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Barrel Stop Now In Chapter 7 Liquidation

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan Jaroslovsky ordered that the Barrel Stop Winery bankruptcy be converted to Chapter 7 from Chapter 11. The order, signed on Sept. 17, also requires a trustee to be appointed to oversee the liquidation. According to the winery’s August operating report (available to Wine Executive News premium subscribers), Barrel Stop has lost […]

September 20, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

SO Last Century: Thanks for the Credit, Wine Business

SEPTEMBER 12, WINE INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Gallo Buys Prized Snows Lake Vineyard SEPTEMBER 14, WINE BUSINESS: Thanks for the credit  (not!) on breaking this article. And many thanks for all the credit on Wine Industry Insight’s other reporting: Crushpad, Ascentia, Cosentino, Barrel Stop, and … Oh wait! You still haven’t let Wine Business readers in on […]

September 14, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Barrels Escape New Calif Tax That Offers Taxpayer Subsidy To Timber Industry

Barrels used for wine, beer and spirits have dodged a bullet and escaped the new 1% timber tax just signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. Paul Kronenberg President of the Family Winemakers of California told Wine Industry Insight: “Today the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection adopted emergency regulations on what lumber products will […]

September 12, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Gallo Buys Prized Snows Lake Vineyard

E. & J. Gallo has bought what many consider to be Lake County’s most-prized grape source, Snows Lake Vineyard. The sale price has not been disclosed, but sources tell Wine Industry Insight that the deal include the Snows Lake trademark and approimately 800 acres of vineyards. The vineyards produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, […]

September 12, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

What’s Of Interest To News Fetch Subscribers?

I keep track of emails and comments from Wine Industry Insight’s News Fetch 18,500+ subscribers about what they find of interest … and not. Those of you who took the time to read this link — How Do I Get My News Included In Wine Industry Insight? — on Wine Industry Insight know that the […]

September 6, 2012 | Filed under News Reporting & Journalism,Worth A Look | Read More

Sonoma Loses Two Bright Lights And A Glimpse Of The Future

My friend Dick Arrowood called me several days ago with the sort of news that every parent fears the worst. He had just finished burying his daughter, Holly Lynne. But he hadn’t called me because of his loss, but out of concern for two of his good friends — Sonoma Wine Auction co-chairs Don and […]

September 2, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Can Calif Wineries Raise Prices: Ampelos Cellars Says, “YES!”

Peter Work at Ampelos Cellars and Vineyards in Santa Rita Hills, Calif sent us the following email and gave us permission to use the contents. “We have 25 acres with vines farmed organic, biodynamic and sustainable and we make about 4000 cases of wine,” wrote Peter. “We have in the first 7 months of 2012 […]

August 27, 2012 | Filed under News Briefs,Worth A Look | Read More

Owsley Brown Frazier, Former Brown-Forman Vice Chair, Dies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OWSLEY BROWN FRAZIER, FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF BROWN-FORMAN Louisville, KY, August 16, 2012 – Owsley Brown Frazier, former vice chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation and well-known Louisville community philanthropist, died today after a long illness. He was 77 years old. Owsley Brown Frazier served as an executive at Brown-Forman for 45 years and […]

August 16, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Gallo To Buy Central Coast’s Courtside Winery

This PR release came in too late to include in today’s News Fetch   MODESTO, Calif. (August 10, 2012) — – E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today the intention to purchase Courtside Cellars in San Miguel, California. The twelve-year-old winery will support the company’s continued growth in California’s Central Coast. The purchase includes […]

August 10, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Weibel Family Vineyards & Winery Comments On The Sale of Their Hopland Facility

NEWS RELEASE Weibel Family Vineyards & Winery has sold their Hopland winery facility and the surrounding 24 acres of vineyards to Vintage Wine Estates in order to streamline operations and focus on their Weibel Family brand and private label business. As part of the sale, Weibel will continue to crush and make their Weibel Family […]

July 25, 2012 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More