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Somm Struck Off over Tasting Leak
The man responsible for the cancellation and rescheduling of the Master Sommelier tasting test has still not been officially named, but Wine-Searcher understands that the person in question …
Napa Valley Vintners Encourage Other Groups to Join Their Fight to Relax Tied House Rules
At the Napa Valley Vintners, Associate Director of Labor Relations Michelle Novi is already thinking about next steps after achieving a measurable victory over antiquated Tied House rules in todays environment of social media marketing and communication …
Smoke Risk Likely to Change Grape Contracts
The threat of smoke taint has cast a long shadow over West Coast wine regions this year as the worst wildfire seasons on record cast plumes over California and the Pacific Northwest. Wineries and growers from Lake Okanagan to Lake County have been wrestling with the risk to grapes, sending fruit for testing and preparing to mitigate the damage …
Moratorium on New Tasting Rooms in Sonoma a Political Act Unlikely to Be Solved by City Staff Created Ordinance
City Council members are hopeful a permanent ordinance drafted by city staff will solve the often stated dilemma of too many winery tasting rooms on the Plaza. …
New Directions for Washington Wine
Supreme Court to Revisit Case of Interstate Wine and Spirits Shipping
Sommeliers Push Back at Decision to Strip ‘Master’ Titles After Incident of Cheating
Free Flow Wines Announces 22 Winners at the 2018 KEGGY Awards
Faust or Faustini: Who Gets to Be Napa Valley Wine?
Collection of 200-year-old Wine Discovered in New Jersey Home Set to Go to Auction
Preserving Acidity Is ‘the Biggest Issue in Champagne’
India’s Second Biggest Winery Secures U.S. $8M Funding
Luxury Brand Lessons for Aussie Wine Producers Says Nuffield Scholar
100 Best Champagnes for 2018 – Dom Pérignon Is the Winner
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Who Leaked the Somms’ Wine List?
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