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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

Harvey Posert: A Giant On Whose Shoulders Stood Many Successes

“Harvey Posert, Jr., an influential leader in the California wine industry for nearly 50 years, died October 3, 2014 at the age of 84 after a brief illness, with his three sons and their mother at his side.” Read more. Harvey Posert was a gentle giant with shoulders broad enough to support many successes. My story is […]

October 4, 2014 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Harvey Posert, Wine Industry PR Innovator, Dies

NEWS RELEASE Harvey Posert, Jr.  1930 – 2014 (St. Helena, CA) – Harvey Posert, Jr., an influential leader in the California wine industry for nearly 50 years, died October 3, 2014 at the age of 84 after a brief illness, with his three sons and their mother at his side. Known in the wine business as the […]

October 4, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NEWS FETCH – October 3, 2014

TOP NEWS Kieu Hoang: Wine’s New Billionaire Owner A Self-Made, One-Man Conglomerate (Premium) Treasury Wine says 10-year Aussie grape glut to continue Feds call for study of marijuana industry’s effects on salmon Tito’s Faces Another Lawsuit, While Templeton Fights Back Excise Taxes on Wines, Beers and Spirits: An Updated International Comparison (pdf) Expand Your US […]

October 3, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Kieu Hoang: New Billionaire Winery Owner A Self-Made One-Man Conglomerate

Kieu Hoang and his namesake winery seem to have burst onto the wine scene from out of nowhere this year with a $240,000 winning bid on a Napa Valley Wine Auction lot on June 7. He trumped that minutes later by making a $1 million donation to the Fund-a-Need effort. This is the final stage […]

October 3, 2014 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

U.S. Internet Speeds Continue To Trail Even Romania

(And Comcast Gives Wine Industry Insight About 1/2 The U.S. Average) Click image to enlarge Source, and more statistics at: Statista

October 2, 2014 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

NEWS FETCH – October 2, 2014

TOP NEWS Treasury Wine Shares: Down, Down, Down Petaluma Gap AVA Goes Crowdfunding Calif Field worker sexual harassment bill becomes law Restaurant Performance Index shows solid gain in August How hard cider stole the hearts of 20 million American wine drinkers Prosecco Sprints to 34% U.S. Growth In First Half How To Pitch Your Brand […]

October 2, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Treasury Wine Shares: Down, Down, Down

Stock Close on 10/2 – Source: Australian Stock Exchange

October 1, 2014 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

NEWS FETCH – October 1, 2014

TOP NEWS America’s Thirst for Wine Insatiable, Despite Rise of Cocktails, Craft Beer Texas billionaire buys Mechanics Bank, a player in wine finance Volunteers Banned By Calif, Welcome At Wineries in WA and MN Moet starts selling sparkling wine in China, from its new locally grown grapes Burgundy will struggle to regain market share as […]

October 1, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Volunteers Welcome & Legal At Wineries in WA and MN

Despite California’s regulatory kill-joys, volunteers can still have some hands-on fun and take home wine  in Washington State and Minnesota. Washington Volunteers head to WoodinvilleWine Camp   Minnesota

October 1, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Unemployment Rate Falls, But So Does The % Of People Working

Source: U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics via The Economist. Click on this link to get a really cool set of interactive charts.

September 30, 2014 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More