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Treasury Wine fields two takeover offers
According to the Australian Financial Review KKR and TPG have each submitted an offer for the owner of Penfolds and other brands, after completing due diligence this week, according to the paper…
Bordeaux Vineyards Threatened By New Pest
Bordeaux’s winegrowers face a growing menace in the form of a three-millimetre (0.1 inch) long Asian fruit fly called Drosophila suzukii, suspected of spreading sour rot through ripening grapes in otherwise healthy vineyards…
Wine has nothing to fear but beer itself
The Wine Industry Financial Symposium took place this week in Napa. Its the event that reveals how the industry actually works, and what caught my eye was a presentation by Robert Smiley…
CNN Takes a Look at Chinese Wine
CNN’s On China series has taken a look at the country’s winemaking industry this month, examining at how it has grown and where it is going…
From Grassroots to Grapes: Crowdfunding Wine
Wine Industry on the Road to Recovery in the Wake of the Napa Earthquake
Wine in kegs is an idea barreling into more restaurants
California regulators target popular ag pesticide for limits
A sweet, but tricky, year for Washington’s red wines
Chardonnay Winner in Champagne Harvest
Ten Percent of Americans Drink 10+ Drinks a Day
Trade agreement has spirit of success, say Canadian and European industry bodies
Hill Wine Co: The Pink Bunny Of Wine Financial Disasters
Plane Crashes into Sonoma County Vineyard
Oregon winery uses legal loophole to be listed as a Washington Wine
DTC and Retailers, “Pay the Fine” and Keep Shipping
When Cigarettes Cost More, People Drink Less. Except For Wine
Wineries Speak Up About the Benefits of Using Natural Cork
Who Harvests Your Grapes? You’d Be Surprised
Harvest Fair winning wines revealed – mostly
Early-harvest spot market prices soften for all but one North Coast wine grape variety
Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley Wins Major Awards at Sonoma County Harvest Fair
New York Retailer Charged with Illegally Shipping Wine to Out-of-State Consumers
Nation’s Largest Grocer is First To Jump On Truett-Hurst Inc.’s California Winecraft!
State’s wine leaders adapting to drought and consumer shifts
Sudden Storm Smashes Tuscan Vineyards
Wines left to mature in bottom of harbour ready to drink
Vintage 2014, and California declares war on small wineries
