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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

Everyone predicts the death of cheap wine, but look at last year’s crazy growth!

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NEWS FETCH — March 1, 2016

TOP NEWS Illinois moves to fix sales tax lawsuits against direct shippers Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan’s Stake in Burgundy Vineyards Is Sold Kosher Wine Business Booming, Racking Up Tens Of Millions In Sales Another wine business abruptly collapses leaving wine owners in the lurch – this time in Kansas City Bulk wine postage? Postal Service […]

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As an investment, fine wine’s done better than the Dow over the past year

Liv-ex is slightly higher than a year ago. Dow is significantly lower.

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NEWS FETCH — February 29, 2016

TOP NEWS Ridge Vineyards & its labor contractor fined for “deplorable” worker living conditions Top U.S. Senator slams EPA in statement about Duarte “plant wheat, go to jail” lawsuit French winemakers threaten to block Tour de France after Chilean wine chosen as sponsor Owner of top food-and-wine destination in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains dies World’s first […]

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The Economist’s “Big Mac Index:” How did this become the best measure for whether foreign exchange rates are honest and not manipulated by the government?

THE Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level.   It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP), the notion that in the long run exchange rates should move towards the rate that would equalise the prices of an […]

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NEWS FETCH — February 26, 2016

TOP NEWS (DUD, BUD, THUD) The El Niño Dud? Budding marijuana lobby gains influence at California Capitol Thud! Someone Launches ‘Impeach Michael Bauer’ Campaign, Offers $2K For New Chronicle Critic Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply Global warming and its impact on wine Chinese investors call agents after Jack […]

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Weeding out pot laws from state to state: US Cannabis regulation totally dis-jointed

Source: The Economist

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NEWS FETCH — February 25, 2016

TOP NEWS 2015 Calif Wine Exports Set Record Sparks fly as customers confront Premier Cru owner Dock Slowdowns in 2015 Cost WA $770 Mil Champagne hits new sales record Chinese tech billionaire buys Bordeaux Château de Sours New bill would end daylight saving time in California Brexit worries send pound plunging near 7-year low This […]

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Think you drink a lot? This chart will tell you

Source: Washington Post

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NEWS FETCH — February 24, 2016

TOP NEWS Lessons of 1986 floods continue to confound Calif water management Is your wine aging well, or just getting tired? U.S. Economic Confidence Index Remains Level at -11 Napa Valley Growers Enlist Top Researchers To Tackle Pierce’s Disease, Powdery Mildew & Trunk Diseases California water politics could get choppier with new House bill This […]

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