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U.S. wine exports in 2014 second highest on record
Exports of U.S. wine last year were the second-most valuable on record, reaching $1.49 billion in revenue, nearly all of it from California…
Diageo ‘smart bottle’ thwarts counterfeiters and boosts consumer experience
Diageo and Thin Film Electronics have released a prototype ‘smart bottle’ which can assure consumers of authenticity and help the industry track the product…
Guy Fieri drops plans for winery outside of Santa Rosa
Guy Fieri has decided not to fight a decision by Sonoma County planning commissioners to reject his proposed winery on a rural road west of Santa Rosa, an unexpected surrender from a celebrity chef whose network of nine restaurants now stretches across the country…
The ‘Jayne vs Goliath’ fundraising campaign: supporting the future of free speech
For the past eleven years Jayne Powell has been working as a freelance wine journalist and educator under the name Champagne Jayne…
U.S. Beverage Industry Expo Appoints Live Oak Bank Executive as Advisory Board Chair
Growers Of Lower End California Winegrapes Face Challenge
Sonoma Chardonnay Price Recovery Accelerates, Still Looks Cyclical
Agencies look to fine water thieves in California
Prosecco drives Americans to sparkling
Barossa man arrested after allegedly draining $300k worth of wine
‘We don’t want your plonk!’ German wine consumers turn to higher quality wine
Flavour descriptors move to wine bottles’ front labels
Robert Parker Steps Back From Bordeaux
Binge drinkers have lower IQs, say scientists
Beverage Trade Network Announces the Launch of USA Trade Tasting in New York
VinoVisit Launches New Winery Tasting Room Abandonment Application
ACI Cork USA Rolls Out New User-Friendly Website
European Union clears Onex deal to buy SIG for $4.66bn
From Italy, A Micro-Conglomerate Cork Without Adhesive
The quest for expertise: Two Napa wine industry schools are thriving
CellarPass Booking Tool Adds Transportation Services
Packagingarts Celebrates 20 years in business
G3 Enterprises Announces Partnership with Petainer Keg to Deliver Wine-On-Tap
TTB now allows certain wineries to file excise tax returns annually
Label manufacturer launches wrap-around peel-and-reveal labels
SolarCraft Brings Solar Power to Spirit Rock Meditation Center
From Harvest to Market, Cascade Attachments are There Every Step of the Way
Taylored Wines Launches Online Wholesale Wine Platform in Chicago
