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Afternoon Brief, October 19th
Treasury Wine Estates Announces Completion of Château Lanessan Acquisition: Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE), one of the world’s leading premium wine companies, today confirmed the completion of its majority...
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Afternoon Brief, October 18th
US Department of Labor Finds California Grape Grower Illegally Gave Wage, Hour Preference to H-2A Visa Holders at Expense of US Workers: Investigation recovers $54K in lost wages for 14 affected workers...
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Afternoon Brief, October 17th
Thirteen people were up in the dock in Auch (in the Gers department of South West France) this week, accused of participating in the theft and sale of 55,000 bottles of wine...
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Afternoon Brief, October 14th
Napa Lawsuit Plants Seeds of Doubt: A legal challenge to Napa's lawmakers hinges on the definition of the world "plant"...
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Afternoon Brief, October 13th
California North Coast Wine Grape Harvest Eases Toward an Early Finish: A third drought-challenged wine grape season in a row is pretty much complete in the North Coast, helped to coast to an earlier finish...
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Afternoon Brief, October 12th
Paradise Lost: The Flame Out of Napa Valley’s Iconic Wine Country: Beset by climate change and billionaire carpetbaggers, Napa Valley, California’s legendary wine-making eden, braces for an uncertain future...
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Afternoon Brief, October 11th
Inflation Drags on Wine’s Return to Pre-Pandemic US Restaurant Sales: A hoped-for rapid return of U.S. consumers to pre-pandemic levels of ordering wine and other beverage alcohol at restaurants, bars,...
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Afternoon Brief, October 10th
Son Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Father in Champagne: Yann Vadin, 33, has been arrested after allegedly admitting to killing his father, local winemaker Jean-Luc Vadin, 57, of Champagne Vadin-Plateau,...
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Up from Down Under: NZ Tech Is Improving Wine Quality and Vineyard Management
Here are three innovations currently making an impact on both sides of the globe. By Simone Madden-Grey New Zealand has an established reputation for innovation and quality wine production, so it should...
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Afternoon Brief, October 7th
You’ve Been Served: TTB Sued Over Wine Ingredient Labels: A lawsuit filed by three leading consumer organizations could finally bring the debate about ingredient and nutritional labeling for wine front...