NEWSFETCH – February 2, 2012

TOP NEWS Jackson Family Wines Sues Diageo Over La Crema Trademark Obama considers huge shakeup in alcohol law, eliminating TTB Vintage Wine Estates, Deutsch & Sons Flirt With New Red Plumpjack Buys Steltzner Vineyards Wine Market Council 2011 Report Card: The State of Wine in the US US Labor Dept to re-propose ‘parental exemption’ of […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 1, 2012

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NEWSFETCH -January 31, 2012

TOP NEWS Liquor, wine continue to take share from beer sales Gallo (Wine) Sues Gallo (Beer) Wildman Enters the Sweet Red Wine Craze Top 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry–2012 Global reshuffle at Treasury Wine Australia as a Lesson on Currency and the Wine Industry Moooton.com: New Chinese Wine E-Commerce Startup Franchise […]

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NEWSFETCH -January 30, 2012

TOP NEWS After Strong Q4, Charmer Sunbelt Expects Robust Organic Growth in 2012 Pernod Ricard and Southern strike Washington deal Aussie Bush Fires 1: Threatens Margaret River wineries, homes Aussie Bush Fires 2: Contained but not yet controlled Aussie Bush Fires 3: Smoke may send this vintage’s sales down the drain With Wine Romance ‘Spent,’ […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 27, 2012

TOP NEWS 2011 U.S. wine shipments rose 4.5 percent California Wine Consumption Up 3.3% In 2011 DriWater closes, files bankruptcy First quarter retail blues WA: Big box liquor retailers shopping for space OR: Wasson Brothers Winery For Sale Sales soar at The Other Guys winery The Debate on Wine’s Health Benefits Continues in 2011 Retailer […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 26, 2012

TOP NEWS Make way for the ‘incredible bulk’, fuelling wine sales explosion Cool climate wines could grow Aussie volumes NZ bulk wine exports up 2011 a vintage year for sales of California wine Short California 2011 winegrape crop spurs grower prices Experts predict rebound in wine prices, plantings Selling an Aussia fine-wine story to US […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 25, 2012

TOP NEWS Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento has its work cut out Calif. property tax: One system for homes, another for business? Dolan departs Mendocino Wine Co., deputies summoned Distributor deal allows Aussie winemaker to buy into China Starbucks Happy Hour Experiment May Risk Alienating Some Customers Yellow Tail Joins Sweet Red Phenomenon […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 24, 2012

TOP NEWS Yellow Tail Maker Ambushed By High Aussie $ Starbucks expanding beer, wine sales this year CDC: If You Drink Enough to Enjoy It, You’ve Had Too Much Red Flag for Merlot Supply? Lafite Rothschild sold on the cheap in Chinese scam Global Wine Partners Adds Former Premier Pacific Vineyards Mgr Dir As SrVP […]

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Industry Vet Mark Chandler Opens Business, Announces First Client

For Immediate Release Lodi, CA – (January 23, 2012) Mark Chandler, wine industry veteran known for his 20 years at the helm of the Lodi Winegrape Commission, has launched Chandler & Company, a wine and food-related marketing and management firm based in Lodi. “I see so many opportunities in today’s market” explains Chandler, “I had […]

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Global Wine Partners Adds Former Premier Pacific Vineyards Managing Director As SrVP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ST. HELENA, Calif., January 23, 2012 Global Wine Partners, the wine industry investment bank, announced the appointment of Ian Malone as Senior Vice President. Mr. Malone joins the firm with 8 years of transaction experience in the wine industry and will specialize in wine industry mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Malone was previously […]

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