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NEWS FETCH — December 15, 2017

TOP NEWS Xmas + New Years = Wine’s billion-dollar season As California’s Wine Country Continues To Recover From Fires, Tourism Still Lags The UK’s Brexit negotiators may demand thousands of bottles of wine from the EU Firefighter Killed Battling the Thomas Fire Bordeaux fake wine crime proves Bordeaux AOC still has value. But why? Business Insider […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 14, 2017

TOP NEWS Sonoma, Napa hospitality biz worries about wildfire “afterburn” Kistler Vineyards founder stepping down as CEO from Sonoma County winery Alcohol taxes are too low, have not kept up with inflation Bill Warre MW dies North Coast lawmakers, growers upset by change in laws on pot farm size Stand out on the shelf! Nielsen […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 13, 2017

TOP NEWS Major alleged fake Bordeaux investigation causes stir in Bordeaux Calif craft beer sets new record, grows 14% to 900 breweries Incident Commanders Look West After the Thomas Fire Jumps Toro Canyon Napa County hotel revenue dropped 36 percent in October due to wildfires Save time, money and hassles by choosing the right construction […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 12, 2017

TOP NEWS Bankruptcy Court approves sale of Sullivan Vineyards & Winery to VITE USA Vintage Wine Estates Acquires Layer Cake, Cherry Pie, and If You See Kay Brands Fire Narrowly Misses Ojai Wineries Sonoma County facing $21 million budget shortfall due to Northern California fires We can no longer divide the world between beer and […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 11, 2017

TOP NEWS Evac orders hit parts of Santa Barbara city, Montecito as reenergized Thomas fire tops 230K acres This is the latest Santa Barbara/Montecito/Carpinteria Evacuation Map Ventura Farm Workers, Spanish-Speakers Left Out of Thomas Fire Emergency Response Second La Niña Winter Could Extend Drought Across the West Save time, money and hassles by choosing the […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 8, 2017

TOP NEWS 159,000 acres lost in mostly uncontained SoCal Wildfires U.S. Wine exports: Bottled losing ground against bulk Republic National Distributing Company and Central Liquor Company Expand Relationship, Announce New Distributorship in Oklahoma Brexit Breakthrough Struck as Path Cleared for Tough Trade Talks Drought costs Central California $3.7 billion in crop yield every year Restaurant […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 7, 2017

TOP NEWS Thomas fire closes 101 Freeway, 90,000+ acres burned, powerful winds force new evacuations, no end in sight Insurance losses from October’s Wine Country wildfires top $9 billion Rupert Murdoch’s vineyard estate hit as wildfire sweeps through Bel-Air The Petaluma Gap Is Named As Newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) Gallup study confirms that 2017 […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 6, 2017

TOP NEWS Sullivan Vineyards has continued to lose money as winery and vineyard sale looms Canada’s Wine Shipping Laws Go to Court Ventura County wildfire destroys more homes, reaches Pacific Ocean $100 Million NIH moderate alcohol consumption study funded by beer and spirits companies offers critics numerous serious flaws to exploit (New edition – no […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 5, 2017

TOP NEWS Economic impact on wine from North Bay wildfires becoming clear Lawsuits Take Aim at Interstate Shipping 27,000 people evacuated in 31,000-acre Ventura wildfire south of Santa Barbara Sonoma County Ag Workers Impacted By Fire Receive $430K for Housing Support “Drinking Highest Among Educated, Upper-Income Americans” — Can you trust this (or any other […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 4, 2017

TOP NEWS Alcohol sales drop 15% in states with legal medical pot. Recreational weed could be worse Prominent Sonoma County winemaker Davis Bynum dies at 92 These are the improbable new wine countries that climate change is creating At the Mexican border, a battle over beer, water and a way of life Michigan Wine Lovers […]

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