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Today's Top Story for Saturday, May 18, 2013
Feds put new rules on wineries' use of social media
The federal government declared that sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are essentially new forms of advertising. As a result, companies selling adult beverages on those sites are subject to advertising rules, according to regulators.
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VinoVisit.com Secures $1 Million in Additional Funding (Press Release)
Private investors have provided $1 million to fund VinoVisit.com product and global expansion plans.
Parker slams concept of 'Parkerisation'
US wine critic Robert Parker has slammed the idea that wines have been made specifically to suit his palate, defending his tastes as "complicated and varied."
Frescobaldi Launches Tenuta dell'Ammiraglia In U.S.
Entering national distribution through Frescobaldi's importer Folio Fine Wine Partners...
Feature: Shake Ridge Ranch - Gem of the Sierra
Shake Ridge Ranch has set a standard for viticulture in Amador County and the incredible list of winemakers who now source fruit from the amazing vineyard above Sutter Creek tell it's story in every vintage and bottle produced.
Researchers Don't 'Wine' About The Cold, Their Grapes Thrive
A dozen universities are collaborating on a sort of extreme winemaking project: How cold a climate can a grape survive and still make good wine? The Northern Grapes Project is inventing wines the world has never seen before, winning wine awards and creating a new crop for struggling rural economies.
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Oregon Wine License Plate Sales Top 6,000 Mark
May 17, 3:16 PM The first specialty license plates to recognize wine production by any state in the U.S.
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Private equity firm invests in two NW wineries
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Ontario: New Travel Guide Launches with Most Winery Listings Ever
Wine investors help Canoe Ridge Vineyard return
Liberty Wines to deploy The Wine System to address operational needs
Slow Red? Foghat Cellars Takes It Easy
Goosecross Cellars Sells to Golden Equity Investments
UK trade should 'get on with it', says Weston
Sainsbury's to focus on lighter-style wines
Ottolenghi partners RAW wine fair
Merchant gives private buyers chance to sell at market price
Merchant declares Bordeaux 2012 overpriced and skips vintage
Welly wanging heads to LIWF
Happy Trails: S.B.'s Downtown Art & Wine Tour Returns
Salud! Washington Post Gets Into The Wine Business
San Diego: Addison hires a wine director
Naked Winery 'aims to tease' with Bend outpost
Long lines for booze as Ontario drinkers face possible long-weekend LCBO strike
Chinese investors snapping-up 'one chateau per month', say estate agents
French appellation wines top previous export records in 2012
Court told of £4.5m wine fraud
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Napa Valley Grapegrowers Announces New Industry Relations and Membership Manager Jamie Evans
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Allen Wine Group Appoints Zack Honeycutt Accounting Manager
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Luna Vineyards Names Lance Hooker California Specialist
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Adrian Dedering Named Western U.S. Sales Manager at Luna Vineyards
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Nomacorc Hires Dean Banister as Global Business Development Manager
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Nathalie Quick Joins Adelsheim Vineyards Distribution Sales Team Full-time
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Ontario: New Travel Guide Launches with Most Winery Listings Ever
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05/17/13 Private equity firm invests in two NW wineries
05/17/13 Wine investors help Canoe Ridge Vineyard return
05/17/13 NY PE firm taps into second Oregon wine brand
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05/17/13 Between the vines: Livermore's Wentes state's first family of chardonnay
05/17/13 Happy Trails: S.B.'s Downtown Art & Wine Tour Returns
05/17/13 San Diego: Addison hires a wine director
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05/14/13 Rangers didn't need alcohol election to expand wine sales at ballpark
05/09/13 Sam Pillsbury Answers the Question: Why Arizona Wine?
05/02/13 Texas Update: Newsom Grape Day Focuses on Overcoming Difficult Conditions
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05/10/13 Arkansas Officials Rule Club Permit Not Necessary For Beer, Wine Sales
05/08/13 South Dakota council postpones wine ordinance
05/07/13 North Dakota wine industry getting research money
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05/16/13 Wine deals not for Wisconsin consumers, 1939 law says
05/14/13 Cork and Carry a Possibility in Illinois
05/10/13 Meet Nathaniel Rose: One of Michigan's new breed of winemakers
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05/15/13 North Fork Wineries Recognized For Sustainability
05/15/13 Senate hearing makes it clear not everyone is in agreement on retail aspects of liquor privatization
05/15/13 Pa. senator sees support to privatize wine, liquor
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05/16/13 NC: Kinkead Ridge Winery is for sale
05/15/13 Wine country blossoms in Tennessee
05/14/13 Restrictions easing on Md. farmers' market wine sales
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