Opus One Sues Supplier Alleging Barrels Were Contaminated with TCA: A Napa Valley winery has filed a lawsuit for more than $470,000 over the sale of barrels allegedly contaminated with 2,4,6-trichloroanisole...
Holiday Horror Stories from the Land of Retail: When trouble strikes in retail, it's often during the holidays. The two-week period around Christmas and New Year's Eve is the biggest time of year for wine...
Jim Bernau Responds to Copper Cane's Joe Wagner: The article regarding Oregon Vintners Pushing Back on Copper Cane's Labels generated a lot of interest, as did last week's Joe Wagner Responds: Copper Cane...
E&J Gallo Continues Its Push on Premium: Kozel's focus, who joined Gallo 18 years ago, continues to be the company's push on premium, which has seen it gradually move beyond big volume sub $10 wines...
Wine Supply Is Hitting a Tipping Point: I've been pointing out the slowdown in the growth rate of consumer demand by volume for some time now. We are still growing, but the growth rate is slowing, particularly...
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U.S. Premium Wine Rides on Household Wealth Boom, but ‘Headwinds’ Are Gaining, Says Wells Fargo Economist
While U.S. interest rates...
Wine Experts Warn of Growing Anti-Alcohol Sentiment and Aging Boomers
The industry has been riding on the "wine is good for you" trend since the early 1990s, but "negative" press about alcohol is growing,...
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China’s Tariff on American Wine Will Mean ‘Lost Market Share for Years to Come’
The Wine Institute of California has responded...
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Leading Bordeaux Wine Merchant Accused of Massive Fraud
Prosecutors allege that Grands Vins de Gironde illegally blended at least 68,000 cases of...
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Acquisitions Impact on North Coast Grape Growers Hard to Predict Due to Market “Hesitation”
Glenn Proctor has been in the business of predicting...
