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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

2015 Calif Drought: $Billions lost, thousands unemployed, massive crop acreage idled

Source: University of California, Davis

August 19, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Court Updates – Cameron Hughes Wine Co., Deerfield Ranch Winery, Dahl Murder/Suicide Aftermath

The updates in this edition come mainly from conversations and emails from premium Wine Executive News subscribers who have asked, “Whatever happened to [fill in the blank]?” In this edition, we will fill in those [blanks] with Cameron Hughes Wine Company, Deerfield Ranch Winery, and Robert Dahl, the vintner who killed his investor, then himself. […]

August 19, 2015 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Wine Industry Financial Symposium 2015: What A Difference 20 Years Makes In Industry Perception

In 1995, the wine industry saw the following as the main drivers of growth: Health benefits of moderate consumption, economic well being and affordable wine. Would be interesting to see the same survey questions today. Especially given that more Americans believe moderate alcohol consumption is bad for one’s health (28%) than believe it is good […]

August 18, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

June food & beverage retail sales stuck in May

  Source: Census, Retail Trade Survey

August 17, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Frequent wine drinkers are really … really into craft beer

Source: Wine Market Council

August 16, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Yet Another Wine Selection Epic Fail: Fifty Shades of Red … Wine

Dear Wine Retailer: If you really want to stay in  business, you need to help customers find a wine THEY will like. Not a wine YOU feel they SHOULD like. Vino-Masochism: Fifty Shades of Red … Wine I was feeling vino-masochistic Saturday afternoon because wanted t0 drink some wine that I had not tried before. […]

August 16, 2015 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Industry Growth Declining as Competition Heats Up

Source: Technomic — Click here for infographic

August 14, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Mon Dieu! French wine drinking freefalls muy fast

Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service

August 13, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Could 2015 El Niño could strongest in history (and still leave Calif dry)?

Strong!  Source: Various via Washington Post Wrong! Source: NOAA via L.A. Times

August 12, 2015 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

The Wasted $40 Wine Lesson: How Club W’s taste profile put this user in the right ballpark, but wrong game

I continually shop for new wines like an average consumer. I do this to get put of the “wine bubble” that keeps reality at an arm’s length for so many wine geeks, fans, enthusiasts, spectators, aficionados, and members of the trade. How by-the-glass doesn’t work and can trash a winery’s reputation When Rogue Wine Calibration […]

August 12, 2015 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More