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Afternoon Brief, September 23
What Does California's Grape Oversupply Mean for the Trade: There are a record number of premium grapes being offered on the cheap in California. But what does this mean for the wine trade?
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Afternoon Brief, February 13th
January Deep Freeze Causes Near-Total Loss in Okanagan Vineyards: The Okanagan’s grape crop has been decimated by a mid-January freeze with losses expected to approach 100 percent this year...
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Afternoon Brief, October 25th
Underground Cellars Saga Rumbles On: Legal wrangling in the case of the failed wine club hinges on who actually owns the wines involved...
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Afternoon Brief, October 4th
Winery Worker Dies Attempting to Save Colleague from Wine Vat: Two winery workers have died in a freak incident involving a vat of Rioja, after one fell in and the other tried to save him...
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Afternoon Brief, September 7th
New Jersey Judge Upholds Retail Shipping Ban: Once again, the courts deem retail sales to be different than winery offerings...
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Afternoon Brief, August 7th
Sherry-Lehmann's Own Lawyers Want to Quit on Deadbeat Park Avenue Wine Store: Sherry-Lehmann’s own long-time lawyers no longer want anything to do with the besieged wine store — joining the ranks of jilted...
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Afternoon Brief, May 15th
Wine Industry Sales Symposium (WISS) a Success: Last week’s Wine Industry Sales Symposium, presented by Wine Industry Network (WIN), proved to be an unparalleled platform for learning and networking.....
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Afternoon Brief, March 3rd
Foreigners Keep Buying Napa Valley Wineries. But This One Is Different: There’s a controversial consolidation trend in California’s Wine Country, and Florence Cathiard doesn’t skirt around it. She acknowledges...
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Afternoon Brief, February 20th
Hawke's Bay Cleanup Begins: After the tragic impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, the weather-bombed wine region looks to salvage what it can...
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Afternoon Brief, January 12th
Michael Martini, Third-Generation Napa Winemaker, Dies at Age 73: A "larger-than-life" character, Martini was diagnosed with cancer three weeks before his death...
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