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The number of regional craft breweries in 2015 grew 26% over 2015. Brewpubs and microbreweries also soared.
Source: Brewers Association
Think grapes, grain and fruit. Nobody has a bigger stake in the Supreme Court’s decision on Obama’s immigration plan than agriculture.
Source: Federal government stats, Washington Post charts
Venge Vineyards Acquires Robert Rue Vineyard and Winery in the Russian River Valley
Venge Vineyards of Calistoga has acquired the Robert Rue Vineyard and Winery in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley and renamed it Croix Estate. Well-known for his highly rated, allocation-only, small-lot wines, third-generation Napa Valley winemaker, Kirk P. Venge said he plans to use Croix Estate for small-production, luxury-class, single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. […]
This amazing but dirty little data trick will astound you at how radically different two charts can be with the exact same data set.
These charts use the exact same dataset. Read detailed explanations about both charts at this source link: Washington Post to find out why they look so very different.
Calif ABC Handed Its Head In A Bag By Appeals Board Which Rips Agency and Rejects Its Winery-Bottlerock Tied-House Cases
Note: This is the main story in a total of four on this case. The other three are linked from this article. Appeals Board quotes are in red The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has been handed its regulatory head in a bag by the ABC Appeals Board which resoundingly rejected every tied-house allegation […]
Appeals Board Opinion Tears Into ABC and ALJ on Tied-House Rules, Schools Them on The Differences Between Evidence and Speculation
The following excerpts (in red) from the Appeals Board’s opinions exemplify its sharp criticism of the ABC and the ALJs in the 2013 Bottlerock tied-house cases. These excerpts are a sample, but not a complete compendium of all the Board’s extensive negative comments. Appeals Board quotes are in red Bold, italic emphasis has been added […]
The Appeals Board’s formal summary of what happened
Other than the addition of more paragraph breaks and omission of footnotes and citations for readability, the following is a direct, complete and unedited “cut and paste” from the Appeals Board’s decision that summarizes one of the ABC Bottlerock circumstances. Appeals Board quotes are in red Some specifics — such as the amounts […]
What is “tied-house” and why is it a thing?
Direct excepts from the Appeals Board’s opinions Appeals Board quotes are in red. Footnotes and citations have been omitted and extra paragraph breaks added for readability. At the heart of the tied-house issues in this case are: California Business and Professions Code section 25500, subdivision (a)(2) (hereinafter, section “tied-house” prohibition) which says that winegrowers cannot […]
Watch your language if you want to sell to Millennials or the up-and-coming Gen Z (Hint: don’t be gender binary)
Source: J. Walter Thompson Intelligence
Even craft beer can’t hold a candle to the hypersonic annual growth of these New Zealand wine brands
Source: Rabobank, Wine Quarterly, Q2 2016
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