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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

U.S. Wine exports: Bottled losing ground against bulk

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Gallup study confirms that 2017 really IS worse than 2016

Source: Gallup via Washington Post (more charts at Gallup link)

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This is where wildfire-caused mudslides could happen in North Bay wine country

Source: USGS via San Francisco Chronicle

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Sullivan Vineyards has continued to lose money as winery and vineyard sale looms

Sullivan Vineyards has continued to lose money as revenues and profits again fall below projections, according to the most recent operating reports filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Santa Rosa.   According to the reports, it it has lost $500,531 since filing its chapter 11 petition on Feb. 1, 2017. […]

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$100 Million NIH moderate alcohol consumption study funded by beer and spirits companies offers critics numerous serious flaws to exploit

This is a redacted version of a Wine Executive News premium article.   A massive outpouring of emails has convinced us that the subject matter is one of public interest and should be widely and freely available.   We have redacted approximately 30% of the original article still behind the paywall so as not penalize […]

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“Drinking Highest Among Educated, Upper-Income Americans” — Can you trust this (or any other poll)?

“Drinking Highest Among Educated, Upper-Income Americans” — Can you trust this (or any other poll)? Multiple polls and surveys hit the Internet and the media every day. Some come from professional polling companies like Gallup whose only business is polling. Gallup, like Pew and Harris have become trusted names with reliable data that have proved […]

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These are the improbable new wine countries that climate change is creating

 Source: Multiple studies via Quartz – Right-click map to view a larger image.

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Moët Hennessy USA, Amazon Create Champagne “Skill” for Alexa

NEWS RELEASE (with over-the-top giddy and self-aggrandizing language deleted) Dec. 1, 2017   Moët Hennessy USA, and Amazon’s Alexa now offer consumers the ability to learn about champagne   Bottles and Bubbles will leverage the voice technology of Alexa to help everyday consumers become champagne connoisseurs in their own homes. Through its tips and educational […]

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In most places, people don’t care whether their wine/beer/spirits are local or not

Source: Nielsen

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Why the new MACH15 moderate consumption study must correct its protocol in order to have any credibility at all

  This editorial relates to the following article: 14 Reasons the new NIH/industry-funded moderate alcohol & health study could be a $100 Million CREDIBILITY flop     To the vast number of non-scientists — which is the vast majority of people — science and credibility are two very different things. This is especially true when […]

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