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NEWSFETCH – December 28, 2011

TOP NEWS Wine auction sales robust in 2011, may drop more in 2012 Danish investors buy Donum winery Holiday Wine Sales: That’s Where the Money Goes! WinEconomy IV: Another round Klaffke, lead winemaker at Willamette Valley, dies Federal proposal would limit on-farm opportunities for youths Calif vintners toast sparkling wine sales Ben Flajnik’s Evolve Winery […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 27, 2011

TOP NEWS California  Winegrape growers satisfied with 2011 harvest Vintner Says Proposed Federal Ag Child Labor Regulations Overreaching Yao Ming’s $289 Cabernet, and what it says about China’s wine market Pancho Campo MW: investigation or witch hunt? NLRB postpones effective date of rights posting rule to April 30 Not all QR codes are created digitally […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 23, 2011

TOP NEWS My Wines Direct Looking For A Sale Novato tea company owner buys River Road Vineyards Galloni Controversy Continues In Sonoma (Be Sure To Read Comments) Interview: Wayne Chaplin of Southern Wine & Spirits Americans Are Bubbly about Sparkling Wine Illusive Progress in Wine Advertising? Will Climate Change Help Finger Lakes Wine? Liv-ex: How […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 22, 2011

TOP NEWS End of Calif harvest leaves winegrape growers satisfied San Luis Obispo Vintners Assn Searching For New ExecDir New wage rates for H-2A temporary agriculture workers in effect Wine, women and cancer:  Alcohol increases the risk — but folate seems to offset it Today in Research: Bad News for Wine Drinkers Irreparable damage done […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 21, 2011

TOP NEWS California to smash records as sales surge Feds Issue New Guide on Hiring Temporary Foreign Ag Workers Global Champagne shipments approach record levels Wine lovers to profit from falling prices Napa: Sage Canyon vineyard pays $20,000 fine for permit violations Sacramento County changes zoning to increase wine tourism Travel and tourism spending turned […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 20, 2011

TOP NEWS Wine in cans selling out Stateside Treasury Wine Estates lays off 30 from Napa workforce Champagne sales hit by cocktails and cava Napa Vintner Emily C. Miner Dies U.S. Underemployment in Mid-December Similar to a Year Ago New Employer Obligations for 2012 – Wage Theft Protection Act Lynmar Estate’s Anisya Fritz Launches Sonoma […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 19, 2011

TOP NEWS Foppiano heirs in bitter fight over Healdsburg winery’s future Whoever satisfies the growing thirst for Chinese wine wins Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 makes Goldman Sachs top 100 charts Environmantalists Thwart Small Napa Vineyard Are California Wineries Looking to Sell? Crop insurance helps North Coast growers weather harvest Aussie tudy to clear the air […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 16, 2011

TOP NEWS 3.3 Million Ton Calif. Harvest Report “Average Year” (Read past the usual “light and late” trite stuff) Restaurant operators optimistic on 2012 sales Wine Sales: Nov. 2011 Beats Dec. 2010 Majestic Wine CEO Steve Lewis – interview Wine Trends To Watch in 2012 Where is the love? Ningxia and Bordeaux wines the judges […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 15, 2011

TOP NEWS Opolo Sues Big Portuguese Winery & U.S. Distributor, Charging Copyright Infringement Woolrych off to the US in Laithwaites Wine shake-up Caves Maître – the Chinese ‘Castel’ – ‘a stolen tradename’ Reports Of Australian Wine’s Death Hath Been Greatly Exaggerated The Cross-Media Key to Reaching Women Online Is Trust “Value is the carrot for […]

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NEWSFETCH – December 14, 2011

TOP NEWS Chinese Wines Beat Bordeaux In Blind Tasting Restaurant Recovery: Not This Year, Not Next, NPD Says Consumers cut back on restaurant spending Gancia family sells wine business Direct Wines reshapes its buying and merchandising team Memorial Service Planned for Professor Emeritus Ralph Kunkee Report: Online coupons help consumers and restaurants Chilean Wine at […]

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