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King Estate Inscription Pinot Noir is #1 on Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys List
September 25, 2024 — King Estate’s 2022 Inscription Pinot Noir is the #1 wine on Wine Enthusiast’s just-released (Sept. 25) Top 100 Best Buys list. This is the first time an Oregon Pinot Noir has made...
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Afternoon Brief, November 18th
Flooding in South-East Australia Set to Hit Wine Production: Wine producers in south-east Australia have been taking stock of flood damage and some fear significantly reduced yields, although the total...
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Afternoon Brief, November 16th
Wine Scientist Remanded in Custody: Australian wine scientist Simon Dillon has appeared in court on child sex charges...
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King Estate Acquires Pfeiffer Winery
November 16th – (Eugene, Ore.) – King Estate Winery in Eugene, Ore., has acquired longtime vineyard partner Pfeiffer Winery and Vineyards, a 70-acre site in nearby Junction City. The two wineries...
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King Estate Winery Adopts Living Wage
“It’s the right thing to do.” With that, King Estate President and CEO Ed King has implemented a living wage policy for the winery’s 150-person staff. The policy for all staff to earn at least $15 an hour...
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King Estate Introduces Inscription Pinot Noir, “A Vow of Authenticity”
Aug. 21, 2019 (Eugene, OR) – King Estate is launching a new brand of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir called Inscription, created expressly to further showcase Oregon’s unique place among the world’s wines. “It’s...
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Acting in Solidarity Defines Oregon Winegrowers
Oregon wineries band together to launch Rogue Valley wines with 100% of the net proceeds supporting stranded winegrowers; Oregon Governor Kate Brown Shows Support March 1, 2019,...
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Afternoon Brief, July 10
Does Napa Valley have too much Cabernet? The question informed most of last month's Vineyard Economics Symposium...
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It’s What’s in the Bottle That Counts … Or Is It?
The Role of Texture in Wine Packaging. The lab supervisor of a well-known Sonoma County winery approached me recently with a lovely bottle of Cote des Roses by producer Gerard Bertrand...
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Afternoon Brief, October 11
First Big Rains of Rain Season Heading Toward Napa: Napa County could soon get a wet wallop, but local grape growers and Safeway Open golf tournament officials expect to weather the blow...
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Afternoon Brief, October 7
Jackson Family Wines Partners with Breakthru Beverage Canada: Jackson Family Wines is establishing a new sales partnership with Breakthru Beverage Canada, transitioning part of its sales operation to the...
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Afternoon Brief, October 5
Napa Vineyard Worker Killed After Being Crushed by Forklift: A Napa vineyard worker was killed Monday afternoon after he was ejected from the forklift he was driving and the machine fell on top of him,...
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Afternoon Brief, July 20
Thieves Take $55,000 in Wine from California Store: The South Bay's oldest wine seller is reeling after thieves broke in and made off $55,000 worth its priciest vintages...
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Afternoon Brief, March 17
Napa Winery Owner Involved in Suspected Murder-Suicide: A Napa Valley vineyard became a crime scene on Monday, as a business meeting ended with two men dead in an apparent murder-suicide over a loan gone...
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Afternoon Brief, February 10
The Preliminary California Grape Crush Report released today reveals the 2014 winegrape crush was down 7.9% to 3,910,178 from the 2013 record high winegrape crush of 4,245,852 tons...
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Afternoon Brief, October 14
Bulk wine market sluggish as 2014 harvest ends, says Ciatti: As the 2014 harvest draws to a close, the bulk wine market remains sluggish, with plentiful stocks available in most markets, says the latest...