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Are Beer Wholesalers Buying Votes For A Direct Shipping Ban?
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) has made substantial 2009-2010 campaign contributions to 11 of the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who will determine the future of the NBWA’s efforts to outlaw direct shipping of any form of alcohol. At NBWA’s urging, the subcommittee held a hearing March 18 on direct shipping […]
VF Wine Inc. Purchases Vinfolio Assets, Launches New Company
NEWS RELEASE San Francisco, March 17, 2010 – VF Wine, Inc., a subsidiary of the secured creditor of the former Vinfolio, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Vinfolio’s assets and is joining with employees to re-launch a new Vinfolio built on its strength as a leading innovator in the sourcing, selling and storage of […]
Calif Sanctions Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne, 2 Others Over Grower Issues
Greenfield Wine Company’s ability to buy winegrapes is on probation following recent sanctions by the Market Enforcement Branch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The stipulated agreement between the MEB and Greenfield Winery (d.b.a Cartlidge & Browne Winery ) of American Canyon specifies that Greenfield will lose its license to buy winegrapes […]
CDFA’s Market Enforcement Branch: In The Grower’s Corner
The current recession has created a rash of late and non-payments to winegrape growers by financially stressed wineries.Not surprisingly, every winery bankruptcy filing lists growers as unsecured creditors. An increasing number of winery sanctions by the Market Enforcement Branch (MEB) of the California Department of Food and Agriculture have highlighted the MEB’s growing significance to […]
Final Crush Report: 2009 Tops 4 Million Tons, up 11%
From the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service cooperating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture California’s 2009 crush totaled 4,095,297 tons, up 11 percent from the 2008 crush of 3,673,858 tons. This is only the second time that California’s crush has exceeded 4 million tons. Red wine varieties accounted for […]
Nielsen: Wine Shows Big Gaps In Generational Spending
THE BOTTOM LINE: Wine is one of the largest spending categories for seniors at $124 per year. Boomers spend $125 per year on wine, while Gen X spends $78 and Millennials spend $61 annually. Nielsen: Mining the U.S. Generation Gaps By Todd Hale, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Shopper Insights, Nielsen SUMMARY: Understanding shopping and […]
IBG Chooses New CEO
Inertia Beverage Group (IBG) has named Joseph W. Waechter as CEO to replace Ted Jansen who left the company to join his family in Seattle, Washington, and to pursue new opportunities in that area. Waechter is the former president and CEO of DHL Worldwide Express and more recently managing director of California Pacific Capital IBG […]
Demetria Estate Winery/DAZ Vineyards Files Chapt 11
DAZ Vineyards, LLC of Los Olivos, dba Demetria Estate Winery, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. The Santa Barbara County winery is owned 90 percent by Centrium & Associates and 10 percent by DAZ Holdings LLC. Both LLCs are controlled by Santa Monica real-estate developer […]
Stevenot Brand Sale Closes, Munari Retains Winery
Sutter Creek-based Oliveto Distributing Inc. finally closed its purchase of the Stevenot wine brand on Feb. 24 when a bankruptcy court confirmed the Chapter 11 reorganization plan of Golden Eagle Estates LLC. Jack Munari, the principal of Golden Eagle Estates purchased the Stevenot Winery and brands from Barden Stevenot in 2006 and took it into […]
Calif. Lawsuit Charges Gallo With Knowingly Selling Fake Pinot
A Los Angeles law firm has filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court ($VIP subscriber content) against E. &.J Gallo and French company Sieur d ‘Arques alleging that the two companies engaged in unfair competition, false advertising, and fraud in the bottling, distribution, and sale of the Red Bicyclette line French wines represented as […]
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