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Musical Inspiration To End The Work Week

Those readers who read all the way down to the bottom of each day’s News Fetch know I listen to Slacker Radio Alternative Channel during the 2.5 to 3 hours each day it takes me to produce it. Down there under the last advertisement, I usually list one or two songs that were interesting, inspiring […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 11, 2011

TOP NEWS Screaming Eagle Founder Buys Pillar Rock Vineyard Michel-Schlumberger Being Sold? Marcassin under fire for Burgundy bashing Study Says Sue Alcohol Retailers to Reduce Alcohol-Related Problems Wall Street and weather keep agriculture industry on edge Hardship, potential for SLO wine industry Second-label Spell Wines designed to appeal to millennials Study Says Drudge Report Drives […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 10, 2011

TOP NEWS Bankrupt Addamo Winery Gets Buyout Offer From Far-Eastern Oilman Grape harvest at hand in Central Valley U.S. restaurant count continues to fall Federal debt deal will affect farmers in coming years Feds move to speed wine bottle labeling Did China Really Save Bordeaux? Kiwis use helicopters to fight frost What factors are fueling […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 9, 2011

TOP NEWS S&P Downgrades Include Farm Credit Diners seek refuge from London riots in wine cellar Sale reopens disputes over founding of Landmark Vineyards U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending Up 14% Thanks To An Increase In Buyers Budweiser Trademark Trolls Extort Argentinian Winery Name Change Companies pursue Indian consumers: Economy on track to match China’s Tesco’s […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 8, 2011

TOP NEWS Central Coast frost severe but could have been worse Growers wary of compulsory e-verify Top Ten Napa Valley Properties Now On The Market Social media presence “not important” to drinks consumers Moms drive restaurant decisions for entire family Bordeaux 2011: Early, but not great? Farmland values continue to rise; will the trend last? […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 5, 2011

TOP NEWS Federal debt law could speed farm bill Environmental ‘Dirty Dozen’ challenged by UC Davis Ren Acquisition Closes Purchase of Renwood Winery Fine Wine: Only For the Uber-Wealthy Distributor-Inspired Bill Would Ruin Mass. Craft Brewers Women Winemakers Go Online A warning for the U.S.: High alcohol taxes fuel fraud in the U.K. Argentina launches […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 4, 2011

TOP NEWS SKINNY Brands are Where It’s At Marcassin swings at La Tache but ultimately breaks arm patting self on back Kudos to Whole Foods for being serious about wine Europe set for early harvest The Bordeaux Bubble Calistoga Tasting room could proceed with non–Napa Valley wines Younger drinkers flummoxed by wine aisle diversity Vaynerchuk […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 3, 2011

TOP NEWS Global Wine Report 2011 (.pdf, packed with data) Billionaire Resnick Buys Sonoma Valley Winery Parker replacement says he’ll “disappoint” Court suspends NJ  direct wine shipping lawsuit for legislative fix Can Burgundy wines be the next Bordeaux in China? Flash Sales: Gilt, please don’t jilt the wine industry Nielsen: U.S. Store Brands Have Room […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 2, 2011

TOP NEWS People Drink in Tough Times? Not True: Diageo CEO DeBonis Back As Interim CEO At Ascentia: Updated From Last Night Wine arson suspect at war with his ex-lawyer NASS amends 2010 final grape crush report San Joaquin Valley leading economic indicator down Funds available to meet ag producers’ credit needs Crushpad Names Peter […]

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NEWSFETCH – August 1, 2011

TOP NEWS Sonoma 2011 Harvest: Late & Light? Fire claims winery in Plattsburgh, NY Trees Versus Vines Fuels Controversy In Sonoma County Climate Change in the eyes of an economist CrowdFunding & The SEC Will Fans Fund Micro-Wineries? Farmers fight back against Tea Party on immigrant labor Mexican-American Vintners: American Dream 2.0 Ceja winery project […]

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