Understanding SPACs
A SPAC — Special Purpose Acquisition Company (also known as a “blank check” company) — is a relatively simple…
Crimson Wine to restate 3+ years of financial results after independent review of “unreliable” accounting errors
Crimson Wine Group will be restating “unreliable” financial results for three fiscal years ended December 31, 2017,…
Time Is Running Out For Prop 13 Transfers Of Property That Were Abolished by Prop 19
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Amorim TCA Claims: Where’s the proof?
Grand claims of a “magic bullet” require data to be credible otherwise, it’s just more marketing hype: Amorim…
Beckstoffer Vineyards restructures family’s farming & vineyard operations
NEWS RELEASE – December 7, 2020 Andy Beckstoffer of Beckstoffer Vineyards today announced the restructuring of his family’s…
Constellation & Gallo sign FTC agreement to allow $1.03 billion asset deal
CONSTELLATION BRANDS AND E. & J. GALLO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION STAFF RELATING TO CONSENT…
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This smelly vendor survey lacked data integrity, so USA Today flushed their stinky article down the drain.Wine Industry Insight has previously written about slipshod vendor-conducted “surveys” that have obvious conflicts of interest and are... August 23rd, 2019Wine Industry Insight/News Fetch wine review policyMost wines reviewed in News Fetch’s popular “Wine of the Day” feature are purchased by the editors with... October 7th, 2018Presentation and supplemental material for participants of WBC18WBC18 Presentation Daily Bruin Handbook... October 4th, 2018How to tell if a survey is credibleDetermining whether a survey is credible and the data valid as presented is often a difficult task. ... January 30th, 2018MORE REPORTING & PROMOTING |
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Canadian SPAC punts on pot, pivots to premium US wine in last-minute hunt for quality (Then becomes US citizen!)
By Lewis Perdue Publisher, Executive Editor, Wine Industry Insight In December 2020, a $360 million cannabis-oriented Canadian (SPAC) sponsored by a combination of US and London-based executives had looked at (and rejected) more than 100 companies. As the game clock ran down toward the…
A close look at the Vintage Wine Estate acquisition path that’s led to its upcoming public offering
Note: Portions of this free article will be available only to premium subscribers who may log-in here: CCBill premium subscribers, please click this link. Stripe premium subscribers, please click this link This is part 1 of a series on the Vintage Wine Estates public offering.…
The Duckhorn Portfolio files for an estimated $300 million IPO
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Wine wreck-commendations: Genes determine that no two people taste the same wine the same way.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is #4 in a series about Netflix and wine Article #1: How A Netflix-Style Recommender Is Vital to Reversing Wine’s Market Marginalization Article #2: Why solving the “Paradox of Choice” is a major reason Netflix’s recommender is worth $1 Bil/yr. And why…

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Special purpose companies can offer SPAC-tacular public offerings
A Special Purpose Acquisition Company — SPAC — such as the one that Vintage Wine…
Napa & NorCal wine country now experiencing “severe/extreme” drought
Source: U.S. National Drought Monitor…
Tired of it all: How the pandemic has changed social media
Lots more data and charts at the source: Vox/Recode…
Lower alcohol wine? Aussies are on board, but not Americans, Brits, or Canadians
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COVID has not caused the financial armageddon feared by most state governments
Sources: Urban Institute, the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, via Louise Sheiner…
Have we reached peak alco-seltzer?
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After COVID boost, e-commerce grocery sales to grow at much lower rate
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