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OCTOBER 12, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Copa di Vino investment scammer sentenced to prison related to Shark Tank wine product Wine Wholesalers and Lawmakers Are Playing Chicken With Amazon Saving Grapes: How Winemakers Are Repurposing Smoke-Tainted Grapes From the Wildfires Programs aim to break up the wine world’s ‘stuffy white boys’ club’ Water and Wine: The Irrigation Equation Fewer […]

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2018 Vina Robles Viognier (Paso Robles, CA)

2018 Vina Robles Viognier (Paso Robles, CA)   Floral and slate on the nose…continued floral and citrus on the palate with a sort of mineral finish. Nice body.   Purchased on sale for $14.99 (originally $17.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC.   Full disclosure: I had a cold when I took notes on this. […]

October 11, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

OCTOBER 9, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Just when we need a drink, the U.S. wine industry faces an existential threat Wine’s Covid Winners and Losers Napa Valley assesses a fire season that could forever alter its tourism economy 2020 Has Upended What Consumers Expect From Brands. These are the types of holiday messages that are most likely to help […]

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2016 Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha blend (Tierra de Castilla, Spain)

2016 Satis Dei Syrah-Garnacha blend (Tierra de Castilla, Spain)   55% Syrah, 45% Garnacha   Blackberry, plum, cherry, violet. Super juicy/fruity and very smooth. Easy drinking!   Purchased for $8.99 from Trader Joe’s in Cary, NC. -B

October 8, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

OCTOBER 8, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Latest Grass Fire Toll: 31 Wineries, Restaurants, and Lodges Alcohol industry calls for immediate end of tariffs on wine and spirits Once looked at as the savior of wine sales, Millennials are more financially impacted by COVID more than other generations Officials cracking down on illegal wine shipments in Michigan Restaurants beware: CDC […]

October 8, 2020 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Announcing Dough Wines by Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners

NEWS RELEASE   The first collaborative wine brand from The James Beard Foundation   October 6, 2020 (SAN FRANCISCO) – Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners (DVWP) is proud to announce the launch of Dough Wines in support of the James Beard Foundation (JBF) and its work to drive positive systemic changes in the culinary arts […]

October 8, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

OCTOBER 7, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Wine Country Starts Picking Up the Pieces COVID making fundamental changes in buying: Constellation Imported packaged wine volume up +13%, down -14% by value in last 2 months. Total AlcBev imports decline Women likely to increase wine consumption across 6 key markets When it Comes to Representation in Wine, Whose Stories Get Told? […]

October 7, 2020 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Robert Hall Winery Announces New Leadership with Caine Thompson, Managing Director

NEWS RELEASE   Paso Robles, CA, October 6, 2020 – Robert Hall Winery is pleased to announce the appointment of Caine Thompson as Managing Director. Thompson joins Robert Hall Winery after three years as President of Rabble Wine Co. and has over 15 years of industry experience.   As Managing Director of the winery, Thompson […]

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2017 Domaine de Couron Côtes-du-Rhône (France)

2017 Domaine de Couron Côtes-du-Rhône (France)   Earthy, tart cherry….juicy red fruits and smooth.   I had this the day after I opened it. I didn’t care for it the day prior. I like it much better on day #2.   Purchased on sale for $12.99. -B

October 6, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

OCTOBER 6, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Has Napa lost 80% of its Cab to fire & smoke? EU Wine, Whiskey Duties Seen Making U.S. Sellers ‘Punching Bag’ Women & the wine industry: Spilling out what is NOT OK. Marketing Dos and Don’ts for the Apocalypse Venge makes a last stand and saves his Calistoga winery from Glass Fire Millennial […]

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