Tag: Diageo
Afternoon Brief, July 8
Veraison Starts in Napa Valley:
According to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) veraison, an annual benchmark in the winegrape growing season is underway, occurring 5-10 days earlier than usual...
Afternoon Brief, July 2
Wine Spectator publisher donates $3M to California college:
Marvin Shanken, who has been publishing the Wine Spectator magazine since 1973, is giving back to the industry that has helped make him a multimillionaire, by donating $3 million to Sonoma State University to support the Wine Learning Center...
Afternoon Brief, June 30
Hailstorm decimates vines across Burgundy:
Burgundy winemakers have reported widespread damage to the 2014 harvest after a five minute hailstorm destroyed vines across the region on Saturday afternoon...
Afternoon Brief, June 12
New .wine online domain set to be uncorked: Online addresses ending in .wine and .vin are set to be uncorked soon, despite objections from European governments and several wine industry groups...
Afternoon Brief, June 11
Russian River Valley winemakers consider split into neighborhoods:
Having celebrated 30 years as an official American Viticultural Area last year, the Russian River Valley can say that many of its visionaries' dreams have come true...
Afternoon Brief, June 10
DNA sequencing to create fine wine:
The West Australian Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) are leading a national project that uses grape genome sequencing to examine how DNA make-up of the vine affects the taste and quality of wine...
Afternoon Brief, June 4
Virginia triples its number of wineries in the past decade:
"I don't understand why the D.C. public doesn't realize its Sonoma and Napa is just a days drive. Its an easy, straight shot out of the city, and there are incredible wines," exclaimed Sebastian Zutant, the co-owner of The Red Hen, a popular restaurant in the nations capital...
Afternoon Brief, June 2
Winestock 2014 announces wineries for the June 28 fundraiser:
The New York Wine Industry Association (NYWIA) is pleased to announce the winery line-up for their annual fundraiser, Winestock NY. This year marks the industry events fifth year, and is slated for Saturday, June 28 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm...
Afternoon Brief, May 30
"Only Natural Wines Can Be Truly Great" Claims New Book:
Natural wine is such a charged term that you fear fisticuffs might break out if you dare mention the category that must not be named...
Afternoon Brief, May 15
Treasury Wine Estates rejects fresh U.S. takeover talk:
Treasury Wine Estates has denied it has any plan to sell its US wine business, after Constellation Brands was the latest rival reported to have weighed up a bid...
Afternoon Brief, May 12
Fire damages Oregon's Carlton winery but does not hurt wine:
A 2-alarm fire at Scott Paul Wines in Carlton Sunday night, May 12, 2014, caused an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 damage to the building but did not hurt any of the wine...
Afternoon Brief, May 2
Treasury Wine Soars on Pernod’s Reported Interest in Assets:
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. surged the most on record in Sydney trading after the Australian newspaper said Pernod Ricard SA is interested in buying its U.S. assets...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
Find the Tools to Grow Your Boutique Wine Business at the Craft Beverage Expo:
As a boutique label, you may be feeling more pressure as imports and big wineries try to dominate the retail shelves and push the craft wineries to the side...
Afternoon Brief, April 18
Diageo blames political instability as growth stalls:
Diageo's interim results show only 0.3% growth over the last nine months, with organic net sales down 7.4% to Quarter 3...
Afternoon Brief, April 17
Former Winetasting Network (WTN) executive pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges:
Martin Christopher Edwards, a former top executive of The Winetasting Network indicted nearly a year ago over nearly $900,000 diverted from the Napa company, has resurfaced and pleaded guilty, according to a statement from federal prosecutors Wednesday...
