Faces Profit 'Challenges' as Currency Surges
St. Supery's Rodeno named 'woman of the year'
Century Council, Emergency Medicine Fdn To Study College Binge Drinking
White wine rots your teeth... and brushing makes it worse
Wine 'hits chances of IVF success'
Argentina's ambassador of wine: Nicolas Catena
OR: Spotted Wing Pest Found in Wine Grapes
NY: Sheldrake Point garners national award
UK: Constellation Upgrades bag-in-box wine
The turn of the screw
California Chardonnay sheds oak, wins fans
Wine: Second labels offer first-rate quality
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| October 20, 2009 |
Rodney Strong replaces KJ at Wells Fargo Center
Beware of WHO's View on Alcohol and Health
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Warming weather welcome news in vineyards
Valley Growers Work To Save Harvest
Not so vine times for growers
Rain causes Sonoma grape damage
Aussies & Kiwis shooting blancs
Bumper harvest turns sour for Bulgaria's grape growers
High Use of Environmentally-Friendly Practices in Calif Vineyards
Box UK and Cork'd Partner on New iPhone App
U.S. consumers plan to spend less this holiday: NRF
Santa Barbara Planners to hear tasting room appeal
All Bottled Up
Viticulture briefs
Vegan vino? Sure, but it comes with a few catches
Scientists Isolate Genetic Difference Between European and American Vines
NZ: Markhams Hawkes Bay launches new wine industry forum
NZ Destiny Bay Becomes Waiheke's First Sustainable Winery & Vineyard
"Garagiste! Eleven Winery on Bainbridge Island"
French Laundry, Cyrus, Meadowood top new 2010 Michelin Guide
etoile at Domaine Chandon Receives Michelin Star
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| October 19, 2009 |
Nielsen: More Entertaining at Home for the Holidays
Interview: Tesco director for beer, wine, spirits
Hard frost hits Washington wine country
Some say more wineries needed for Temecula
Diamond Oaks' large vineyard portfolio part of $32 million reorganization bid
2010 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Set for Jan. 26 - 29
Charles Krug, the quiet Mondavi
Rain adds drama to tough economy
Why Wine Matters
NJ vineyards expect poor crop after summer's torrential rains
UK: Blossom Hill develops winter rosé category
Ganau America starts cork plant
Post-harvest irrigations are critical for grapevines
A van plan for farmworkers
French Wine industry outraged over Canal 2 programme
Carneros holds inaugural wine-tasting
Like feminism? Like wine? There's a club for that
Local vintners savor new 'Happy Canyon' designation
UK: Constellation unveils premium Box Wine offer
Francly, cabernet franc is usually a bitter letdown
UK: Cheers! Trade body serves corker of a campaign
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| October 16, 2009 |
Customs:End Import Duty Drawbacks
Upscale Kosher Wine & Food Showcase
Freak Weather Hampers Harvest
Book Says Violence, Crime Began Gallo Dynasty
USA Sees A Rising Demand For Spanish Wines
IBG Launches Online Wine Wholesale Platform
Falling Dollar Sours Aussie Wine exports to USA
Foster's chief issues call to arms for 'Brand Australia'
WineWave to import Marchesi di Barolo
As North Coast rain lingers, vineyard worries mount
Wine may cut risk of esophagus pre-cancer
Ontario Changes Regs & Tax To Boost Local Grapes in Wine
Before the downpour, a drama-free harvest
Boisset On Using the Triple Bottom Line in the Wine Industry
Aussie Chard fights back against Kiwis
Deadline looms for sale of Julia Child and Robert Mondavi's Copia
A vintage year for an online wine phenomenon
Global drinks deals back on the agenda
Oz: New wine industry officer
NY: Grape growers need more sun, no Jack Frost
FDA and USDA Not Kept in the Loop on Food Imports, Says GAO
Oz: Study reveals wine industry climate change threat
Kim Crawford Wines Unveils The Artists' Lounge, a Virtual Community Celebrating Emerging Artists
NZ: Marlborough boosts its carbon credits
Rodney Strong Vineyards Goes Carbon Neutral
Wine notes: Saxum Winery
AZ: In desert, family run wineries, vineyards prove to be their own charms
Valley wineries, others in hunt for Great Wine Capitals award
MI: Grape harvest 'could be worse
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| October 15, 2009 |
Mediterranean restaurant concepts look to expand, wine included
Wine-Auction Market Rises 12 Percent in Third Quarter
Free the Grapes!: Wine Direct Shipping Issue Fermenting in Massachusetts
Drying-out period to follow heavy rain
Former Copia food & wine site for sale in Napa
Early rain storm could compromise 2009 Cabernet vintage
Salcido looks back on survival of wine country mass murders
Storm forecast sped grape harvest in south Monterey County
New website offers fine wine investment for celebrities
WA: Cold weather speeds wine grape harvest
Napa Valley harvest: low yields and brix
Accounting system still broken at Constellation
Copia site may house hotel
Vin Tweet?
