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Afternoon Brief, September 22
How the Wente Chardonnay Clone Became America's Choice: The Wente wine story began in 1883, with German immigrant C.H. Wente. He learned his craft studying winemaking under Charles Krug in Napa Valley...
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, Launches 13th Annual Culinary...
The Moment Has Arrived - Tickets Now On Sale For Southern California's Most Anticipated Culinary Classic, November 14-20, 2016
San Diego, CA (September 22, 2016)...
Afternoon Brief, September 21
Maryland Booze Peddlers Cheated NYC Distributor Out of Millions of Dollars in Tax-Dodging Scheme, Lawsuit Alleges: The metropolitan area's largest distributor of wine and spirits has filed a civil racketeering lawsuit alleging two liquor wholesalers in Maryland schemed with an assortment of retailers to smuggle millions of dollars' worth of alcohol to New York City to avoid paying the higher excise tax here...
Bakery Succeeds with Wine Industry Marketing Strategy
La Brea Bakery takes a page out of the wine industry’s playbook with their new La Brea Bakery Reserve line of farm designated breads...
Joseph Phelps Vineyards Announces Management Changes
Robert Boyd Promoted to Senior Vice President of Joseph Phelps Vineyards
St. Helena, CA, September 21, 2016— Joseph Phelps Vineyards is pleased to announce the...
Afternoon Brief, September 20
Wine Retailers Throw Down Gauntlet Against Direct-Shipping Restrictions: The book on modern direct-to-consumer wine-shipping law was written at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 with the Granholm v. Healddecision...
Vision 57 Foundation Announces $1 Million Global Humanitarian Donation Goal from...
Farmingdale, NY. – Sept. 20, 2016 – Vision 57 Foundation, the charitable foundation of Black Hawk Imports, has announced a new $1 million charitable...
Afternoon Brief, September 19
Sonoma Harvest Fair Releases List of Medalists: The judges for this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition have made their final recommendations, and 94 percent of the wines entered will receive some type of medal...
Saxco International Helps Luxco Create Exciting New Contemporary Package Designs
Brand Refresh of David Nicholson 1843 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and the Launch of the David Nicholson Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
When Luxco, of...
Afternoon Brief, September 16
DTC Shipments Surge, Total Wine Sales Strong: A microalgae found in the sea off Brittany's coastline can wipe-out key vine diseases with new scientific tests in France showing 100% efficiency in destroying Downey Mildew...
“Sustainable Because” Video in Finals with Wine Spectator Magazine
September 15th, 2016 - San Francisco, CA: A group of filmmakers from the Creative Agency & Film Production Company WINERAM Productions LLC co produced a...
Afternoon Brief, September 15
Alcohol Industry Bankrolls Fight Against Legal Pot in Battle of the Buzz: The fight against legalized pot is being heavily bankrolled by alcohol and pharmaceutical companies, terrified that they might lose market share...
Afternoon Brief, September 14
Running Winery Associations from the East Coast to the West Coast: Meet Morgen McLaughlin: Running a wine association takes a tireless multi-tasker. The job is a combination of strategy, business development, marketing, finance and politics...
Running Winery Associations from the East Coast to the West Coast:...
Running a wine association takes a tireless multi-tasker. The job is a combination of strategy, business development, marketing, finance and politics. It takes understanding the needs of the association, as well as the community as a whole. It is about managing the desires of a diverse group, from large producers to small producers.
Afternoon Brief, September 13
Jackson Family Wines Purchases Alexander Valley’s Field Stone Winery: Best known for its old-vine Petite Sirah, the Field Stone vineyard was first planted in 1894...
