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NEWS FETCH — December 13, 2016

TOP NEWS Legal Colorado pot may be bad for wine, good for beer & spirits EPA finalizes standards for application of restricted-use pesticides Washington, Oregon call truce with gypsy moths Restaurants: Expect slower sales in 2017 American Sparkling Wine Increasing in Popularity Electrode Lets People Taste In Virtual Reality Charter Oak Winery doubled its production […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 12, 2016

TOP NEWS Vandals destroy 400,000 bottles of Italian sparkling wine in historic estate ‘sabotage’ This Napa Valley winery has a permit for 539,688 visitors a year. Here’s how the other top 25 rank A problem ‘too big to ignore’ — how years of congressional wrangling led to a water compromise After years of drama, farmers […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 9, 2016

TOP NEWS Sonoma County parents, farmers lobby state over pesticide use near schools American wine consumers still don’t care about what sommeliers like November restaurant sales remain stagnant US life expectancy just dropped for the first time in over two decades: alcohol poisoning up Champagne continues to persecute Champagne Jayne (Good reason to drink more […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 8, 2016

TOP NEWS There has been no actual recovery in the the U.S. economy says major new Gallup study Crimson Wine Group buys historic blocks of Seven Hills Vineyard Phylloxera found in Colorado’s largest wine region Wine collector loses $1.7M in Premier Cru debacle, sues insurer AIG for not covering bottles never received Antonio Galloni acquires […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 7, 2016

TOP NEWS Premier Cru wine sells for $3.6M Bulk wine trade facing global supply shortage Controversial Walt Ranch vineyard approved in Napa Restaurant traffic suffers first decline in five years as fear of recession takes hold Napa Winemaker Gus Andrew Anderson Dies at 86 Long time Napa Valley grower Richard John Duarte dies Charter Oak […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 6, 2016

TOP NEWS Purple/Sonoma Wine Co’s American Canyon facility looking for buyers Pinot Gris Virus in More Napa Vineyards This is why you’ve got to demand an extended comment period on TTB’s anti-consumer, anti-industry label proposal. Then send them your comment. In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby’s acquires forensic lab New wage laws will hurt […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 5, 2016

TOP NEWS Labor shortage challenges wineries and other North Bay employers Wine fraud expert worries that sale of Premier Cru assets could help counterfeiters Are there biases in community wine-quality scores? WineAmerica Appoints Jim Trezise as President in 2017 U.S. Consumer Spending Rises in November Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 2, 2016

TOP NEWS Treasury Wine strikes back at Ste. Michelle, amps up rhetoric – hints at stag vs stag vs stag collusion Empire Wine wins new round against NY State Liquor Authority Sonoma County wineries ponder possibility of pairing with cannabis industry Marijuana stock IPO goes up in smoke How one campaign deportation plan could threaten […]

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NEWS FETCH — December 1, 2016

TOP NEWS American Sparkling Wine Is Set To Pop This Holiday Season The Coming Droughts of California in 2017 Brown marmorated stink bug discovered in Okanagan Valley Former St. Helena Mayor John Brown dies at 72 U.S. Consumers Report Solid Black Friday Weekend Spending Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You […]

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NEWS FETCH — November 30, 2016

TOP NEWS Trefethen Family Vineyards sells Oak Knoll vineyard to Westchester – Includes fully permitted 30K-gal winery, visitor & events Breakthrough may save Cabernet Sauvignon from climate change Sutter Home sues Shmaltz Brewing over ‘Menage a Trois’ trademark Farmers push back as California proposes overhaul of Delta, San Joaquin River rules California poised to tighten […]

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