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NEWS FETCH — April 14, 2016

TOP NEWS Full water allocation comes too late for some farmers Wine, beer & spirit growth rates all trending downward, but craft still reigns Italian police remove Crimean wines from Vinitaly show Calif drought over, but Santa Barbara water use faces federal threat Q1 restaurant sales performance disappoints despite March improvements Retail point-of-sale materials don’t […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 13, 2016

TOP NEWS Global Wine Demand Grows as Supply Stalls Whither Wine O’Clock? Trade Frets Over Brexit A New (Modern) Framework for Regulating Alcohol Is this Santa Barbara Wine & Real Estate Mogul a Key Trump Go-Between for Putin? Are Women Better at Tasting Wine Than Men? Science Has the Answer Calif Gov blocks public review […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 12, 2016

TOP NEWS Italy to benefit most from global wine consumption over next 4 yrs U.S. Remains World’s #4 Wine Producer in 2016 A woman’s death exposes Italy’s vineyard ‘slavery’ California water allocations hit 100 percent – here’s why farmers are still miffed Calif fuel tax rise will drive up farming costs (can food prices be […]

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Women of the Vine & Spirits Announces European Expansion

World’s leading organization supporting women in the alcohol beverage industry expands into Europe, announcing powerhouse lineup of European Advisory Board Members   April 11, 2017 (New York) – Women of the Vine & Spirits (womenofthevine.com), the world’s leading membership alliance dedicated to the support and advancement of women in the alcohol beverage industry, announced today […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 11, 2016

TOP NEWS 2016 World wine production down 3%, US up 10%, global consumption holds steady Can wine premiumization succeed at the bottom of the market? (Yes.) Winery investor Charles Banks faces fraud fallout Ag experts say lack of water storage keeping Central Valley in drought Retail point-of-sale materials don’t need to be expensive! Click now […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 10, 2016

TOP NEWS Calif Gov says drought is over except for Central Valley We Know What We Don’t Know About Climate Change & Wine’s Future ‘Social media marketing’ is completely useless – but it could be a lot better Shenzhen Customs busts US$11.6m smuggled wines Why ‘Shark Tank’ investors Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary got in […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 7, 2016

TOP NEWS Premiumization Part 1: How to take an up-close look before you leap into the race US investor Charles Banks could be removed as an owner of Trinity Hill winery Francis Ford Coppola buys Silverwood Vineyard in ‘strategic shift’ to acquisitions Clos Solène owner buys Pipestone Vineyards property in far west Paso Mexican Beer […]

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Robert Biale Vineyards Announces the Passing of Clementina Biale (1929 – 2017)

Clementina Biale, matriarch of the Biale family, surrounded by her family, peacefully passed away in her home and beloved vineyards, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Napa.   In 1953, Clementina, born Clementina Calvi, emigrated from Prunetto, Italy to Napa, following her marriage to Aldo Biale. She  raised four children with Aldo, and became  instrumental […]

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NEWS FETCH — April 6, 2016

TOP NEWS Constellation FY 2017 EBIT Up 18% On-premise table wine revenue gains have been decelerating over the past two years Delicato Buys Blossom Hill Winery from Treasury Wine Estates Putting Wine Awards on The Bottle: A Study on Consumer Purchase Behavior Retail point-of-sale materials don’t need to be expensive! Click now to learn more […]

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A Napa Valley Winemaker Says Air Quality Data Biased

The following is a letter written to the editors of Wine Industry Insight:   Hello Becca and Lew,   Regarding your link to the article about burning and smoke written by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, I must fill in a few details.  Although reducing smoke is always a good thing, the entire Spare-the-Air program by […]

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