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Vineyard Economics Seminar: Wine industry optimistic despite labor, import concerns

It's a time of optimism in the wine industry, with vintners buying vineyards to secure supply, and grape growers and brokers easily selling their crop for hearty prices. But there are issues on the horizon, including a dwindling labor pool and an increase in bulk wine imports from overseas that could ease pricing pressures on domestic grapes and wine

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 Alex Guarachi Purchases Sun Chase Vineyard
Alex Guarachi, founder and CEO of Guarachi Family Wines and TGIC Importers, Inc., announced Thursday the purchase of 248-acre vineyard Sun Chase located in the Petaluma Wind Gap area of the Sonoma Coast AVA. The purchase of Sun Chase allows an estate designate for Guarachi Family Wines.
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Canada Wine Industry News
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Canadian wines rediscovered in London
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05/23/13 Oregon's Oldest Estate Winery Awarded Historical Status
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05/23/13 Pali Wine Co. Contracts Huber Vineyard
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05/20/13 TX: Committee collecting signatures to allow limited beer and wine sales in JP4
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05/23/13 Eighty Years Ago: Wyoming Voted to Repeal Prohibition
05/22/13 Minn. Legislature Allows Beer, Wine Sales In Capitol
05/21/13 Oklahoma grocery store wine proposal being renewed
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05/23/13 Wisconsin's state wine excise tax is near the bottom
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