November 13, 2017
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Wine Spectator to Unveil Top 100 Wines of 2017
After tasting more than 16,000 wines from vineyards around the globe, the editors at Wine Spectator...
September 14, 2017
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Silver Oak Owners Buy Oregon Vineyard from Dick Erath
The family behind Napa Valley’s Silver Oak is the newest landowner in Oregon’s...
August 8, 2016
California's Next Big Wine Region: The Beckstoffers Bet on Red Hills: In the winemaking world the name Beckstoffer is synonymous with quality but it's truly insufficient to simply say "quality" about the...
October 8, 2015
Cabernet Outgrows Chardonnay Off-Premise Sales in Long Term Projection: Over the last year the volume of Cabernet Sauvignon sold off-premise grew 4.8% compared to a 0.7% growth for Chardonnay, which has...
September 25, 2015
Truett-Hurst Reports Sales Increase, but Trouble for New Wine Spritzer Brand: Truett-Hurst Inc. announced Thursday that it is killing off its highly touted wine spritzer brand sold exclusively in Kroger...
May 21, 2015
Sweeping Trade Bill Passes a Key Senate Vote: A flurry of last-minute deal-making on the Senate floor on Thursday rescued President Obama's ambitious trade agenda from defeat, breaking a filibuster to...
March 10, 2015
Brain Protein Could Hold Alcoholism Cure: A study, led by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, found that the naturally-occurring brain protein called Neuropeptide Y, or NPY, was capable...
November 4, 2014
Google chief, social media gives wine the chance to shine:
Social media platforms like YouTube give the wine industry the chance to connect directly with consumers in a way traditional media channels...
April 18, 2014
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...
April 15, 2014
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To prevent crime, California farmers, deputies use proven tools
Farmers and ranchers lose millions of dollars’ worth of property each year to thieves...