Tag: Treasury Wine
Afternoon Brief, May 22
Interview with John Hinman: Pending ABC Emergency Order Puts Alcohol License Holders at Risk: "They will be able to shut down a licensee after a hearing on a five days notice," says John Hinman, founding partner of Hinman & Carmichael, LLP. of the The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Controls (ABC) new proposed Emergency Order, and calls it an unnecessary violation of due process...
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, got the word last Tuesday that they could reopen...
Afternoon Brief, August 2
Diamond Creek Owner Adelle 'Boots' Brounstein Dies at 92: Adelle Boots Brounstein, who cofounded Napa Valley’s legendary Diamond Creek winery with her husband, Al, and helped guide the winery for more than half a century, died July 31 following a brief illness. She was 92 ...
Afternoon Brief, May 8
Walla Walla Prison Project Nears Start Date - The co-owner of Walla Walla Vineyard Management told the drinks business that after final approval was granted, he intended to plant two hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Malbec on a southeastern block of the prisons land in March 2020 ...
Afternoon Brief, February 28
The Changing Face of Luxury Wine: Given current economic conditions, the high rollers seem to keep wining across the globe. Given the ever-higher stakes for luxury products across the world, there continues to be greater interest in luxury wines across all price points. However, surprisingly, there is still very little ...
Afternoon Brief, January 14
2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Winners: The 2019 Chronicle Wine Competition Winners are in. Nine wines took home medals after they were chosen as the finest from a selection of over 6,800 wines that entered ...
Afternoon Brief, May 16
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Lighter, more refreshing wines. Vermentino. Low-pyrazine Sauvignon Blanc, possibly from Lake County....
Afternoon Brief, May 1
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2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record: 238 Million Cases with Retail Value of $34.1...
Afternoon Brief, April 7
Sale of Napa’s Prisoner Signals Change in Wine Markets: Beverage giant Constellation Brands has announced that it will purchase Napa Valley's Prisoner Wine Co. for approximately $285 million...
Afternoon Brief, February 22
Peter Mondavi, Napa Valley Wine Pioneer, Dies at 101: Peter Mondavi Sr., a Napa Valley pioneer who steered his family's Charles Krug Winery through more than a half-century of revolutionary change in the American wine industry, died Feb. 20 at his home in St. Helena, on the Charles Krug estate, surrounded by his family...
Afternoon Brief, January 21
Silicon Valley Bank Predicts 2016 Decline in Wine Consumption After Decades of Growth: Total and per-capita U.S. consumption to see first drop in more than 20 years; Domestic fine wine shows modest sales growth...
Afternoon Brief, November 4
Wine Spectator to Unveil Top 100 Wines of 2015: After tasting more than 18,000 wines from vineyards around the globe, the editors at Wine Spectator are set to release their much-anticipated list of the Top 100 Wines of 2015...
Afternoon Brief, October 20
Uncorking the Chemical Potential of Wine Waste: Italian scientists have devised an innovative and economically feasible biorefinery that can squeeze more chemicals out of the mountains of grape waste produced during wine production...
Afternoon Brief, October 19
Treasury Wine Shares Climb to Record After Deal to Buy Diageo U.S., British Assets: Shares in Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd jumped to a record on Monday as investors cheered its $552 million purchase of most of Diageo Plc's U.S. and British wine operations, along with plans to issue shares to fund the offer...
Afternoon Brief, October 2
Winery Worker Killed in Vineyard Accident:
A French winery worker has died after being run over by a harvesting machine. The 54 year-old male died instantly yesterday morning at Le Flaudrie in the municipality of Réparsac in Frances south-west...
