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Afternoon Brief, April 11th
The Sun Also Rises: Solectrac Shifts Business Model to Remain Relevant: Interim CEO Robin Mackie addresses rumors of the company’s demise...
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Afternoon Brief, April 10th
Scientists Launch Wine Bottle Washing Project in Finger Lakes, New York: Glass scientists in New York State are studying ways to wash and reuse wine bottles in order to mitigate rising costs for Finger...
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Afternoon Brief, April 5th
New Information Pipped to Emerge in Château Miraval Case: An ongoing legal case between former spouses Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie concerning the Château Miraval estate could take a very different turn...
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Afternoon Brief, April 3rd
North Coast Wine Challenge Top Honors Go to Italian-Inspired Red Blend from La Storia: A Sonoma County red wine beat out 1,093 other entries to win Best of the Best...
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Afternoon Brief, April 2nd
North Coast Wine Challenge Begins Tuesday: How do organizers conceal the identities of the entries in this blind tasting?...
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Afternoon Brief, March 19th
Should SVB Continue to Produce the Annual DtC Report?: Silicon Valley Bank goes to great lengths and costs to provide this report to the industry gratis. Still, it's a partnership with you: Without survey...
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Afternoon Brief, March 14th
Wine Blogger from New Jersey Disappeared in Italy 5 Years Ago—FBI Seeks Help Trying to Find Him: The FBI is asking for the public’s help as they continue to search for a New Jersey native and self-described...
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A Winning Tradition: Looking Back at the North Coast Wine Challenge
Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge Continues to Identify the Best of the Best   In 2012, when organizers were planning the first North Coast Wine Challenge (NCWC), they could not have known...
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Afternoon Brief, March 7th
Coravin and the Fight against Wine Fraud: Coravin got a mention in a story about disappearing wine this week, but it's usually on the side of the angels...
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Afternoon Brief, March 6th
First-of-Its-Kind Industry-Wide Initiative Launches to Address Sexual Harassment in Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality: 86 Harassment is a free industry resource providing employers and employees with access...