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Lewis Perdue is an entrepreneur, technologist, scientist, professor, author, publisher, journalist, and outdoorsman. Click here for more on Lew. Email Lew at: lewis[dot]perdue[at]wineindustryinsight[dot]com

Stress touch & feel, instant gratification to boost in-store vs online sales

Source: Emarketer

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NIH halts controversial moderate alcohol consumption study first revealed by Wine Industry Insight 4 years ago

The National Institutes of Health says it has halted a $100 million industry-funded moderate drinking study whose origins were first revealed in 2014 by Wine Industry Insight reporting.   NIH Director Francis Collins told a Senate subcommittee yesterday said that enrollment in the Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health (MACH15) study had been halted a on […]

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Silicon Valley doesn’t like to talk about its investment in marijuana companies (But here are the largest ones!)

Source: Pitchbook via Quartz

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Wine Institute news release shows China revenue sales increase on drop in volume

CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this post suggested that the Wine Institute had presented misleading information in its export news release.  The Wine Institute table columns were not labeled, resulting in a 4 a.m. misread of the data which we regret. While overall 2017 US wine export revenue dropped  to 2013 levels, Mainland China, Taiwan […]

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First leaves are springing earlier & earlier than Spring. This map shows where.

Source: USA National Phenology Network via Washington Post

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Higher DtC sales margins responsible for half of total revenue at Oregon wineries

Source: Oregon Economic Impact Study 2016 (PDF)“Oregon wineries sold 23% of their bottled wine direct to consumers, via tasting rooms, wine clubs, events, catalog/mail or website sales. Slightly more than 1/5th of all club and mailed sales go to out of state consumers. “In addition, and unknown but substantial portion of tasting room sales go […]

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Oregon wine now worth at least $5.61 Billion to state, up from $3.35 Billion in previous economic study.

The Economic Impact of the Wine and Wine Grape Industries on the Oregon Economy 2016 – Study Conducted by Full Glass Research, February 2018 Note: Because of budgetary this economic study is repeated every three years. Executive Summary – March 19, 2018 Economic Value The sum of all economic activity in Oregon related directly or […]

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2017 U.S., Calif wine export revenue plunges to 2013 levels

  Wine Institute News Release —  March 19, 2018, SAN FRANCISCO “U.S. wine exports, 97% from California, reached $1.53 billion in winery revenues and 380 million liters (42.2 million cases) in 2017. Golden State exports were down 5.5% in value and 7.9% in volume due in part to the strong dollar, heavily-subsidized foreign wine producers […]

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Moderation? Top U.S. wine-producing states rank among lowest in binge-drinking

Source: April 2018 issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Gender pay gap continues to plague restaurant, other hospitality jobs

Source: Nation’s Restaurant News

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