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Come Over October: Catch the Wave of Enthusiasm
How wineries, associations, retailers and more are bringing the Come Over October campaign to life. One benefit of judging in wine competitions is meeting other wine people, like my friend Kimberly Noelle...
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Afternoon Brief, May 4th
Grape Crush Reports Are Essential for U.S. Wine Industry Growth—Here’s Why: In established and emerging regions alike, grape crush reports demonstrate the economic impact to legislators while supporting...
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Sixty Vines and Ridge Vineyards Announce Exclusive Partnership to Bring Iconic Wine to Taps Across the Nation
Pioneering restaurant partners with premier wine maker to offer a sustainable and premium wine experience DALLAS, May 2, 2023 – Sixty Vines, the renowned restaurant collection celebrated for...
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Afternoon Brief, May 3rd
Body Found at Berkeley Marina Identified as Missing Wine Company Representative from Florida: A man whose body was found Monday evening in the Berkeley Marina was identified by the coroner’s office as...
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Afternoon Brief, December 27th
It Was the Wine World's Buzziest Online Club. Can It Recover from Bankruptcy?: It was a fast, improbable success story: A buzzy new wine-tech business co-founded by a burgeoning celebrity sommelier offered...
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Afternoon Brief, December 22nd
€2 Million of ‘Fake Champagne’ Confiscated from Producer Over Fraudulent Practises: A Champagne producer has been confiscated of nearly 300,000 bottles from their cellar, after mixing certified grapes...
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Afternoon Brief, November 21st
Consumer Groups Obtain TTB Commitment to Issue Rulemakings on Mandatory Alcohol Labeling: A coalition of consumer groups today announced an important victory for the American public: the Treasury Department’s...
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Afternoon Brief, July 13th
Iconic Italian Wineries Partner on Wine in Space Project: Three iconic Italian wine producers, Gaja, Biondi-Santi and Feudi di San Gregorio, have announced they will partner with the Italian Space Agency...
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Invest in People: A Satisfied Workforce Is Sustainable
By Barbara Barrielle I first heard the concept of “workplace” or “worker” sustainability when interviewing Paul Draper, winemaker at  Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello and Lytton Springs. Draper has long...
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Afternoon Brief, April 21st
Regenerative Viticulture Foundation Launches to Promote Soil Health Restoration: Witnessing the harm on viticulture from extreme weather and intensive farming, a new non-profit group - Regenerative Viticulture...
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Op Ed: Is the UK Wine Trade's "The California List" a Help or Hindrance?
An outdated classification model will cause more problems than it solves. By Randy Caparoso Who doesn’t love the UK wine trade? Most of us in U.S. wine-related industries have grown up hanging on...
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Afternoon Brief, May 18
The First Wineries Re-Opened This Weekend, but Restrictions Still Present a Challenge: Ernie Bayless said he and the staff at Wise Villa Winery, located about a half-hour northeast of Sacramento, California,...
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Afternoon Brief, April 15
The Best AVA Not on the Label: If you want some great Syrah, I'm going to tell you about a place that grows it. The wines are fascinating - complex and not fruit-driven - and a true product of their unique...
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Afternoon Brief, February 4
Should You Ignore What Your Customers Want? The Great Winemakers Do: Among French wines, Château Pétrus is legendary. Consumers pay over $1,000 for a single bottle. Talking with Christian Moueix, the owner...
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Afternoon Brief, September 10
Smoky Summers May Taint Washington Wine, but This WSU Researcher Is Shedding Light on the Problem: Tom Collins opens the flap to the black canvas tent and the smoke starts seeping out. He steps inside...
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Afternoon Brief, February 20
How Costco's Wine Guru Picks the 250 Labels That Will Sell $4 Billion a Year in Booze: There are almost 10,000 wineries in the United States alone, and there are 500 Costco warehouse stores in North America,...
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