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NEWSFETCH – March 24, 2010

Vote may secure PD/GWSS program 2010 Restaurant Recovery? Maybe not WA: Caldwell incubator nurtures wineries ‘Speedy’ grapes may be near Moderate drinking helps heart, don’t binge Water Issues Get Worse for Wine Industry Delta report: fish protection lacks flexibility CDC Details US Drinking Habits (.pdf) Chile vineyards shaken, not stirred SB County Fair wine competitions […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 23, 2010

Spain pulls vines to boost prices Hemorrhaging Chilean cab Fortune Brands boosts marketing Buffett Buys Beer, Wine Distro French NeoDrys sabotage wine TV Sold! A $42,350 bottle of wine Calif water a ‘ticking time bomb’ Vinexpo Asia-Pacific: 750 HK exhibitors MD: Direct shipments up for vote VA’s week-long wine fest Walgreens: more food, wine NY: […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 22, 2010

High-Alcohol Wines Risking Backlash, Taxes Reports of winery flops are overblown NY: Tax on soft drinks, wine in groceries unlikely to pass How atom bomb tests could help detect wine fraud Dolce Italia Launches First Official U.S. Web Site Dedicated to Italian Sweets & Dessert Wines Growers Discuss Winemaking Transition UK: Jobs warning as Darling […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 19, 2010

Scientists side with smelt, salmon protections TTB Proposals: Expand Santa Maria Valley, Rename Yamhill-Carlton Drinks companies gear up for recovery Gallo White Zin to drive World Cup wine Congressional Hearings: Clowning Around With Wine Are Beer Wholesalers Buying Votes For A Direct Shipping Ban? Baboons wipe out grape crops (Not another story about Congress) House […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 18, 2010

VIEW IT LIVE THIS MORNING: Congressional Hearing On Wholesalers’ New Proposal To Abolish Direct Shipping Hancock ag investors eyeing more farm deals Constellation Brands to Report Fourth Quarter and FY 2010 Austrian Wine Exports Exceed All Expectations French wine sales falling; will crisis bring changes? National Wine inks merger deal with Dallas wholesaler Iowa Governor […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 17, 2010

Restaurants: Same Store Sales Down Except for Pizza Update: Greenfield/Cartlidge & Browne Tesco MW signals end of fine wine era 1.6 million acres in 27 California counties set aside as frog habitat California water crisis briefing to be held at US Capitol on March 18 What is it about Sonoma and wine and women? World’s […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 16, 2010

BMW, Audi and Forbes Reports: Good News for Luxury Wines? Wine connoisseurs celebrate as Bordeaux prices plummet OR: Wine producers face glut Lehmann to retire from Lehmann MWs: Turkish wines ‘beyond expectations’ Organic Grapes Produce Higher Quality Wine, But Snobs Snub Them Michael Mondavi Produces two Limited Edition Wines Exclusively for New Hampshire Seattle, Vancouver […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 15, 2010

Social Media and Legal Liability February Retail Sales Increase Despite Bad Weather Thirst for organic wine growing in Europe, North America Napa assessor offers to help wineries Chile: Winemakers Feel Quake Hangover DISCUS spent $1.2M lobbying in 4Q Wine & Spirits Wholesalers spend $280K on lobbying MillerCoors spent $562K lobbying gov’t in 4Q SCROLL DOWN […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 11, 2010

Nielsen: U.S. Demographics Are Changing … Are Your Marketing Plans Ready? NZ: No drunk livestock after wine spill Anheuser-Busch Argues Granholm in Illinois Political backstory to Delta water wars is tracked When big bucks are involved, shenanigans are sure to follow Have wine with your corned beef With roads out, Chile wine prices could rise […]

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NEWSFETCH – March 11, 2010

Calif Final Crush Report: 2009 Tops 4 Million Tons, up 11% China bigger market than U.S. for crisis-hit Bordeaux Gallo drops brands from UK to concentrate on core ranges February proves promising for fine wine investors Wine, Health, Science and Journalism: A Study in Headlines The Onion Links Red Wine, Telling Mom Off When is […]

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