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NEWSFETCH – June 21, 2011

TOP NEWS Global wine production falls, consumption stable, exports increase Stand by for a bar-room brawl over Foster’s Medoc vintners turn to tricky grape to boost 2009 vintage Argentina has doubled bulk wine exports to the United States Aussie Wineries ignore recession, invest in future Importing five million cases of S African Wine Into US […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 20, 2011

TOP NEWS China May Cut Import Duties On Wine & Luxury Goods Vinexpo to retun to the United States but not as an exhibition Retailing Means Retooling: Smart Wine Merchants are Not Standing Pat What percentage of corked wines is acceptable? Robert Mondavi Day Gay Wine Weekend in Sonoma draws 350-400 Asbestos Wine Filters In […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 17, 2011

TOP NEWS Wine Group’s David Kent new chair of Wine Institute A Global Toast to Robert Mondavi Wet, cold spring flummoxes Central Coast vintners Voluntary Recall: Specific Lots of MARTINI Asti Sparkling Wine 1.5 Liter Bottles Why Vintank abandoned Scvngr Healdsburg’s Ranch Winery Expands to 1+ Million Gallon Capacity Chinese investors purchase New Zealand’s Paritua […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 16, 2011

TOP NEWS Cult Winery, Sloan Estate, Sells Property To Chinese Tycoon Mandatory E-Verify bill introduced in Congress In CalPERS bribe suspect to sell pricey wine collection New smoke taint index tool to aid Aussie grape growers Sonoma Wine Company Expanding Study shows Brits and Italians are open to wine in cans Dr Richard Smart slams […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 15, 2011

TOP NEWS Foreclosure Sale Date Set for Napa’s Barrel Stop/Dominari U.S. Food & Beverage Sales Drop 2.5X More Than Overall Retail (scroll down in article for details) Wines Priced at 9 Dollars And Above Show 9.5 Percent Value Growth, Nielsen Says Why Are Taxpayers Paying for Wine Tasting? It’s Official! The Wine Wars Have Begun […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 14, 2011

TOP NEWS Dept of Labor Sweeps Ongoing in Wine Country Farm workers pressure governor to sign union legislation K-J Vineyard labor contractor fined for fatal accident Sonoma Vineyards hit hard by rain Sizing up 2010 in Napa Valley: Clues to quality found in Bordeaux’s cool vintage WA: Vineyards Face Freeze Aftermath Deadline coming up for […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 13, 2011

TOP NEWS Gallo Winery Fire Guts hundreds of thousands of empty wine bottles (Video here) Premier Pacific Plan to cut Sonoma forest for vineyards faces opposition Is it “Game on” in the Wine World? SJ Valley Winegrowers Tasting partners with Hispanic Chamber & Young Professionals Assn. The road to China NY Retailer Morrell Sees Growth […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 10, 2011

TOP NEWS CA Bill Would Ban Retailers From Selling Alcohol Through Self-Service Checkouts Red wine partly behind good SLO County Jobs Report Lodi reaches out to expand trade with China Soaring beer, cocktail sales prompts restaurant to ditch wine list Calif. wine grape growers suffer a sobering spring Wine: Now THAT’S a Lousy Business MW: […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 9, 2011

TOP NEWS Asset Sales double Brown-Forman Profit Strange dieback affecting Sonoma Pinot crop Appetite for Upscale Dining Shows Little Sign of Revival Technomic finds online daily restaurant deals driving positive consumer behavior Aussie Wine grape glut problem continues Top Cava Brands Tap Into US Consumer Price Sensitivity Arroyo Seco winery approved Women agree to disagree […]

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NEWSFETCH – June 8, 2011

TOP NEWS Alcohol sales thrive in hard times How many times in 10 years can Bordeaux producers create “the vintage of the century?” E-VerifyDemands for Farm Labor Likely to Increase Climate change not responsible for rising alcohol levels: study Sonoma County grape values down, other crops up in 2010 Money, Power and Wine Cool weather, […]

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