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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
PROPOSITION 19: PROPERTY TAX AND ESTATE AND GIFT TAX ALERT By Robert M. Fanucci, J.D., Master of Laws…
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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Ganau launches EPIQ – Corks with threshold of ≤0.5 ng/L TCA — below level of human perception. Process backed by peer-reviewed scienceNEWS RELEASE – JANUARY 18, 2021 Ganau reveals EPIQ, a natural cork with threshold of ≤0.5 January 18th, 2021Vineyard Visibility: Michael David Winery Improves Results With Aerial ImagingArticle by Ceres Imaging Despite the bucolic setting of the average vineyard, risk can be everywhere. Sun-dappled May 22nd, 2020From Overwhelmed to Organized: Vineyard 29’s first harvest with vintraceLike most winemakers with too much to do during harvest, it was often a battle for Keith Emerson, March 17th, 2020ETS Laboratories adds winemaker Don LaBorde to leadership teamNEWS RELEASE St. Helena, Ca. (September 25, 2019) ” ETS Laboratories, the pioneer and leader in wine analysis September 27th, 2019MORE PRESENTED BY |
Online Usability
DECEMBER 29, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCHTOP NEWS FTC approves revised Gallo-Constellation blockbuster wine deal Pix.Wine Aims to End The Balkanization of Wine What December 29th, 2020Why Your Email Contact Form Says “Go To Hell” To Your Web Site VisitorsNo one really has time to fill out all your little boxes. Fill in the blanks. Screw that! April 29th, 2015What Message Is Your Old Blog/Site Sending?The sale of eWinery Solutions was so NOT a surprise given the persistent coma of its website. Note September 18th, 2014Offending Ads – Pages That Twitch With AnimationsThe number-one complaint from News Fetch readers comes from animations. We’ve been banning those for new ads and September 15th, 2014MORE ONLINE USABILITY |
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News Reporting & Journalism
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
This is the redacted version of the full premium version. The full article and links are available to subscribers of Wine Executive News. Premium subscribers log in: > CCBill < OR > Stripe < Not a Wine Executive News Subscriber? Subscribe to Wine Executive News…
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
Source: Wine Intelligence Vinitrac …
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?
Source: RBC Capital Markets: “Answering the 4 Most FAQs on Hard Seltzer” (Registration required)…
After COVID boost, e-commerce grocery sales to grow at much lower rate
Source: eMarketer…
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Wine Industry Insight: Your 98.1% solution — An exercise in meaningless dataWine Business Monthly’s “95% solution” is a ridiculous distortion of data. The Wine Business Monthly’s 2020 Advertising Planning... March 2nd, 2020Keynote Presentation – Effective Advertising – International Bulk Wine & Spirits Symposium – Lewis PerdueClick to download PDF: Keynote Presentation – Effective Advertising – International Bulk Wine & Spirits Symposium – Lewis... June 3rd, 2018Mobile Internet growing, but desktop dominates business hours & purchase decisionsRight-click images to enlarge Image Source: Lewis Perdue keynote presentation, 2017 International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show IBWSS... July 27th, 201713 ways Online Advertising Is Less Expensive, More Secure & Convenient for You On Wine Industry InsightComparable Banner Price WBM: Charges separately for Web and email. That more than doubles ad prices WII: One... December 29th, 2015Offending Ads – Pages That Twitch With AnimationsThe number-one complaint from News Fetch readers comes from animations. We’ve been banning those for new ads and... September 15th, 2014How do you make a sponsored content link pay off?Sponsored content links are those paid by sponsors and, on Wine Industry Insight, clearly marked as such. (Not... September 9th, 2014Corporate Awards & Prizes: Subtle Ways Of Biasing Media CoverageAnd one step on a slippery slope toward being a “made man” (or woman. Financial scribes urged to... June 26th, 2014MORE EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING |
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Real Estate
Winery and Vineyard Real Estate Market Rockin’ & Rollin’ in Southern Mendocino County and Northern Sonoma CountySpecial to Wine Industry Insight By Todd Sheppard, www.TEAMSHEP.com Disclosure: The author is a real estate agent... October 21st, 2019NEW REAL ESTATE COVERAGE: You’re only as far away from dirt as your next glass of wineGrowing up in a farming family, the household mantra to city folk was that, “You’re only as far... September 5th, 2017MORE REAL ESTATE |
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