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NEWSFETCH – September 8, 2011

TOP NEWS Ukiah winery of accused of discrimination Caveat Emptor: Mondo Cellars to sell shares to wine club members Millennial generation’s diversity will shape foodservice Parker’s Fake Wine Follies Let’s Regulate Marijuana Like Wine? Economy in West shows some signs of life, says Federal Reserve Run! Hide! Buy Gold! Double-Dip Is Coming! No? Wait? Maybe? […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 7, 2011

TOP NEWS Proposed Calif labor bill would preserve secret ballot Direct-To-Consumer Database Start-Up Gets $1.3 Million in Funding Are Consumers to Blame for the Sorry State of Wine? IBG Buys WTN Services Division of 1-800-flowers.com, Creates WineDirect More dysfunction ahead in immigration debate Olympic Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming’s Winery — Fleming Jenkins — To Close […]

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IBG Buys WTN Services Division of 1-800-flowers.com, Creates WineDirect

For Immediate Release September 6, 2011 New Company Provides One-Stop Solution for Direct-to-Consumer Wine Fulfillment, Ecommerce and Marketing (Napa, California) — Inertia Beverage Group (IBG) and 1-800-flowers.com, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance designed to enhance both company’s position in the wine business. As part of the agreement, IBG has purchased the WTN Services division […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 6, 2011

TOP NEWS Supermarket unions push Calif ban on alcohol self-checkout Privately held wine companies snap up properties Oil Exec John Hofmeister To Keynote WSWA 2012 Convention Farm storage-pond bill heads to governor’s office Proposed Calif Law would regulate pot like wine May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Silenus Wine Exhibition starts at […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 2, 2011

TOP NEWS No US Brands Among World’s Top 10 Most Admired Cal Gov suggests California ag labor changes Federal Ag Child labor laws may be toughened Australia’s Wine Bust Aussie vineyards ripe for the buying The Personal Investments of China’s Tech CEOs: From Pig Farms and Wineries Spotlight: Cameron Hughes Should local restaurants feature only […]

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NEWSFETCH – September 1, 2011

TOP NEWS Healdsburg’s Limerick Lane Winery being sold Restaurant operators’ outlook dimmed in July Binny’s Beverage Depot Of Chicago Continues Aggressive Expansion UC Davis Study: Federal Program Has Significant Effect on Wine Market Two Buck Chuck’s New Home In Sacramento? Cork and synthetic bullish about performance Gov. Jerry Brown may restructure water boards, throwing ag […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 31, 2011

TOP NEWS Yellow Tail Creates a New Theme to Help Spur Growth Calif grape harvest delayed How Does a Wine Monopoly Lose Money? Gilt Taste Wine v. Lot18: The Battle For Online Wine Sales California farm revenues reach new high “All wines work well in the Asian market” Has the BEA Already Documented A Double […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 30, 2011

TOP NEWS CDC Says Moderate Alcohol Consumption One of Four Key Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Sustainability Marketing “colossal mistake” for wine Why vintners intentionally understate alcohol content The influence of back label text on consumer choice Cheap wine and stalled economic growth The Sorry State of the Wine Business Slurp expands into Asia DFV Wines Unveils […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 29, 2011

TOP NEWS Ignorant NJ Pol claims direct wine shipment would enable underage drinking (Despite Overwhelming Evidence To The Contrary) San Joaquin County grape crop may fall slightly Zepponi: M&A market focused on most solid assets Groupon, Other Deals Customers Regret Buying Food And Drink The Most New York’s Martha Clara Vineyards After Hurricane Irene Inexpensive […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 26, 2011

TOP NEWS Bullish Walsh milks Diageo strategy success Sherry-Lehmann Optimistic About High-End Wine ‘Mistake’ to market wine as sustainable Glazer’s Set To Acquire San Antonio’s Halo Long Island Wineries Announce Closings, Prepare for Hurricane Irene Italian Wine Imports Expanding Rapidly In 2011 Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States California female winemakers facing ‘glass ceiling’: […]

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