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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, July 9
End of Chevron Deference Could Cause Wine Chaos: "Clean wine" could be back on wine labels. Distributors could withhold payment longer from importers and wineries. Breweries could overturn "tied house"...
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Afternoon Brief, March 29th
Omar Khan Has Pleaded Guilty to Identity Theft: Omar Khan, the bon vivant who allegedly swindled fine-wine insiders out of at least $9.5 million, pleaded guilty to identity theft on Thursday, less than...
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AAAV 2024 Symposium Honors Black Wine Entrepreneurs
AAAV membership program with Wine Enthusiast continues for its fifth year Livermore, Calif. (March 29, 2024)— The wine industry’s oldest trade organization focused on making wine inclusive, the Association...
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Afternoon Brief, February 16th
Hoopes Winery Civil Trial in Napa County Wraps After 11 Days, Ruling Could Take Months: Whether Napa Valley vintner Lindsay Hoopes has been using company structures as a shield against liability was the...
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Afternoon Brief, February 14th
Pledge of €230 Million to French Winegrowers Is an ’Empty Promise’, Say Vignerons: The emergency fund promised to French winegrowers amid farmer protests is "just a promise", Rhône Valley vignerons tell...
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Afternoon Brief, December 20th
Shocking Working Conditions in Champagne: An Arte report sheds light on the working conditions of harvest workers in Champagne...
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Afternoon Brief, November 17th
First Winery to Commit to 300 Gram Bottle: Today a small winery in Zillah Washington was the first winery in the USA to commit to the new 300 gram bottle from Verallia...
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Afternoon Brief, November 7th
Changing Consumer Palettes May Cause Growers to Shrink Winegrape Acreage: Wine industry experts are now saying the state is growing too many wine grapes to keep supply and demand balanced...
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Association of African American Vintners Celebrates 20 Years with Symposium, Fundraiser and Inaugural Wine Festival May 21-22, 2022
Livermore, Calif. (April 22, 2022)—Celebrating two decades of advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the wine industry is the focus of a full weekend of events presented by the Association of African...