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Afternoon Brief, October 31
Sonoma County's "Smooth" and "Outstanding" 2024 Winegrape Harvest: The 2024 winegrape harvest has just completed in Sonoma County and both growers and vineyard employees are raving about what may be one...
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Afternoon Brief, June 25
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 TRENDING STORY   Are Things Getting Better for the Wine Industry? SVB Says Yes — and No The news is mixed in Silicon Valley Bank’s 2024 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Survey,...
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Afternoon Brief, March 22nd
Big Rig Spills 10,000 Empty Wine Bottles Onto Highway 101 Near Healdsburg: A big rig flipped over on Highway 101 near Healdsburg Monday spilling 10,000 empty wine bottles onto the roadway, the California...
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LibDib Celebrates Shaking Up the Wine and Spirits Distribution Business
6 years ago today LibDib launched three-tier e-commerce and wholesale distribution to all wine and spirits Makers San Jose, CA, March 22, 2023 — LibDib today celebrates the 6th anniversary of the...
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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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Afternoon Brief, November 9th
Push for Wine Sales in Colorado Grocery, Convenience Stores Is Too Close to Call as Voters Reject Two Other Booze Ballot Measures: Measures that would have dramatically changed the way Coloradans buy alcohol...
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Afternoon Brief, August 30th
California's Newest AVA Ready to Roll: The new appellation won't be widely used, but it's not even California's most obscure sub-region...
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Afternoon Brief, August 17th
Plans to Rebuild After Wildfire Damages Rare Vines in Crete: Growers in Crete who saw old, pre-phylloxera vines severely damaged by wildfire are determined to rebuild and have been offered support from...
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Afternoon Brief, August 3rd
40 Million Bottle Catalan Wine Scam Goes to Court: Six individuals involved with Catalan producer Grupo Reserva de la Tierra are accused of making upwards of €14 million a year from distributing falsely-labelled...
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Afternoon Brief, May 18th
Vine Removal Technique Foils Devastating Grape Disease: Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane...