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Download Complete 2017 Crush Report Report as PDF Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,242,984 tons, down 1.6 percent from 2016. In 2017, Chardonnay continued to account for the largest percentage of the total crush volume with 14.5 percent. Cabernet Sauvignon accounted for the second leading percentage of […]
This article contains some content available only to premium Wine Executive News who may log in here: CCBill premium subscribers, please click this link. Stripe premium subscribers, please click this link Two farming companies owned by Fred and Nancy Cline of Cline Family Cellars have sued the BNSF Railway Company and three of its contractors […]
This article is a follow up to: Triumph Wine Group Crowdfunded Financial Offering Marred by Inadequate Disclosure, Misleading Language, Flawed Business Plan Wine Industry Insight’s Jan. 15 article has prompted Triumph Wine Group to quickly amend its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and FlashFunders web site. However, an offering statement in English still is […]
This article has an update: WII article prompts Triumph Wine Group to amend SEC filings & web site, lacks vital state permit to legally make wine; disclosure errors persist Triumph Wine Group makes some pretty good wine, but its online, crowdfund offering fails investor scrutiny. Key among the issues is the fact that […]
Wine Industry Insight emailed Triumph Wine Group on Friday, January 12 asking for comments and any corrections. A copy of the draft article was enclosed in the email. The following non-reply was received: On Jan 15, 2018, at 8:45 AM, michael rupprecht <michael@rupprechtlaw.com> wrote: Dear Mr. Perdue: As I indicated to you in […]
The CBS News program “48 Hours” aired a full episode this past Saturday based on Wine Industry Insight’s 16-month-long investigative reporting on the financial conflicts between aspiring Napa Valley vintner Robert Dahl and his investor, Emad Tawfilis. The 48 Hours team’s extensive investigation added substantial new information that helps complete the story and fills […]
Photo credit: Sullivan Vineyards web site VITE USA ‘s purchase of Sullivan Vineyards & Winery was approved December 11 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. VITE USA is a Sausalito, California corporation founded by technology entrepreneur and CEO Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla along with what his news release termed “a small […]
Sullivan Vineyards has continued to lose money as revenues and profits again fall below projections, according to the most recent operating reports filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Santa Rosa. According to the reports, it it has lost $500,531 since filing its chapter 11 petition on Feb. 1, 2017. […]
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Click here for an editorial on the issues raised by this article: Alcohol science versus public credibility – Why MACH15 must correct its protocol in order to be worthwhile This full premium article has been updated with comments from Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, the Principal Investigator of the study. By Lewis Perdue, Publisher and Executive Editor […]