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11 Wine Industry Award Winners to Exhibit at WIN Expo 2015
The North Bay Business Journal recently announced the 2015 Wine Industry Award winners, and we are pleased to have 8 of the Supplier award...
Afternoon Brief, November 23
U.S. Marshals to Sell Thousands of Bottles of Wine from Rudy Kurniawan Case: The U.S. Marshals will auction approximately 4,711 bottles of wine, deemed authentic, that belonged to Rudy Kurniawan, the man convicted of fraud in federal court in 2013 for producing and selling millions of dollars of counterfeit wine...
Afternoon Brief, November 20
Massive El Niño Gains Strength, Likely to Drench Key California Drought Zone: One of the most powerful El Niños on record continues gathering strength and is looking increasingly likely to bring heavy rains to key Northern California areas that provide water for the rest of the state, according to a new forecast...
Afternoon Brief, November 19
Unauthorized Work at Winery Vexes Planning Commission: Napa County Planning Commissioners again found themselves confronted with a winery asking to have unauthorized work made legal, as well as seeking an exception to the county's road setback rule...
Afternoon Brief, November 18
Jackson Family Wines Joins Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable: The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable welcomes Jackson Family Wines, a leading international, luxury wine company, as its newest member...
Afternoon Brief, November 17
Wine Spectator's Full Top 100 List Revealed: Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines reviewed over the previous 12 months and select our Top 100, based on quality, value, availability and excitement...
Afternoon Brief, November 16
New Grapevine Virus Detected in California: Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus Discussed at UCD FPS Meeting: A grapevine virus formally recognized in 2012 by Italian researchers as grapevine Pinot Gris virus and associated with disease symptoms in Pinot Gris/Grigio in Italy since 2003, was recently detected in California grapevines in Napa Valley...
Afternoon Brief, November 13
Peter Michael’s Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Au Paradis 2012 Named Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year: Wine Spectator, the world's leading authority on wine, today announced Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Au Paradis 2012 as the 2015 Wine of the Year...
Afternoon Brief, November 12
What Do American Wine Consumers Want? Fruity, a Little Sweet and Not Expensive:
A survey of wine drinkers shows that their preferences are varied, but a few rules still apply...
Six Senses Douro Valley Offers New Winter Escape
LAMEGO, Portugal – November 12, 2015 – At Six Senses Douro Valley, the winter is full of charms: a wine glass by the fire;...
Afternoon Brief, November 11
California's Wine Industry Heading for a Fall? The decline in Bordeaux prices means many Californian wines are now at a premium, but how much longer can that last?
Afternoon Brief, November 10
Auctioneers at Christie's 'Tried to Sell Fake Wine After Ignoring Experts' Warnings That Burgundy and Bordeaux's Were Cheap Copies': One of Britain's best known auction houses has been caught up in a wine selling scandal in New York...
Afternoon Brief, November 9
Wine Industry Has Yet to Embrace Full Potential of Social Media Marketing: There's little doubt that social media marketing has become a cornerstone of modern-day communications and has revolutionized the way companies across the globe now do business...
Afternoon Brief, November 6
Objections May Scuttle Jackson Wine Purchase in McMinnville: Two parties have filed objections to Jackson Family Wines purchase of two mirror-image buildings in a set of three on the campus of the former Evergreen International Aviation...
Afternoon Brief, November 5
Diageo Sells More Wine Assets and Agrees Argentinian Spirits Partnership: Diageo has sold off more of its wine assets for an amount described as "not material" after deciding earlier this year that wine was "no longer core"...
