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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

Jeffry Hill plea deal may actually be happening (again) — One year after his arrest

All sides have been silent and non-responsive to Wine Industry Insight queries since the first sealed documents were filed back in May. We will continue to follow-up. For details, see: The Mystery of Jeffry Hill’s Secret Federal Court Files Continues. Is Grape Fraud OK With Feds?

November 1, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Wine Country fires now 100% contained! But what does that really mean? (versus controlled or out?)

Full containment reached on all North San Francisco Bay wildfires “Contained is good. “Controlled” is better. “Out” is best. Scott A. McLean, Deputy Chief,  CAL FIRE / HQ, Chief of Information explained the differences in an email to Wine Industry Insight: “A fire is contained when it is surrounded on all sides by some kind […]

November 1, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

North Bay wine economy at bigger risk in wildfire disaster than stated by analysts

A number of bank and other financial analysts have misconstrued the importance of North Bay wine grapes to the overall California wine economy and need to rethink their assessments.   A number of those analysts have stated that potential damage to vineyards and wineries is of little concern because — as one bank analyst said,  […]

October 31, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data,Featured Articles | Read More

Underdog Varieties – Wines that deserve a second chance

ProWein 2018 Specialist Article: By Gregory Dal Piaz There are many ways to think of wines as underdogs, limited by their region, name, or flavor profile for example, though the biggest challenge for the true underdog is of course it’s being underestimated. In some case the wine underdogs are all too well known, though they […]

October 30, 2017 | Filed under Presented By | Read More

Aussie public cannabis corp gets medical license from gov’t

NEWS RELEASE – SYDNEY AUSTRALIA-30th October, 2017 THC ISSUED MEDICINAL CANNABIS LICENCE Key Points:   THC subsidiary Canndeo Ltd granted Medicinal Cannabis Licence by Office of Drug Control Obtaining the licence is a major step for the Company to commence growing medicinal cannabis in Australia The licence complements Canndeo’s existing research licence, allowing development and […]

October 30, 2017 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Constellation Brands scores some WEED in Canada

UPDATE 6:47 a.m. PDT 10/30/17: Bloomberg: WEED shares up 7%+ in early trading on news of buy-in by Constellation Brands. Use real-time link, below to get real-time quote.   FROM NEWS RELEASE, October 30, 3:41 a.m. Constellation Brands to Acquire 9.9% minority stake in Canopy Growth Corporation (WEED:CN) Says no U.S. Cannabis sales until legal […]

October 30, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data,Featured Articles | Read More

Sullivan Vineyards must be sold, cannot be reorganized says Bankruptcy Trustee. Family pushes back.

Sullivan Vineyards cannot be managed out of bankruptcy and should be sold in an orderly manner according to the court-appointed trustee Timothy Hoffman who says he has retained  “Napa Valley’s best” wine broker. The Sullivan family has disagreed with that conclusion and has filed a fourth Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement.   The remainder […]

October 27, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

California wine faces a tough year ahead: Rabobank

See page 19 of this PDF for more details

October 27, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Global wine revenue growth plateaus as volume shipments decline

Trend of wine trade in volume and value

October 26, 2017 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Bright red aerial fire retardant may be a lot more toxic than manufacturer says. Scientific Study Casts Serious Doubt on Validity of Toxicity Documents

Wine Industry Insight’s October 24 article — Phos-Chek: Deadly to salmon, cautions for wine grapes, sketchy data on human effects, confusion among public officials — raised scientific questions about the actual toxicity of the fire retardant that played such a key role in controlling the historically damaging wine country wildfires this month.   In that […]

October 25, 2017 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More