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Gamble Family Vineyards announces new distributots

Napa Valley-based Gamble Family Vineyards expands presence in key markets with new distribution partnerships in New York, New Jersey and Texas (September 5, 2018; Oakville, Calif.)—Tom Gamble, owner of Gamble Family Vineyards in Oakville, is pleased to announce new distribution partnerships in New York and New Jersey (Angels’ Share Wine) and Texas (Victory Wine Group). […]

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Jeff Hill’s secret fraud trial indicates he may be an informant. Court removes indictment travel ban for job, but Hill has lost job

The case of Jeffry James Hill’s curious, delayed, and very secretive federal court case on criminal fraud charges may be somewhat closer to a possible explanation.   While the official court record has suffered from a preponderance of sealed documents, Wine Industry Insight has learned that Hill may have become an informant working with prosecutors. […]

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Australia exports 61% of all the wine it produces; premiumization boosts price points

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Spirits outpaces wine for 2nd straight month in delivered market share growth: Liquor up 3.4% YoY versus -0.2%

Interactive chart at source: Drizly

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Cannabis revenues are growing like (a) weed

Source: Wall Street Journal

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Which state has the most wineries per capita? (Hint: It’s not California)

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Wine apps, displays & discounts rank at bottom of consumer purchase influences

Source: Wine Opinions

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Napa County Vintner James Peter Summers has died

Family statement, verbatim   James Peter Summers, age 72, of Calistoga passed away unexpectedly on August 20, 2018.   The son of Gerald and Dorothy (Brigham) Summers, Jim was born in Sabetha, Kansas on September 8, 1945. Jim graduated from Wichita State University; shortly thereafter, he headed to San Francisco where he earned his MBA […]

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73% Of Americans look for locally grown foods. How do you make wine part of that?

Source: Gallup

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Plum Wine rounds out top 10 Wine Tech Fundings

    Plum.wine retails for $1,999 and, according to Williams-Sonoma: Automatically identifies each wine label with a built-in camera and database of more than 6 million wines. Provides content about winemaker, region, vintage, varietal and wine. Automatically chills two bottles independently to the optimal serving temperature for each varietal. Automatically pours wine in customizable sizes, […]

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