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Afternoon Brief, May 8th
Willamette Valley Wineries Hire Fire Litigation Lawyers to Investigate Suing Pacific Power for Grape and Wine Losses Arising from the 2020 Labor Day Fires: Today Willamette Valley Vineyards, Brigadoon...
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Afternoon Brief, May 5th
Big Duckhorn Winery Growth Plans Win Napa County Approval: Duckhorn Vineyards winery near St. Helena has secured Napa County approvals to construct more buildings, make more wine and host more guests...
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Afternoon Brief, May 4th
Grape Crush Reports Are Essential for U.S. Wine Industry Growth—Here’s Why: In established and emerging regions alike, grape crush reports demonstrate the economic impact to legislators while supporting...
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Afternoon Brief, May 3rd
Body Found at Berkeley Marina Identified as Missing Wine Company Representative from Florida: A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroner’s office as...
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Afternoon Brief, May 2nd
Electronic Nose Determines the Quality of Wine: An electronic nose consists of some sensors, a signal processing system and an analysis system. "The e-nose can identify substances using a method similar...
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The McBride Sisters She Can Fund Opens Applications for 2023 Program: “The Business of Wine” 
The charitable arm of McBride Sisters Wine Company will focus its 2023 efforts on supporting women in the wine industry, and applications officially open today, May 1. (OAKLAND, CA, May 2, 2023) – The...
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Miro Tcholakov Named Honorary Chief Judge for 2023 Sunset International Wine Competition
Miro Tcholakov May 2, 2023 (Santa Rosa, Calif.) – Winemaker Miroslav (Miro) Tcholakov has been named Honorary Chief Judge for the upcoming Sunset International Wine Competition, which takes place May 23-25,...
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Afternoon Brief, May 1st
Abrupt Closure of San Francisco Wine Startup Leaves Customers with Thousands of Bottles Stuck in ‘CloudCellar’: The offer was enticing: Pay $25 for a bottle of wine, and you might get upgraded to a bottle...
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Afternoon Brief, April 28th
Traditional Method and Charmat Do Not Produce Different Sparkling Wines: Researchers from the University of Rio Grande in Brazil claim that secondary fermentation produces the same wines, irrespective...
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Afternoon Brief, April 27th
Consumer Spending Dropped Sharply in March: Softening inflation and sharp reductions in spending in March could be a sign that the economy is cooling...