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Constellation/Robert Mondavi Winery vs The Vineyard House: Set to begin trial Monday (083120) in San Francisco Federal Court

Recommended background links: Recent: To-Kalon lawsuit dismissed, then reinstated and combined as both parties refile, but “iconic” still all about myth, Benjamins, and grapes at $38K/Ton Recent: Robert Mondavi Winery Sits in the To Kalon Vineyard. Its Owner Says There’s No Such Place Historical: The True Story of To-Kalon Vineyard, by Matt Stamp, MS After […]

August 30, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Mabray beats back defamation lawsuit by Philip James, strengthens fair commentary protections

A federal court has handed Emetry CEO Paul Mabray almost all of what he asked for in his response to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in February by Penrose Hill CEO Philip James. The judge’s decision also generally confirmed protections for public commentary on public issues, including those in the wine industry. WII reached […]

August 20, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Harvard-controlled LLC in $120+ million deal with anonymous LLC connected with Canadian pension fund.

The full un-redacted contents and graphics of this article  are available to premium subscribers to Wine Executive News.   CCBill premium subscribers, please click this link. Stripe premium subscribers, please click this link Subscribe to Wine Executive News now, and get the rest of this original article along with everything else on the site every […]

August 14, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Ruby Grapes sues Intercoastal Wine charging criminal pandemic profiteering.

A Livermore public warehouse/wine and beer wholesaler has sued its Lodi warehouse company in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California charging racketeering, state-of-emergency price gouging, fraud, and other charges.   The plaintiff, Ruby Grapes LLC alleges in its complaint (pdf premium) that Intercoastal Wine Company of Lodi increased storage rates by 1,250% […]

August 5, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

At least 244 California wineries and vineyards received between $145 & $328 million from Paycheck Protection Program

More than 87,000 California businesses received funds from the from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).   Of those, 244 California Wineries and Vineyards received funds totaling between $145 and $328 million according to online documents from the program.Precise numbers were not provided, only the range of funds. In addition, there have been numerous reports of […]

July 17, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Legal updates: Copper Cane, Bryant Winery, Penrose Hill v Mabray, Jeff Hill

  The pandemic has put the courts into slow gear with mostly no in-person courtroom appearances. Each specific judge is deciding on whether to hold sessions by phone, with videoconferencing still not accepted.   With all that in mind, the following are brief summaries of some of the current cases we have previously covered in […]

July 2, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Long-simmering wine industry grudge match heads for federal court hearing

  PLEASE NOTE: All links to legal filings are for premium subscribers to Wine Executive News.   CCBill premium subscribers, please click this link. Stripe premium subscribers, please click this link Also please note: This article may be updated when new information is available short of a new article.   Years of bad blood between […]

June 9, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

COVID re-opening guidelines for commercial real estate. PLUS! — the lawsuit over cooked wine

With a number of Coronavirus re-opening plans varying widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, I thought it might be useful to send along the following links to pdfs that outline some best practices from Cushman and Wakefield.   These are especially important both as regards health issues and to possible lawsuits from consumers and employees.   […]

May 29, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Vineyard House, Constellation to battle for To Kalon designation rights in Federal Court trial to start Aug. 31

The long-running dispute between Constellation Brands (Robert Mondavi Winery) and The Vineyard House over To Kalon vineyard designation rights is scheduled for trial beginning August 31 in San Francisco U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District Of California. The remainder of this article, and links to full court documents, are available to premium Wine […]

May 20, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

JaM Cellars files for new preliminary injunction against The Wine Group’s Franzia Brand; Trial date set

JaM Cellars’ “rich & buttery” federal lawsuit against The Wine Group’s Franzia brand heated up on May 15 when it filed a request for a preliminary injunction (premium link) against The Wine Group in its trademark infringement case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco). The remainder of […]

May 20, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More