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Teaching winery opens on Cornell campus

With the snip of a grapevine, Susan A. Henry, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), opened the CALS Teaching Winery before a large crowd of faculty, students, vintners and other guests April 1. Craig Cramer At the opening of the winery April 1, Gavin Sacks, assistant professor […]

May 1, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Names Ste. Michelle Wine Estates U.S. Importer

[NEWS RELEASE] EPERNAY, France & WOODINVILLE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced today that the Woodinville, Washington-based company will become the Champagne brand’s exclusive U.S. importer. Nicolas Feuillatte, the No. 1 selling Champagne brand in France and No. 3 at the international level, is recognized for its quality Champagne wines and […]

April 23, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

CAWG Scholarship Program the Big Winner in Tractor Raffle

[NEWS RELEASE] Sacramento, Calif., April 22, 2009 –  “It’s great to be a winner,” which is just what both Brad Alderson of Acampo and Gary Merwin of Clarksburg must have thought when they learned they were each the winners of New Holland commercial mowers raffled by the California Wine Grape Growers Foundation (CWGGF) to support […]

April 22, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Inertia Beverage Group Gives Sacramento Businesses Taste of New Virtual Wine Distributor (News Release)

(PR NEWSWIRE) — Inertia Beverage Group Brings Virtual Wine Distribution to Sacramento and Tahoe with Wine Trade Tastings — (SACRAMENTO, Calif)—Sacramento and Lake Tahoe area restaurants and wine shops will get a taste of the future of wine distribution when Inertia Beverage Group presents a trade-only tasting of wineries utilizing its Direct-to-Trade virtual distribution platform, WineREvolution.com. […]

April 15, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

GoBYO Helps Diners Find Corkage-Friendly Dining

A new website, GoBYO.com says that more than 15,000 restaurants in ten major regions permit customers to bring their own wine. The site surveyed dining establishments in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Southeast Florida and Washington/Baltimore and now offers an online database where consumers can search for BYO-friendly spots. […]

April 10, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

On Wine: Price is just one reason for Costco’s booming wine biz

According to the  Seattle P-I, “Costco Wholesale, the Seattle-area-based discount shopping club, is now the largest retailer of wine in the country. With 290 stores in the United States, 400 worldwide, Costco has become the $600 million wine gorilla loved by consumers and suppliers and feared by other retailers. “To put that figure into perspective, […]

April 9, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Red Wine Helps You Think

Newsmax.com reports that resveratrol, the chemical in red wine that’s been shown to have numerous health benefits, is giving you another reason to kick back and have a glass of red wine. It increases blood flow to the brain and helps you think. Researchers at Northumbria University gave 24 people a series of arithmetic tests […]

April 8, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data,News Briefs | Read More

Inertia Beverage Group Unveils Enhanced Direct-To-Trade Wine Distribution Platform (news release)

(NEWS RELEASE) Robust Searching and Single Destination Ordering GivesRetailers/Restaurants Access to Boutique and Limited Production Wine (Napa, CALIF)—Inertia Beverage Group announced today the release of a new Beta version of its Direct-To-Trade wine distribution platform (http://www.winerevolution.com), giving wine retailers and restaurateur’s access to a selection of boutique, artisan and limited-production wines not widely available through […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

U.K. Women buy wine – eight out of ten bottles, survey finds

The London Guardian is reporting that “Women choose and buy eight out of every 10 bottles of wine that are drunk at home, according to figures out today. “But as well as taking the lead when it comes to buying their favourite drop, women also have strong views about how they like to drink it. […]

April 7, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Winery Finds That Refill Beats Recycle

 Like millions of other Americans, residents of Sandpoint, Idaho sort their recyclable waste for curbside pickup. But  there is no market for the recycled glass, the city mixes the glass back into solid waste  and disposes it at a landfill in Eastern Oregon. Julie Meyer, Co-Proprietor of Pend d’Oreille Winery in Sandpoint  says this frustrated her […]

April 2, 2009 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More