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Afternoon Brief, December 28
Highs and Lows for Wineries: The South Okanagan wine industry had a tough time with smoke and the threat of fires this summer, but still managed to have a successful year with new events and wineries joining the scene...
Fetzer Vineyards COO Cindy DeVries Named “Green Personality of the Year”
DeVries Selected Among Pool of Global Candidates by The Drinks Business
HOPLAND, Calif., Dec. 28, 2018 -- Fetzer Vineyards, a leader in sustainable winegrowing and regenerative...
Afternoon Brief, December 27
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Was Tricked into Investing in an Israeli Winery, Lawsuit Alleges: The U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was presented with allegedly fraudulent documents when he agreed to invest $730,000 in an Israeli wine company, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday to a Tel Aviv District Court...
Afternoon Brief, December 26
Beer, Spirits, & Wine - Packaged Imports Grow +8.3% by Value Over Last Twelve Months Through October 2018, Packaged Exports Decline -10.3%: Total beverage alcohol imports (including bulk and packaged) grew +7.7% by value over the last twelve months and grew +5.6% by value over the last three months...
The 13th Annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience Is Back, and There’s More to...
Monday, February 11, 2019
Pier 60, Chelsea Piers – Hudson River & 21st St., NYC
Open to the Trade 12 noon – 4 pm by...
Most Read Wine Industry Stories of 2018
What were the biggest wine industry stories of 2018 or what do we really want to read about? Below are the most read Wine...
Drinking Wine Outside the Box
By Kenneth Friedenreich
Sometimes a good title acts as the scaffolding for ideas waiting on words and sequence to show up sooner or later. This...
Quails’ Gate’s Sugar Plum Fair Raises $11,500 for Local Charities
West Kelowna, BC. December 21, 2018- Quails’ Gate Winery is pleased to announce that their annual Sugar Plum Fair resulted in a donation of more...
Mesa Del Sol Wine Cellar Inc. Gets Approval from Federal Government to Be Included...
GREENFIELD, CA. December 21, 2018 — Mesa Del Sol Wine Cellar had two pieces of good news this month: the winery learned that the...
Afternoon Brief, December 21
Indicators of a Buoyant 2019: Judging by the reports Im hearing, 2018 has been a good one for many. Nowhere is that more evident than in the corporate and company Christmas gifts that are appearing on the desks of many in the trade ...
Bring Heavy Medal to Your Holiday Party
Put award winners from Tinhorn Creek Vineyard in your glass
With so many lists to make at this time of year, decision-making can be a...
2018: An Elegant Vintage Led by an Exceptional Team
Oliver, British Columbia: The 2018 vintage required patience and precision at Phantom Creek Estates, but rewarded with wines of restraint and elegance. The Bai...
Rarest Screaming Eagle Vertical of 3L Bottles to Be Auctioned at 2019 Naples Winter...
Phone bidding will be available to collectors worldwide on January 26th
NAPLES, Fla. (December 21, 2018)—The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) has announced that...
Les Tonneliers de France (French Coopers) Meets in California on February 1, 2019
Paris – December 20, 2018 – The Fédération des Tonneliers de France members will meet in California on Friday, February 1, 2019.
“We wanted to...
Afternoon Brief, December 20
Trade-Enforcement Agencies Are Ramping Up Their Wine-Sales Investigations: Wholesalers and retailers of wine and spirits had better be aware of the new retail norms. The Washington D.C.-based Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has been ramping up its investigations into legal infractions that break the Tied House Rules ...