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Researcher Decries Parental Permissiveness on Drinking

From Join Together Online A Penn State researcher says that parents who let teens drink alcohol may be setting their kids up for binge drinking in college, but the study by Caitlin Abar of the school’s Prevention Research and Methodology Center makes no distinction between parents who simply let kids drink some wine during meals […]

June 26, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Moderate Consumption: Ellison Accused Of Glossing Over Medical Disagreements

Alcohol May Not Be So Good for You, After All News Summary from Join Together Many studies have suggested that using alcohol in moderation may help heart health and even prevent diabetes and dementia, but some scientists are questioning the purported benefits of moderate drinking, the New York Times reported June 16. Kaye Middleton Fillmore, […]

June 25, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Take It or Leave It? The Truth About 8 Mediterranean Diet Staples

From ABC News online Among the legion of today’s most popular diet regimens, the Mediterranean diet has become a poster child for healthy eating, garnering praise from nutrition experts and home gourmets alike. Researchers identify foods that help people live well into old age. But while few would dispute the health benefits of such a […]

June 24, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Water districts file suit over cutbacks; say further environmental damages may result from water reductions

From the Fresno County Farm Bureau: Westlands Water District and 29 public water agencies have filed a lawsuit aimed at the federal government’s latest plan for cutting back even further on California’s water supplies. The suit argues the National Marine Fisheries Service should have prepared an environmental impact statement before adopting a salmon recovery plan […]

June 23, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Famed grape grower Robert Young dies

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has reported that Robert Young, a third generation farmer in Alexander Valley and a pioneer in the grape-growing industry, died Thursday night of causes incident to age. He was 90. .art_main_pic { width:250px; float:left; clear:left; } “He had a good long life,” said his daughter, Susan Sheehy. “He had a […]

June 19, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Napa Vintner Ron Spicer Dies

Ron Spicer, beloved husband of Kathleen Spicer, brother of LaDonna Spicer, Patricia Smith and Jacqueline Altamura, died on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at his home in Napa, Calif. Born in Rochester in 1939 to Henry and Rosetta Spicer, Ron was a cattle rancher in Theilman. Ron and Kathleen married in 1968, and were active and […]

June 18, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine ’Spot Market’ Puts Collectors, 12 Million Bottles Online

June 15 (Bloomberg) — Technology entrepreneur Aaron DeMello has wines in his 2,000-bottle cellar he just doesn’t want anymore. What to do with those big Aussie shirazes and Napa cabs now that he’s mostly a Burgundy guy? Vinfolio Marketplace, an online wine market going live on July 1, is the latest answer. With a click […]

June 18, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition Entry Deadline Is June 19

June 19 is the deadline for entries in the fifth annual San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition but Competition Coordinator Peterangelo Vallis said that, “As long as the entry form is faxed in by the deadline, then the wines can arrive any time before Wednesday, July 24.” Formerly known as the Central California Warm Weather Wine […]

June 16, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

New Vine Logistics tells winery customers it’s back in shipping business

San Francisco Business Times – by Chris Rauber New Vine Logistics, a Napa-based wine-shipping and distribution company whose saga in recent weeks has transfixed much of the wine business, emailed customers late Wednesday night that it’s “resuming operations.” The message, signed by “The New Vine Team,” said the company would begin shipping orders on June […]

June 12, 2009 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

TTB Issues New Organic Wine Labeling Policy

The TTB has revised its labeling policy on organic wines. The following is the full TTB Policy Information Sheet on New Organic Labeling Policies Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), TTB has […]

June 11, 2009 | Filed under News Briefs,Worth A Look | Read More