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Afternoon Brief, August 19
Hennessey Fire Threatens Napa's Oldest Family-Owned Winery: There’s a saying in Aimee Sunseri’s family: never skip a harvest. It’s perhaps especially poignant advice because six generations’ worth of winemakers...
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Wineries Sue Insurers for $20 Million in Smoke Taint Losses
Kunde and Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) have filed suit against their insurers at Sonoma County Superior Court collectively seeking approximately $20 million in losses. The wineries claim their insurers wrongfully...
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Afternoon Brief, October 14
PG&E Wants to Seize Private Vineyard Property for Liquid Natural Gas Plant in Calistoga: PG&E is taking Calistoga vineyard owner Terry Gard to court, to seize a portion of his land for a liquid natural...
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Afternoon Brief, March 23
Gallo Buys Stagecoach Vineyard and its 600 Acres of Napa Valley Hillside Vines E. & J. Gallo, the world's largest family-owned wine company, continues to see premium wine as the future...
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Afternoon Brief, May 12
America Without Tiers – Changing Wine Distribution: America's three-tier system can be frustrating but, asks Liza B. Zimmerman, what would life be like without it?