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Barrel Stop Owners File Bankruptcy, Thwart Winery Real Estate Auction

A last-minute bankruptcy filing by the majority owners of Barrel Stop/Dominari Winery has delayed the winery’s Chapter 7 liquidation and tossed a monkey wrench into Mechanics Bank’s  efforts to auction off the debtor’s real estate. Wine Executive News subscribers please click here to read the complete article. The rest of this article is available only […]

October 9, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

WineDirect & Amazon Team Up For Wine Marketplace Compliance

See also: IBG Buys WTN Services Division of 1-800-flowers.com, Creates WineDirect An enhanced compliance and shipping system through WineDirect is in the works for vintners participating in Amazon’s Wine Marketplace program revealed last week. WineDirect was formed in September of 2011 when Inertia Beverage Group purchased the WTN Services division of 1-800-flowers.com, which provides marketing […]

October 1, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Amazon Gets Into Wine – AGAIN! (Updated Sept. 27)

Amazon is getting back into the wine business in time for this year’s holidays, according to Washington State sources close to the mega-online retailer who spoke to Wine Industry Insight on condition of anonymity. Indeed, Napa and Sonoma County vintners who attended meetings this week are non-communicative because of non-disclosure agreements they had to agree […]

September 26, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Diageo Sued in Cellphone Text Spam Case

A class-action lawsuit against Diageo has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California charging the drinks conglomerate with engaging in cell phone “text spam.” The suit was brought by a Sherman Oaks, CA law firm on behalf of named plaintiff Anthony Seaman and names both Diageo North America, Inc. and […]

September 20, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Crushpad’s Structured Solutions Updates Aspect Commercial Clients

Several commercial clients forwarded to Wine Industry Insight the most recent email update. Wine Executive News subscribers please click here to read the complete article. The full text of the following sections is available to premium subscribers of Wine Executive News. Barrel Move. Commerce Reports. Finishing Contracts. 2012 Harvest. New Commercial Pricing. New Winery License. […]

September 20, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Legal Briefs: 2 Lawsuits Filed Against Crushpad

Two lawsuits have been filed against Crushpad in California, one from a client, the other from a grower. Wine Executive News subscribers please click here to read the complete article. The full text of this article is available to subscribers of Wine Executive News. Not a Wine Executive News subscriber yet? Subscribe to Wine Executive […]

September 12, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Crushpad Successor May Start Ops In Oct. But Clients Must Pay Thousands To Get Wine

The new owners of Crushpad say that operations could begin at its new Sonoma headquarters on Eighth Street East, perhaps in early October, according to a memo to clients. According to the memo and California licensing information, the operation will  do business as Wine Foundry which will be owned by Vignette Winery LLC. The memo […]

September 12, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

WineGavel Sued By Rare, Fine Wine Collectors

Two wine collectors from Hawaii, who shipped some 3,000 bottles of rare and fine wines to WineGavel, have sued the auctioneer, its officers, executives and the parent company alleging that bottles were auctioned improperly, without their permission and that they weren’t paid for more than 500 bottles which were sold. The court complaint also alleges […]

August 29, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Aussie Winemakers Dispute Data Behind Minimum Alcohol Pricing

“There is no clear consensus in the relevant research that a minimum price would reduce harm” from alcohol abuse, according to The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia’s (WFA) lengthy formal comment on that country’s heated discussions on the topic. The WFA’s  seven-page comment comes as a submission on the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA) Issues Paper […]

August 22, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Calif Denies License To Central Coast Winery. Investigates Crushpad, 10 Others

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Market Enforcement Branch (MEB) has received verified complaints against eleven handlers and processors of California agricultural products during the past four months for failure to pay for winegrapes. The MEB says the cases are  under review. It also denied the license of a Central Coast Winery. Wine Executive […]

August 21, 2012 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More