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Afternoon Brief, November 10
Auctioneers at Christie's 'Tried to Sell Fake Wine After Ignoring Experts' Warnings That Burgundy and Bordeaux's Were Cheap Copies': One of Britain's best known auction houses has been caught up in a wine...
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Afternoon Brief, November 5
Diageo Sells More Wine Assets and Agrees Argentinian Spirits Partnership: Diageo has sold off more of its wine assets for an amount described as "not material" after deciding earlier this year that wine...
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SABMiller Accepts Budweiser Takeover Bid in Wake of Rising Craft Beer Sales
By Randy Agness The King of Beers, Budweiser, grows its worldwide beverage empire. SABMiller finally accepted a takeover by InBev after the fifth attempt by Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest brewer....
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Afternoon Brief, October 9
More Glassy-Winged Sharpshooters Found in Marin, Sonoma: Agricultural pest inspectors in Sonoma and Marin counties found a greatly feared nemesis for North Coast winegrape vines, as well as for other plants,...
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Afternoon Brief, October 7
Napa Valley Vintners Answers Top Five Questions Regarding the 2015 Vintage: Winemakers are giving high praise for the quality of this years Napa Valley wine grape harvest, according to the Napa Valley...
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Afternoon Brief, September 30
Arsenic Found in Many U.S. Red Wines, but Health Risks Depend on Total Diet: A new University of Washington study that tested 65 wines from America's top four wine-producing states California, Washington,...
Cross Beverage Brands
Beverage Diversification Key to Success in Competitive Marketplace
There’s little doubt that the alcohol beverage industry is shifting. Consider this: Tasting room menus in upstate New York are as likely to offer craft beer samples as Riesling or Cabernet Franc these...
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Grave Concerns Dot Finger Lakes Grape Harvest
By Randy Agness The reliable Finger Lakes Riesling vines remain in abundance for harvest As Issue 2 of the weekly Veraison to Harvest e-newsletter published by the Cornell Enology Extension program indicates,...
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Afternoon Brief, September 9
New Outbreaks on North Coast Heighten Need for Continued Vigilance in Controlling Pierce’s Disease: Widespread reports of the largest increase in Pierces disease in Napa and Sonoma counties in at least...
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Afternoon Brief, August 31
Peter Michael Adds Its Support to Wine Spectator Learning Center at Sonoma State University: The Michael family's $300,000 donation to Sonoma States School of Business and Economics will be used to create...