Red Wine Chemical May Treat Diabetes
Red Wine Helps Kick-Start Good Digestion
Finger Lakes Wine Center hires director, plans opening in spring
Value Drives Northwest Wine Sales
Lasers to overtake manual sorting in hi-tech Bordeaux
Cost Plus, Vaynerchuk Hold In-Store Book Signings
"Exotic" vintage excites Cheval Blanc
Ornellaia auction funds renaissance art restoration
Oz: Consultant says new wine industry award will cost jobs
MI: Traverse City named top wine destination
NY: Fire At Winery In Northampton County
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| October 14, 2009 |
Santa Barbara Supes Nix Foley Events
K&L Wine Merchants Launches Mobile Commerce Site
Napa suffers at high end, while lower tiers and cults sit tight
Oz: Lightweight wine bottles winning industry acclaim
VIDEO: Driving web traffic with social networks
Research highlights Chile’s growth potential
War or peace? For California, weekend of water talks may prove telling
Americans Drink More Wine—Mostly Bigger Brands
Storm delays grape harvest in Napa
Grapes stolen from Earlimart vineyard
Diageo disappoints with quarterly sales fall
Musings on Vanity Wineries
Giant Wine Shipping Hub to Open in American Canyon
UK: Restaurant offers over 60% off fine wines
Canada: Frosty weather throws a scare into grape growers
Wineries Coming of Age in the Arizona Desert
Ontario boosts local wine with new labelling, tax measures
Aveniu Brands Announces Changes to Senior Management Team
New trivia game tests wine geeks
Fort Berens Estate Winery opens
Chardonnay Golf Club to drop nine holes
Fritz Winery in Dry Creek Celebrates 30 years
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| October 13, 2009 | News Fetch is late today because Comcast Internet is having more problems with the rain than a grower with a vineyard full of unpicked Chard.
Random House Loses Broadbent Jefferson Bottles libel case
The perils of selling wine in China
New vineyard pest detected in Napa County
Maine Direct Shipping Permit Applications Available
Excerpt: 'Not Lost Forever' by Carmina Salcido
High-end Napa suffers in recession
Outrage over Placer County water rights and investments
Oz: New organic standards: clarifying the claims
WWE and wine snobs gear up for smackdown over smackdown
Why China's wine will not soon rival Chile's
Wine Country Wary of the Wet
Central Coast awaits season's first big storm
Grape growers race against rain, rot
Bargain prices for grapes leading to low prices for wine
WA: New Vineyard Set to Advance Washington State U Viticulture Research
Dan Berger: On wine-buying trends
Broadbent celebrates victory over Random House with Mouton 1990
Oz: CEO Grant departs Constellation Australia
Oz: Constellation to close Stonehaven
Seminar reviews direct-shipping laws
Value seeking leads buyers to malbec
NZ: Que syrah, shiraz
CT: North Haven Distributor Works At Gauging Trends In Wines, Liquors
MN: Fruit of the vine: Vineyards are 'taking root' in Houston County
NY: The mayor of the vineyard
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| October 12, 2009 |
Happy Canyon approved as a new Santa Barbara County AVA
Food & Wine Journalists Launch Digital "Zester Daily"
Constellation Signs With Young's Market
Calif. "leaders" fail to reach water accord
Eagle Rock Fulfillment Opens In Napa
Fortune Brands to Release Q3 2009 Earnings Oct. 23
Winery tasting sales training
MI: Leelanau wineries ready for holidays
Southern Oregon wine sales remain steady
Lompoc vintners celebrate harvest
NV: Recession Sinks D'Vine Wine Bar
Santa Rita appoints Brian Croser as consultant
California's Fetzer Vineyards was organic before organic was cool
Independent Liquor Group Scoop Top Industry Award
Winemaker Has Right Vintage for China Succes
NZ: Receiver looking at offers for Schuster winery
West Texas wineries bloom despite bad crop
Oz: Wine glut vineyards abandoned
Unconventional theories spawn believers - and critics
Virginia is home to wineries that boast fine wine, service and scenery
TX: Winery hosts grape stomping festival
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| October 09, 2009 |
Lodi wine industry targets an international market
Oz: Grape glut 'shouldn't limit production'
Central Valley ag and education leader Muriel Smittcamp dies
Fortune Brands Inc Dividend Declaration
Canadian Wineries risked losing brands over bulk wine fiasco: expert
Squeezing more crop out of each drop of water
Liquor Tax Hike Will destroy over 1000 jobs in Wisconsin's Hospitality Industry
Vincor Canada to Acquire the Agency Rights for Constellation Brands Products from Churchill Cellars
Oz: Queensland grapegrowers to benefit from phylloxera exclusion zones
NZ: Bank-squeezed Kahurangi ordered to pay up over bitter grape row
CT: 'Dream' winery opening in Preston
MD: Retreat Hill Winery opens with a splash – literally
Binny's Beverage Depot to buy Sam's Wines and Spirits
Edgy Winegrowing at Unified Symposium
Christian Louboutin and Piper-Heidsieck Team Up
Local filmmaker puts Paso Robles Wine Country on the Web
UK Celebrates Cheap Champagne
Canada: High-tech labels coming to Chateau des Charmes wine bottles
WINE CREEK HIRES MICHAEL BARRY AS NORTHEAST REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
Cahors seeks to strengthen Malbec connection
Winemaker Vincor discounts Olympic wine for switch to VQA by 2010
Use of Babydoll Sheep to Control Weeds to Highlight Grape Growing Workshop
Caves and crush pad make up working winery for Hourglass
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| October 08, 2009 |
Constellation Settles With FTC Over Deceptive Wide Eye claims
Calif Ag board to hold water talks in Fresno
Unsold inventory stymies Oregon's wineries
Hong Kong becomes Sotheby’s number one
Zagat: New Yorkers cut back on dining out
Constellation Closes Widmer, RIT Likely to Use Property
Oz: Electrodialysis: Viable alternative for cold stabilisation
Heimoff: Pali-zation, or Signs of the times?
Epoch Estate Wines Names Matt Hobbs General Manager
Amarone’s fine wine image under threat
Burgundy Wineries Announce Key Acquisitions
Asia 'pulling fine wine through recession'
Lake County People's Choice Wine Award Winners
NV: Bank collapse delays winery
Oz: U of Adelaide launches new V & E Bachelor degree
Nov. 18 Tulare conference offers advances in agricultural technology
Washington Expands Vineyard Research
Boston man pleads innocent to stealing $20,000 bottle of wine
Vintage Wines Fetch Record Prices in Hong Kong
Novy Family Wines Turns "Sideways" Grape, Inside Out
WA: Bumper crop in, bottles of Peninsula-grown wine not far behind
CIVB declares Bordeaux 2009 'magnificent'
County rethinks weddings at Napa wineries
Dr. Cliff Ohmart Joins SureHarvest
Discover Wines and Eye Candy in Lake County
Alcohol companies breach ad ban
Property to become winery
MI: 2009 vintage looking to be cold and late
Embassy Suites - Napa Valley To Operate Food & Beverage Outlets
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| October 08, 2009 |
Constellation Settles With FTC Over Deceptive Wide Eye claims
Calif Ag board to hold water talks in Fresno
Unsold inventory stymies Oregon's wineries
Hong Kong becomes Sotheby’s number one
Zagat: New Yorkers cut back on dining out
Constellation Closes Widmer, RIT Likely to Use Property
Oz: Electrodialysis: Viable alternative for cold stabilisation
Heimoff: Pali-zation, or Signs of the times?
