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Delaware Disappoints Wine Lovers
Signing of HB 187 Is A Misleading Step Towards Direct Shipping August 18, 2025 (New York, NY) — Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed a deeply disappointing bill into law this past Friday, August...
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Delaware Considering "Anti" Direct Shipping Bill
Free the Grapes! Urges Wine Lovers to Object to House Bill 187 June 12, 2025 (New York, NY) — Delaware, one of the few states in the nation that continues an archaic ban on direct-to-consumer...
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New Delaware Wine Shipping Bill Deemed Wildly Anti-Consumer
—National Association of Wine Retailers Urges Amendments or Opposition— June 11, 2025 (Dover, DE) — Since 2022, more than 240,000 imported wines have been approved by the federal government...
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Afternoon Brief, September 27
Police Dismantle Grape Harvest Human Trafficking Ring: In a joint operation on 17 September, over 80 law enforcers from both Bulgaria and France helped to raid an organised crime group involved in labour...
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Afternoon Brief, April 18
Bordeaux Fire Destroys $13 Million Worth of Wine in France: Fans of Bordeaux have plenty of reason to whine this week. A blaze at a warehouse in the vaunted wine-making region in South West France incinerated...
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Afternoon Brief, May 31
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: How Producers Are Returning to Winemaking’s Roots Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking’s roots by reviving the age-old...
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Afternoon Brief, April 20
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Wine Brands Must Blend Demand, Margin to Move Upscale, Says O’Neill Vintners & Distillers CEO O’Neill Vintners & Distillers started...
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Afternoon Brief, July 27
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: How California’s Central Coast Alamo Fire Scorched Vineyard Fierce flames from the Alamo fire in California’s Central Coast area damaged...
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Afternoon Brief, May 4
Is BevMo! Engaging in a ‘Bait-And-Switch’ with Wine? Suit: A class-action suit has been filed that alleges BevMo! engaged in a bait-and-switch, displaying price signage for bottles with wine ratings for...
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Afternoon Brief, December 1
Problems with wine price increases: With the U.S. wine market expecting to post its 21st consecutive year of growth in case good sales, a relatively healthy U.S. economy and an even brighter picture...
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