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St. Anne’s Crossing, 2017 Los Chamizal Petit Verdot

Intense embrace of black cherries, cinnamon, cocoa, and pomegranate bonded with bold tannins and a leavening of oak. Perfect for my taste. $42 at the winery in Kenwood. -lp

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Calif wine grape growers may avoid glut, achieve sustainable acreage by 2022

Source: Allied Grape Growers via Silicon Valley Bank, “State of the Wine Industry – Special Edition”– May 21, 2020

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The huge COVID increase in online wine sales could be peaking

Source: Silicon Valley Bank, “State of the Wine Industry – Special Edition”– May 21, 2020

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J California Cuvée – Over-priced for unremarkable bubbly

A basic, but not exceptional, sparking wine. $24.99, Whole Foods –lp

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22% volume growth needed to rebalance the COVID-19 effect on alcohol sales: Nielsen

Source: Nielsen

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JaM Cellars California Butter Chardonnay. Non-vintage

Retrospective (Aug 27, 2018) tasting before all the lawsuits. Says what it is, is what it says. This is a revival of the round, mellow, slightly oaky but not über-fruity California style of the 1990s. This retro-Chard has been very popular in the last couple of years, pushing the brand to the top of a […]

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Lighten up! Consumers are fed up with somber “these uncertain times” advertising!

Source: Morning Consult

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Vineyard House, Constellation to battle for To Kalon designation rights in Federal Court trial to start Aug. 31

The long-running dispute between Constellation Brands (Robert Mondavi Winery) and The Vineyard House over To Kalon vineyard designation rights is scheduled for trial beginning August 31 in San Francisco U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District Of California. The remainder of this article, and links to full court documents, are available to premium Wine […]

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JaM Cellars files for new preliminary injunction against The Wine Group’s Franzia Brand; Trial date set

JaM Cellars’ “rich & buttery” federal lawsuit against The Wine Group’s Franzia brand heated up on May 15 when it filed a request for a preliminary injunction (premium link) against The Wine Group in its trademark infringement case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco). The remainder of […]

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Sad restaurant reopenings so far: Wary patrons shy away

Source: OpenTable via Economist

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