Amarone’s fine wine image under threat
Burgundy Wineries Announce Key Acquisitions
Asia 'pulling fine wine through recession'
Lake County People's Choice Wine Award Winners
NV: Bank collapse delays winery
Oz: U of Adelaide launches new V & E Bachelor degree
Nov. 18 Tulare conference offers advances in agricultural technology
Washington Expands Vineyard Research
Boston man pleads innocent to stealing $20,000 bottle of wine
Vintage Wines Fetch Record Prices in Hong Kong
Novy Family Wines Turns "Sideways" Grape, Inside Out
WA: Bumper crop in, bottles of Peninsula-grown wine not far behind
CIVB declares Bordeaux 2009 'magnificent'
County rethinks weddings at Napa wineries
Dr. Cliff Ohmart Joins SureHarvest
Discover Wines and Eye Candy in Lake County
Alcohol companies breach ad ban
Property to become winery
MI: 2009 vintage looking to be cold and late
Embassy Suites - Napa Valley To Operate Food & Beverage Outlets
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| October 07, 2009 |
Trek Sues Novato Winery for Use of Name
Tough sell for grape growers
David Lake, legendary Washington winemaker, passes away
Gallo Canada Expands Spirits Portfolio
SASSIE INT'L APPOINTS STATESIDE CELLARS U.S. DISTRIBUTOR
North Coast Winegrapes on the Market
Global grape glut casts large shadow over BC vineyards
Pernod Ricard sells label "Almaden" to Miolo winery in Brazil
BC and two Ontario wine producers to change bottle labels after complaints
Wine Management Systems Takes to the Cloud
Big changes ahead for Long Meadow Ranch Winery
Big Restaurant Names Could Mean Big Business For WA Wines
2009 Lisbon Wine Bloggers Conference Hosts Wine Tastings
Best Swiss weather for viticulture in 20 years
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| October 06, 2009 |
Diageo ends link with Glenn Beck but Tesco stays
Order to Chaos: New VinTank Research Analyzes Wine iPhone Apps
Maryland Winery's Packaging Stands Out
Beer and spirits worse than wine
Seaver Family Vineyard is Hall of Famer's passion
GaryVee Set To Launch Cinderella Wine Club & Gourmet Library
Wine Enthusiast Picks Big House White As 2009 Best Buy
CorkSavvy Releases 'White Label' E-Cellar & Wine Journal Widget
Informal Test of Wine Shippers
The Pour A Place for Wine Without the Lecture
Texas has 9 wine trails to follow
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| October 05, 2009 |
Feds sign Memo on Delta, Ask Science Academy for review
Walgreens Resumes Wine and Beer Sales
Constellation Brands: Recipe for Disaster?
Colour and its use could help businesses to boost their bottom
Cecchetti Racke Brings "The Bull" to the US
Bordeaux Vintners caution against over-extraction
Sonoma Winery an unwelcome neighbor
Brown-Forman's not open to change
Tesco pushes smaller-format wines
Vegan wine? Isn't it all vegan?
UK Wine Retail Chain closes
Sotheby's furthers Hong Kong fine wine clout
Hong Kong wine auctions overtake London, New York
WI: Squeezed by economy, winery changes course
Crushing times ahead for Oregon wineries?
