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Winning Wines: Competitions Can Help You Tell Your Story
The ultimate goal of wine competitions is to give each wine its due and create enhanced marketing opportunities. By Alexandra Russell   Many consumers see medals and scores as a shortcut to finding...
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Afternoon Brief, June 17th
US Supreme Court Blocks Efforts to Dismiss Claims Against Glyphosate: Bayer, the German pharmaceutical giant, suffered a setback in the US when the Supreme Court allowed cases to proceed against its subsidiary...
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Sunset International Wine Competition Announces Winners
  2022 Sunset International Wine Competition Awards Best of the Best and Best Red Wine to Wapato Point Cellars’ 2018 Cabernet Franc Santa Rosa, Calif., — June 14, 2022—Boasting a record number of...
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Meet Debra Del Fiorentino of Wine Competitions Management & Production
This Sonoma County entrepreneur is responsible for more than a dozen prestigious tasting events, including the upcoming Sunset International Wine & Spirits Competition. By Alexandra Russell Debra Del...
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Afternoon Brief, March 30th
Provi Files Federal Antitrust Complaint Against Southern and RNDC, the Nation’s Two Largest Wine and Spirits Distributors: Provi, the fastest-growing ecommerce marketplace for the beverage alcohol industry,...
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Afternoon Brief, June 21st
What Tourism Downturn? Napa Wineries Report off-the-Charts Demand for $500-Plus Tastings: Luxury experiences with limo rides and vintage airplane aerobatics are on the rise...
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Act Now to Enter the 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition 
May 24th – Friday, May 28, is the final date to enter the 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition. Judging will take place June 8 – 10 in Santa Rosa, Calif.  Revived three years ago after...
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Best White Wine Winner at Sunset 2020: Brecon Estate
It was a good problem to have, but one that required careful management. When Brecon Estate’s 2019 Albariño won Best of Show White at the 2020 Sunset Wine Competition, it was immediately decided that Brecon...
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Best of Show Winner at Sunset 2020: Gracianna Winery
Gracianna Winery began in 2005, and debuted their first wine in 2009, but they’ve made plenty of waves since then...
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Afternoon Brief, September 8
A Scientific Case for ‘Fingerprinting’ Terroir in a California AVA: For 30 years, members of the Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association (RRVWA) have attempted to quantify and qualify the different...
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