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Crimson Wine Group gets new CEO

  An alert subscriber pointed out that Wine Industry Insight had missed this bit of news that was released almost a month ago. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission: Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Severence Agreement From Crimson Wine […]

July 2, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Australia invests record $AUS 79 million in grape and wine sector in 2019–20

Media Release Monday 1 July 2019   Wine Australia invests record $79 million on behalf of grape and wine sector in 2019–20 Wine Australia will invest a record $79 million on behalf of the grape and wine sector in 2019–20, investing in research, development and extension (RD&E), market development and export regulation according to its […]

July 1, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Yellow Tail maker Casella for sale?

  NOTE: The link, below, leads to a premium article.   We found that it displayed the full article sometimes, but most often it did not. Therefore, we have written a short synopsis, below. You may want to try the link to see if you can get the full text. -lp According to a subscriber-only […]

June 20, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Is the clock ticking down on cult wines?

  Steve Heimoff has a solid piece on the state of “cult” wines here: Is the clock ticking down on cult wines?   However, Steve’s link to the Chronicle article did not mention that there was no actual reporting on the Bryant Family Vineyards legal case by Ester Mobley. I broke that story on June […]

June 18, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NABI Mourns the Passing of TTB Administrator John J. Manfreda – A Visionary and A Friend

NEWS RELEASE – MAY 27, 2019 NABI extends its deepest sympathy to John’s wife Rosemary, his children Michelle, Matthew, and Brendan and their families in this sad time of loss.   NABI President Robert M. Tobiassen prepared the remarks below. From 1978 to 2003, at ATF, John was Rob’s first- or second-line supervisor and always […]

May 28, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Gallo/Constellation brand sale hits FTC snag

From SEC Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2019 As previously disclosed, on April 3, 2019, Constellation Brands, Inc. (“Constellation”) and E. & J. Gallo Winery (“Gallo”) entered into an Asset Purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Gallo agreed to acquire a portion of Constellation’s wine and spirits business (the “Transaction”). The Transaction […]

May 21, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Is Pernod Ricard about to sell Kenwood Vineyards, Jacob’s Creek and other wine brands?

  Australia’s WBM Online has reported that Pernod Ricard is putting its wine brands up for sale.   The portfolio includes a number of brands including Australia’s Jacob’s Creek and Sonoma Valley’s Kenwood Winery

May 10, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Vintage Wine Estates Purchases 1,986 Acre Laetitia Winery Estate on the California Central Coast

    March 18, 2019. Santa Rosa, CA. Vintage Wine Estates has purchased Laetitia Vineyard & Winery. Laetitia, located in the Arroyo Grande AVA, is one of the notable, foundation wineries of the region. The estate overlooks the Pacific Ocean and has 680+ vineyard acres. The winery is known in particular for Pinot Noir, scoring […]

March 18, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Peer review helps prevent bad science from being published. So why do judges ignore it?

Expert reports and testimony are common in courtrooms. The fate of the judicial adversaries frequently rest on the credibility that a judge or jury vests in one report versus another. Many of those reports and testimonials are, inaccurate,  poorly done, scientifically and logically flawed.   However, judges — who are not scientists — admit almost […]

March 14, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Current road closures and flood conditions in Napa and Sonoma Counties

Napa Road Closures Flooded roads all throughout Sonoma County Highway 37, Major east/west corridor through Napa, Marion and Sonoma Counties closed due to flooding.

February 27, 2019 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More