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Rabobank Looks At Brazil Market

From News Relase email: Headlines this quarter: – The Brazilian wine market has shown strong growth over the past decade, but trends have moderated over the past two years and the market continues to evolve – Retailers in the Brazilian market continue to improve their management of the wine category, creating opportunities for strong brands […]

July 18, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Esther J. Cepeda: Saying no to alcohol

“I’ve worked in such environments and they became yet another place where I had to steel myself for the inevitable weirdness of being a non-drinker in an alcohol-centric society.” “Seriously, I felt less peer pressure to drink as an undergraduate at a state university with a legitimately terrible reputation as a party school — our […]

July 13, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Review Generator: Real or Random

Oddly similar to many reviews I have read in any number of publications. “A bleachy parsnip perfume and sandy smack midtones are merged in the 2004 Sauvignon Blanc from Owl Meadows Vineyards.” “The 1985 Zinfandel from Acme Winery unites bashful pheremone essences with a non-toxic whitefish bouquet.” “Jose Rodrigues Vineyards incorporates lascivious spearmint overtones and […]

July 12, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

NY firm acquires majority stake in Sonoma Mission Inn

Carey Watermark Investors Inc. purchased a 75 percent stake in the luxury Sonoma Valley resort, for $73.3 million. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130711/BUSINESS/130719915/1350?Title=Sonoma-s-Mission-Inn-sold-in-73-million-deal  

July 12, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

The poker game behind Alexander Valley Vineyards’ Sin Zin

Sin and temptation have always been more popular than redemption. http://tastingroom.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/2013/07/10/the-poker-game-behind-alexander-valley-vineyards%e2%80%99-sin-zin/  

July 12, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

The brain’s response to sweets may indicate risk for development of alcoholism | Science Codex

This might be why so many of the “misery wines” like Thunderbird and Richard’s Wild Irish Rose are sickeningly sweet. Could be marketing to alcoholism in addition to masking the sting of the alcohol. http://www.sciencecodex.com/the_brains_response_to_sweets_may_indicate_risk_for_development_of_alcoholism-115538

July 11, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

WineDirect/Vin65 & VinTank Partner to Connect Social Media and Commerce

NEWS RELEASE,  JULY 11, 2013 NAPA, CA and ABBOTSFORD, BC– Vin65, a subsidiary of WineDirect, and VinTank, two of the wine industry’s leading innovators, have formed an exclusive partnership which connects wine industry social media data directly to customer ecommerce records. Through this partnership, the two companies have created a bi-directional integration which merges social […]

July 11, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Truett-Hurst Pays $2.1 Million In Fees For IPO

Truett-Hurst ‘s 8-K SEC filing of June 25 stated, among other things, that it had netted $14.1 million on an IPO that had raised $16.2 million from investors. Among those $2.1 in expenses are are fees paid to the underwriters of the IPO including: W.R. Hambrecht + Co., which led the offering, along with CSCA […]

June 26, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Truett-Hurst Shares Down Amid Tough Stock Market

Launching an IPO on the day that the stock markets in general had their worst day of the year just sucks. No question. The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all lost 2.3% to 2.5% of value on the day that Truett-Hurst shares started trading. One Helluva “welcome to the neighborhood” sucker punch. THST closed down 5.5% […]

June 20, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Executive News Premium Subscriptions Increased June 17.

Subscription rates for original, premium articles in Wine Executive News increased June 17 to $19.99 per month or $179 per year. This was only the second price increase since we began almost five years ago. CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS LOCK IN LOWER CURRENT RATE Continuous monthly or yearly subscribers who subscribed before that time continue to their […]

June 12, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More