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NEWS FETCH – June 15, 2015

TOP NEWS Majestic Wine profits plunge 22.5pc as margins squeezed by price wars A Modest Proposal: Adopt the federal rule on Tied-House liability in California $110 million in drought aid going to California, other Western states What’s Holding Wine Back in America California farmers wasting water or providing benefits? TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 12, 2015

TOP NEWS House Passes Country of Origin Labeling Repeal WikiLeaks publishes the Healthcare Annex to the secret draft “Transparency” Chapter of TPP In spite of drought California agriculture perseveres Leonardo LoCascio of Winebow retires Diageo Could Be A Good Buy For Anheuser-Busch InBev El Niño continues to build, bringing increased chances of a wet winter […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 11, 2015

TOP NEWS Facing tariff threat from Canada, U.S. takes step toward repeal of disputed law EPA ordered to act on the pesticide chlorpyrifos California bounces back as No. 7 economy in world California is flush with cash. So why the warnings to prepare for recession? Fires, Diseases Loom for California if Water System not Fixed […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 10, 2015

TOP NEWS A year later, California drought-relief money is unspent Greg Coleman of E. & J. Gallo Winery Elected Wine Institute 2015-2016 Board Chairman Peter Yealands denies that Marlborough wine company is sold or on market The Future of Water Storage and Management in California How Emerging Markets Can Finally Arrive U.S. Economic Confidence Index […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 9, 2015

TOP NEWS Benziger Family Winery sold to Wine Group 3G Capital reportedly in talks to acquire Diageo Drought killing farm jobs — even as they grow TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link* GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY Prosecco DOC Consortium says ‘there will not be a shortage’ of Prosecco this year Campaign to boost […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 8, 2015

TOP NEWS Diageo shares surge on report of possible takeover interest Auction Napa Valley Raises $15.8 Million, New Lot Records Set Record Heat Wave Expected To Hit Pacific Northwest California Farmers Dig Deeper for Water, Sipping Their Neighbors Dry Renowned Beverage Alcohol Attorney Vince O’Brien Dies At 78 TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 5, 2015

TOP NEWS Canada files WTO request for $3B trade retaliation on COOL Gary Eberle regains control of his namesake winery CA Appeals court sides with tribes in fight over land decisions It’s not just California’s drought, it’s America’s TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link* GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY Breaking Down ‘Proseccopocalypse’ CALIFORNIA BRIEFS […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 4, 2015

TOP NEWS Massive Wine Fraud Sting Nets Prominent Canadian Industry Figures Inaccurate Calif ABC Records Frustrate Winery Murder/Suicide Asset Hunters California faces $2.7 billion hit from drought Global wine and spirits markets in decline Ag groups warn of more ‘probable carcinogen’ rulings for other pesticides TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link* GLOBAL […]

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Lewis Perdue’s Misfit Palate Wine Taste Preferences

My misfit palate runs more to  a gnarly, big, kinetic style of Tempranillo, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Malbec, Tannat, Zin, Syrah, petite Sirah, Charbono, Alicante Bouschet, most Italian varietals, Rhone blends, obscure Portugese varietals and blends etc. I am not fond of most Pinot Noirs which seem wimpy to me except for a few I have tasted […]

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NEWS FETCH – June 3, 2015

TOP NEWS WikiLeaks offers $100K for secret provisions in Obama’s Asian trade pact Harsher drought impacts forecast for California agriculture U.S. Economic Confidence Index Slides to -7 in May Why US farmers are alarmed about expanding the EPA’s Water Rules Sunset magazine to move test gardens, kitchen to Sonoma Valley TTB Compliance can be simpler. […]

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