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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2020: From South Dakota Farm to California Wine Legend
How many years does it take to become a full on legend in the wine business? For Jerry Lohr, who grew up in a South Dakota farming family milking the cows twice daily, it took less than 20 to establish...
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2018 Rich Smith Distinguished Service Award Presented to Wine Industry Legend Jerry Lohr
SACRAMENTO, CA, January 30, 2019 — The third annual Rich Smith Distinguished Service Award for major contributions to the American grape and wine industry, and to research, was given to Jerry Lohr of J....
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Afternoon Brief, January 17
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Meritage – Death of a Marketing Label As searches for the term enter a terminal tailspin, W. Blake Gray asks why producers still call wines Meritage… Today’s...
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Afternoon Brief, December 30
North Coast Vintners Celebrate a Banner Year for Sparkling Wine: It's been a banner year for sparkling wine as consumers expand their thirst for bubbly well beyond New Year's Eve—and North Coast producers...
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Afternoon Brief, December 29
10 Timeless Lessons About Business from the Founders of the Biggest Wine Brand in America: Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of the world's...
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Afternoon Brief, November 11
This Algorithm’s Taste in Wine Is Better Than Yours: So, you want to buy a bottle of wine. You sort of know what you like-bold reds, crisp whites-but not much more than the names of a few grapes...
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Afternoon Brief, November 10
Constellation Shares Fall 8% After Trump Victory: The initial reaction was for shares to slump on fears of protectionism but 24 hours later London is more than 2% ahead of where it stood on the eve of...