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NEWSFETCH – February 17, 2011

TOP NEWS Vancouver’s Marc Anthony Group sues The Wine Group Consumers: Plenty To Hate About Supermarkets Interview: Chinese COFCO VP says company seeks larger global wine role Napa vineyard owner digs in on land-use fight Havens Wine Cellars Back In Business San Benito County Wine grape harvest strong this year AG: Federal Budget Add-Ons From […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 16, 2011

TOP NEWS Treasury Ponders Road Ahead Diageo Sells Echelon to Winery Exchange US: Wine trends lean toward bargains, natural growers Precept Now Washington’s No. 2 Wine Producer Crop Surge Lifts Farmland Prices Millennials changing wine’s alcohol levels Paid sick leave challenges Calif. restaurants Same-store sales negative at family restaurant chains Overall US Retail sales increase […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 15, 2011

TOP NEWS Wine brand has little importance to consumer choices, UK study Foster’s lets go of its poison potion Winery’s transition sustains Bogle legacy Lodi grape yield down, prices slightly up Market Opportunities – Bulk Wine & Grapes 2010 Rioja Wine Exports to U.S. Market Up 33 Percent OZ: 100th Vintage – The family way […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 14, 2011

TOP NEWS Calif producers: grape prices ‘unsustainable’ Calif exports soared in 2010 Calif Crush: Demand high for grape harvest Canadian beer (not wine & spirits) exempt from new food-allergen labelling rules Is U.S. wine too bland? Holman Lang Winery Sold Plea deal in Calif farm worker’s death sparks protest Enologix’s Leo McCloskey on fixing U.S. […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 11, 2011

TOP NEWS A Graphical Overview of the 2010 Preliminary Crush Please scroll down for many more crush articles Gov Brown Appoints McNamara Pres of the Calif Board of Food and Agriculture Colour more important than price when choosing wine, says report Austria: Vandals destroy 500-year old vineyard UK: Naked Wines Challenges UK Wine Drinkers to […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 10, 2011

TOP NEWS Constellation Pinotgate Litigation Moves To U.S Court, Gallo Stays In State Market Enforcement Branch Actions: Rabbit Ridge, Demetria & 10 More Direct Shipping: Alcohol Wholesalers Say “We’ve Got to Protect Our Profits” US Dec Wholesale Wine/Beer/Spirits Inventories Up 3.6% From Nov. A Regional Close-up on Global Consumer Confidence OZ: Battered wineries dig deepto […]

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Pinotgate Litigation Update: Constellation Moves To U.S Court, Gallo Stays In State

The litigation charging Constellation Brands with fraud and other counts in connection with allegedly mislabeled Pinot Noir has been moved to a federal court. A nearly identical lawsuit filed against E & J Gallo will remain in Los Angeles Superior Court. Wine Executive News (formerly VIP Premium) Subscribers please click here to read the complete […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 9, 2011

TOP NEWS Int’l Wine Raffle For Victorian and Queensland flood and cyclone relief For alcohol brands, social media a stiff cocktail Retailers expand prepared food sales, gain ground on restaurants US releases latest drinking guidelines Summit to examine California agricultural issues Frustrated Sonoma supervisors blindsided over frost plan 2011 China Investment Guide: What Will Be […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 8, 2011

Key element of Russian River frost plan withdrawn UC Davis Wine Technology May Put a Cork on Terrorism Georgia Teacher Forced to Resign Over Facebook Picture With Wine Glass Williamson Act: Calif farmers may have to sell if Calif axes conservation program Farm insurance fraud is cheating taxpayers out of millions WA: Tri-City farmers, winery […]

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NEWSFETCH – February 7, 2011

Parker Stops Reviewing Calif Wine, Hands Off Task Lifting of European Grapevine Moth Quarantine in Lake County Study: Gens X, Y Rely On Research, Less On Loyalty CHAMP & Constellation, an analysis Wine-packed Napa industrial park sells for $30 million OZ: Vineyards awash near Mildura OZ: Western bushfire smoke threatens wineries Calif Grape growers offer […]

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