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Afternoon Brief, July 9
End of Chevron Deference Could Cause Wine Chaos: "Clean wine" could be back on wine labels. Distributors could withhold payment longer from importers and wineries. Breweries could overturn "tied house"...
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Afternoon Brief, July 20th
LA Police Hunt Wine Shop Thieves After Major Heist: A Los Angeles fine wine retailer targeted by thieves, who sawed through the roof of its cellar room and stole precious bottles thought to be worth at...
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Afternoon Brief, March 28th
New Cornell Variety Raises Grape Expectations for NYS Wine: Introducing Aravelle - a new white wine grape that was 42 years in the making. Renowned Cornell grape breeder Bruce Reisch made the hybrid by...
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Afternoon Brief, November 6
From Industrial Pesticides to Integrated Pest Management: A New Trend in Vineyard Practice: UAV-IQ is helping organic and conventional growers implement biocontrol in an efficient and cost-effective manner...
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JD and Diageo Partner on Responsible Drinking Efforts in China
[Shanghai, China, 6 November 2020] JD.com, China’s largest retailer, and Diageo, the  world’s largest international spirits producer, have reached an agreement to partner on  promoting responsible...
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Afternoon Brief, June 24
The Evolution of Premium Canned Wine: How a growing number of boutique, sustainably-minded wine producers are carving an upscale niche in the canned category...
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Afternoon Brief, June 23
When Will Big Beverage Alcohol Retailers Get Serious About eCommerce?: According to Nielsen, alcoholic beverage eCommerce has seen ten consecutive weeks of triple digit year over year growth since the...
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Afternoon Brief, February 20
When Amazon Hasn't Cracked the Code on Online Alcohol, How Can Grocers? : 2019 was a year filled with retail innovation, especially within grocery. Between robot delivery services and experiential pop-ups,...
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Afternoon Brief, January 30
Winemaker and Billionaire Turn Bay Area Island into Booze Destination: Napa Valley whiz winemaker Dave Phinney thinks big. Very big. Premium red-blend trendsetter? Check. Megahit brand builder for labels...
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Afternoon Brief, December 10
Within Five Years Entire Brands Will Be Created Through Pre-Production Personalization: "Within five years you will see entire brands created through pre-production personalization by flavor and shopper...