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Afternoon Brief, October 20th
Sonoma’s Toad Hollow Vineyards Acquired by ‘Masters of Guerrilla Winefare’: Unoaked Chardonnay pioneer Toad Hollow has been sold to WarRoom Cellars for an undisclosed sum...
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Comité Champagne Announces Lori Russo as Incoming Director of Champagne Bureau, USA
ÉPERNAY, France ― The Comité Champagne, the trade association representing the houses and winegrowers of Champagne, France, announced today that Lori Russo has been named as the Director of the Champagne...
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Afternoon Brief, September 12th
The California Bottle Bill: 8 Important Takeaways: One of the biggest changes in the California wine industry since the end of Prohibition begins on Jan. 1, 2024, and it looks like many of the state’s...
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Champagne Bureau, USA Announces Top 10 Bars and Restaurants for Enjoying Champagne in 2023!
September 12th – WASHINGTON ― Ahead of the 14th annual global Champagne Day on October 27, the Champagne Bureau, USA today announced its second annual list of the top 10 bars and restaurants...
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Afternoon Brief, July 19th
The FBI Is Raiding One of the Fanciest Wine Stores in America after a Tip from the New York Times: The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Park Avenue wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits Tuesday...
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Champagne Prepares for the Upcoming Harvest
Winegrowers and houses set yield for 2023 harvest July 19th – ÉPERNAY, France ― As is done every year, the Champagne winegrowers and houses within the Comité Champagne met in Épernay, France to...
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Afternoon Brief, April 6th
Jancis Robinson at Napa RISE: "The Younger You Are, the More Concerned You Are": On April 5, 2023, the world’s most famous wine writer, Jancis Robinson, made a rare in-person appearance in St. Helena,...
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Champagne Shipped Over 33 Million Bottles to U.S. in 2022
The United States remains the top export market in both volume and value WASHINGTON ― The Champagne Bureau, USA, today announced 33,720,198 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2022,...
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Save the Date: Champagne Day 2022 Is October 28
Check out the Champagne Bureau’s List of Top 10 Bars and Restaurants with the Best Champagne Offerings September 7th – WASHINGTON  – The 13th annual global Champagne Day is Friday,...
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Comité Champagne Announces Start of Region’s Harvest
August 23rd – EPERNAY, France  – The Comité Champagne announced that harvest started on August 20 and will begin in the vast majority of villages within the next week. The start dates vary...