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NEWS FETCH — April 19, 2018

TOP NEWS Southern finance and real-estate Billionaire buys Heitz Wine Cellars in Napa Valley Cava producer Codorniu rejects Carlyle offer, open to minority partner Wine-marketing shifts needed as grocery slows, boomers gray Petrus to launch counter-appeal against name ruling Novices surprisingly capable in descriptions of complex wines Here’s how to avoid costly mistakes by managing […]

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Gaylon M. Lawrence Jr. Acquires Iconic Heitz Wine Cellars in Napa Valley

Lawrence family to uphold the values that have defined the Heitz legacy   NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – Gaylon M. Lawrence Jr. today announced his acquisition of the iconic Napa Valley winery Heitz Cellars.   In a joint statement with Kathleen Heitz Myers, Mr. Lawrence said, “I’ve enjoyed coming to the Napa Valley for some time […]

April 19, 2018 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

NEWS FETCH — April 18, 2018

TOP NEWS California’s Nagging Smoke Taint Concerns The Wine Group CEO talks expansion to ‘premium-plus’ brands to reach millennials Four times scaremongering studies on alcohol have been debunked Tariffs Make Wine a Tougher Sell in China Here’s how to avoid costly mistakes by managing your barrel inventory with bar codes – Click now to learn […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 17, 2018

TOP NEWS Wine industry missing out on investment due to its lack of financial transparency Chinese wine venture capital investments blow away United States efforts Missing Wine Case Heading to Court A glass of wine won’t shorten your life – moderate drinking is still good for you Conviviality: the fall of an empire Restaurant sales […]

April 17, 2018 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH — April 16, 2018

TOP NEWS Chinese investment in California’s Temecula wine region stalls, but tariffs aren’t to blame Aussie wine exports to China up 51%, top $1 billion French court rejects plea from luxury wine label to stop cheap blends being sold under ‘Petrus’ name Pay-to-Play Schemes Keep TTB Busy Booze is deadly and we’re all doomed! (Except […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 13, 2018

TOP NEWS In Drought-Stricken Central California, Harvard Hopes to Turn Water Into Wine Drinking an extra glass of wine ‘will shorten your life by 30 minutes’ — Lancet study Vintage Wine Estates corrects analysts & Shanken: company not for sale to TWE, but lands $75 Mil investment Deirdre Carr, Josh Cellars company cofounder, dies at […]

April 13, 2018 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

Vintage Wine Estates Announces New Investment Partner

AGR Partners will provide growth capital and minority equity to rising wine company   April 12, 2018 (Santa Rosa, CA). Pat Roney, CEO/President of Vintage Wine Estates announced that AGR Partners, an investment firm dedicated to food and agribusiness, has provided growth capital through a minority equity stake in the company.   “We are delighted […]

April 13, 2018 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

NEWS FETCH — April 12, 2018

TOP NEWS Good decade for California wine, fresh market grapes California Cabernet Getting Too Hot to Handle Napa wine industry gains traction for strict bottle labeling laws These California counties have the most to lose in a China trade war Wine industry loses two respected colleagues Here’s how to avoid costly mistakes by managing your […]

April 12, 2018 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWS FETCH — April 11, 2018

TOP NEWS Even before Chinese tariffs, California wine exports dipped slightly ETS Laboratories smoke taint research These are the places in America most vulnerable to a trade war Southern California water agency backs two Delta tunnels in breakthrough vote New EU personal data fines will apply to old data breaches Forget the Emerald Triangle. The […]

April 11, 2018 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

ASEV Selects 2018 Best Enology and Viticulture Papers

DAVIS, Calif., April 2018:  The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) has selected the 2018 Best Papers, available for free at the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (AJEV). Authors will be presenting their winning papers at the Society’s 69th National Conference on June 18-21 in Monterey, California. The 2018 Viticulture Best Paper is […]

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