Pancho Campo resigns to 'focus on clearing name'
Canada: Grape industry problems need fixing
Business Succession Planning: Fourth-generation Rafanelli
Amorim and SOLE Footwear to “Upcycle” Wine Corks
Titus Vineyards Harvest Live, 2009
Filippi Winery offers a taste of local history
Menage a Trois Named 2009 'Wine Brand of the Year' by Market Watch
Mechanical grape harvester a quicker picker
Package design elevates Jackson wine bottle
Love of Pinot drives winemaker MacPhail
Rockin' the vineyards
2009 harvest is shaping up to be memorable
Grape stomping in Temecula closes out harvest season
Canada: Winemakers to clarify labels on imported products
Many Wines Deemed '09's Best Are US-Made
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| October 02, 2009 |
Angels pop money into cork-free wine topper
Failed wine-food center Copia for sale
'Name change for Diageo?''
WSWA Announces New Dates and Location for 2010 Annual Convention
Climate Change May Impact Northwest Winemakers
Constellation Brands moves to 2Q profit
Canada: Craitor pressing for change to help struggling grape industry
Who's the wealthiest man in Sonoma County?
Northwest Vintners Eye Refillable Bottles
UK: Price pressure forces Wine Cellar to go under
NV: A strange year for wine grape harvest
WA: Wine and the law of gravity
Wine drinkers in favour of lower alcohol levels
Penn Liquor Board, Beringer Support Breast Cancer Awareness
J. Lohr to Fund 500 Mammograms for Women in Need
How would you classify a bottle of wine?
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| October 01, 2009 |
Zagat Launches Wine Club
Sonoma Harvest Fair's top red wine loses its medal
Does Lafite have legs?
Three Solar Thieves Nabbed in Napa
Vina Robles Announces New Calif Distributors
Boisset extends its lead as Burgundy’s biggest producer
Water releases to bring new life to parts of San Joaquin River
NY: Weather pushes grape harvest dates back
Constellation Brands tops Street view, shares rise
Vintage in France promising but no 2005
Resveratrol Shows Anti-Viral Abilities
Canada:BC growers fare well despite global grape glut
Boisset completes latest winery deal, of France's Antonin Rodet
Canada:Only the big BC wineries can buy imported bulk wine
Canada: Grape growers, wineries remain far apart on key issues
Cameron Hughes Wine Debuts New Eco-Friendly Wine Bottle
MA: Topsfield grape grower, others help preserve agricultural heritage
Marketing Wine: Headboards and Internets
Kentucky's New-Again Cash Crop
MA: Wineries breathe life into old farms
Northwest Winemakers Team Up With Stars to Craft Premium Wines
NYC Gets First Official Winery Since 1960's
33rd Annual Monterey Wine Festival celebrates food and wine
Urban wineries take root in settings more practical than palatial
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| September 30, 2009 |
UK: Debating the truth behind green agenda
Vintners suffer hangover from too much wine
Canada: Trouble in Wine Country
Winery helps turn wastewater into hydrogen
Aluminum Wine Bottles are Here
Oz: Foster's sells vineyards back to original owner
WA: New winery opens in Prosser
Press Release: Wine Tycoon
A Winery's Path to Farmers Markets Isn't Always Easy
Wine: Wineries roll out the barrels
Wine Institute highlights 17 new members
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| 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 sidestep law to sip BC wines
Virginia Wine Month: Celebrating Jefferson's Dream
Israeli Wine Scene
Canada: Wineries are looking to boost export business
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| 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 better ...
Two of France’s best-known wine groups to merge
Wine.com Uncorks Its API
UK: BUBBLES comes to market
That And $30 Million Will Get You A Cup Of Water
Dick Grace: Vintner blends compassion, Cabernet
A good year — Wine harvest promises a good vintage
Cabernet's High End Proves Merely Ordinary
Vigneron lets nature be the winemaker
Vineyard goes with flow of family
Sale of cheap imports as BC wines called 'scandalous'
New winery offers unique varieties
Satek Winery goes retail with Vine2Wine sales
Chelan-area wineries heading toward 'Crush'
Standish Wine Company: a natural progression
Old Bank is rich with grape
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| 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
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