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Afternoon Brief, October 6th
Deal Done with the Wine Group as Constellation Sells More Wine Assets: Among the labels changing hands are Cooper & Thief, 7 Moons and The Dreaming Tree...
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Afternoon Brief, October 5th
Coalition Sues to Force Treasury Department Decision on Alcohol Labeling: A coalition of consumer groups sued the Treasury Department today to compel a decision on mandatory alcohol content, calorie, ingredient,...
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OpEd: We Will Continue Your Work, Mr. Franzia
Fred Franzia brought millions of consumers into the wine business who had never thought of drinking wine. By Steve Kemiji I’m not surprised at the lack of insight and knowledge being displayed in the...
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Afternoon Brief, October 4th
Farmworkers, Napa-Sonoma Trade Groups React to New California Unionization Law: Advocates for farmworker rights in the North Coast are cheering a newly inked compromise in Sacramento that could make it...
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Afternoon Brief, October 3rd
Fire Rules a Rocky Road for Napa Wineries: New regulations in Napa could see wineries barred from rebuilding after a fire, with huge implications for the future...
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Afternoon Brief, September 30th
Serial ADA Plaintiff in California Alleged to Be Feigning Blindness in Order to Sue: A Southern California law firm announced Wednesday that it has obtained footage of a frequent filer of suits under the...
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Afternoon Brief, September 29th
China Busts Largest Wine Smuggling Case in Recent History: According to Chinese language wine media WBO, a few Shanghai-based wine merchants including a China representative for a Bordeaux merchant “were...
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Masseto Estate Presents the Newest Vintage of Its Second Vin, Massetino 2020
Sharing the same genotype as its older brother Masseto means the perfect blend of power and opulence New York, NY, September 29, 2022 – Masseto, Italy’s most collectable wine estate, is pleased...
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Afternoon Brief, September 28th
US Wineries Struggle to Raise Prices: Inflation might be going through the roof, but it isn't helping American wine producers – or their prices...
Wildfire
Afternoon Brief, September 27th
Southern Oregon is known for it’s abundance of wineries. But smoke from wildfires in recent years has sometimes affected the taste of the wine. Smoke damage from wildfires are costing wineries billions...