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December 21, 2001
Headline:
FTC OKs Seagram Sale •
Creston Sold for $1.6 Million •
United States, Canada, Australia, Chile And New Zealand Sign Mutual Acceptance Agreement On Oenological Practices •
BATF Approves "Bedecked Nude" •
First Major Winery Opposes GM Grapes •
Quote of the week: •
New Oregon Winery Debuts •
Who's Who & Where
December 14, 2001
Headline:
Visitors Center and Wine Incubator Facility Proposed in Livermore •
Wine Institute Moving Ahead with Code of Sustainable Practices •
California Winery Domestic Shipments (within California) •
Disabled Activist Targets Wineries •
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates Completes Australian Acquisition
December 07, 2001
Headline:
Fish and Game Commission Declines Tiger Salamander Listing •
Imports and Low Prices Concern Concentrate Growers •
New OSU Study Looks at Profitability of Wine Varietals in Oregon •
US Wine Imports for September 2001 •
NVVA Distributes 95 Percent of 2001 Wine Auction Proceeds •
Feds Seen Giving Seagram Deal OK •
House Approves "Fast Track" Trade Authority •
Who's Who & Where
November 30, 2001
Headline:
Hold the Line on Wine Tariffs Congressional Wine Caucus Urges Bush •
Appeals Board Overrules ABC in Catalog Advertising Case •
PD/GWSS Board Names Officers, Hears Plan for Vine Loss Compensation •
Congress Increases Research Funding For Wine and Grapes •
US Wine Exports Decline for September •
InfoScan WIne Update •
Suit Targets Sex Harassment at Coastal Valley Management •
Direct Shipping Legal Update
November 16, 2001
Headline:
California Considers Tiger Salamander Listing •
eBay Goes After Wine Market •
Australia, California Should Tackle Glut Together, Combe Says •
Study Says Santa Barbara Wine Industry More Than Doubles In Five Years •
Layoffs at Mirassou Vineyards •
¡Salud! Auction Raises Money for Seasonal Vineyard Workers' Health Care •
Walla Walla Valley Wine Tasting and Auction Raises $162,050 •
Hatchette-Livre Buys Octopus Books •
Who's Who & Where
November 09, 2001
Headline:
New York Market Making a Comeback? •
Study Says Americans Preparing More Meals At Home •
Consumer Spending Drops 1.8 Percent In September •
Anthrax Threat Closes BATF Mail Room •
Windows of Hope Update •
InfoScan Wine Data for the Period Following September 11, 2001 •
US Wine Imports for August 2001 •
Lake County Crop Report •
Constellation Said Talking to Trinchero Family Estates/Sutter Home •
Lion Valley Vineyards for Sale •
"Mislabeling Scheme" At Rabbit Ridge •
Grand New Facility Opens in Oregon
October 26, 2001
Headline:
The New Zealand Screwcap Wine Seal Initiative Steps Out •
Aussie Retailer Backs Screwcaps •
California Winery Domestic Shipments Outside California •
New Wine Auction House Established •
Dine Out for America Raises $18 Million •
Shareholders Sue eSkye.com •
Albertson's and Safeway Settle Suit over Shelf Talkers •
Beston Wine Trust Closes Financing •
FTC Stalls Seagram Sale •
Who's Who & Where
October 19, 2001
Headline:
Windows of Hope Program Extended •
Oregon Wine Country Raises $11,000 for WTC Relief •
California Winery Domestic Shipments within California •
Appellation Magazine Reborn as Wine Country Magazine •
Beaulieu Vineyard Honors André Tchelistcheff •
Beaulieu Vineyard Wins WRAP Award •
Clarity Clarifies: Survey Not Connected to Financial Symposium •
AVA: A Different Impact of Terrorist Attacks •
World Wine Market Expands 2002 International Exhibition •
Trinchero Family Estates Eliminates Redundancy •
Pierce's Disease Research Symposium Coming in December •
Coors and Gallo Partner on Retail Marketing •
MKF Consults for Public TV Series on Wine •
Who's Who & Where
October 12, 2001
Headline:
Winequest.com Flavor Category Management Goes Live •
US Saké Imports •
Australia Exports Surge in September •
Large Central Valley Vineyard & Winery Listed at $37M •
Turnbull Cellars Sells Paso Vineyard •
Kendall-Jackson Buys McLaren Vale Vineyard •
Blackstone Sale to Close Next Week •
Martin Sinkoff Wines and Pasternak Wine Imports Merge •
Amazon.com Does Wine •
China Wine 2001 Cancelled •
Who's Who & Where
October 08, 2001
Headline:
Tasting Room Sales in a State of Flux •
GWSS/PD Update •
New Vine Logistics Announces "Breakthrough Fulfillment Systems" •
US Wine Imports for July 2001 •
InfoScan Wine Update •
Pacific Wine Partners Buys Blackstone Winery •
Lion Nathan Bids for Petaluma •
Mondavi Cuts Disney Investment •
Property Dispute Between Harlan and Far Niente •
Michigan Judge Upholds Direct Shipping Ban •
Who's Who and Where
September 28, 2001
Headline:
French Harvest Update •
Bulk Wine/Harvest Report •
US Wine Exports for July 2001 •
Harvest Storm •
Argentine Recession Hurts More Wineries •
French Subsidize Wine Industry •
Gallo Distributing Australia's McWilliam's Wine •
Lion Nathan Takeover Play for Banksia •
French Vineyard Properties Online •
Direct Shipping Update •
"Deep Bottle" Says:
September 23, 2001
Headline:
WorldWineTrade.com Suspends e-marketplace •
CA Wine Shipments — Preliminary Returns •
Bottom Lines: •
Robert and Margrit Mondavi Give $35 Million to UC Davis •
CalPERS Sinking $100 Million into Premier Pacific •
Sacramento Update: Bills Waiting for the Governor: •
Congressional Wine Caucus Opposes Changes To Health Warning Statement •
Mondavi Phasing Out "Coastal" Designation •
Beringer Blass Barrel Business •
Evans & Tate Merges with Oakridge Vineyards •
BevAccess and eSkye Cancel Merger •
Seattle Wine Tasting to Feature Wines from all US AVAs •
Deep Bottle Says . . . •
Who's Who & Where:
September 14, 2001
Headline:
Report from Australia: •
United States Attacked •
German Wine Deputy Dies on Hijacked Plane •
USDA Forecasting Agencies Suspend Reporting •
NYSE to Resume Trading September 17 •
Wine.com Reschedules Auction •
Beringer Blass Also Purchases Napa's Etude Wines •
Allied Targets $263m Spanish Deal •
Winery-Affiliated B&B Opens in the Yakima Valley
September 07, 2001
Headline:
Wine Industry Financial Symposium Survey Shows Lenders are Cautious •
Sabaté Announces Findings from Wine Closure Survey •
Lobbying Expenses Rise for Wine, Ag and Other Interests •
Maryland's Largest Liquor Wholesalers Merging •
Winetasting.com Raises $5 Million •
New Zealand Winery in Chilean Wine Blending Scandal •
Historic Le Chapon Fin Restaurant in Bordeaux Sold to Jean-Michel Cazes •
Oregon Revised 2001 Estimates / New York Production Reports •
InfoScan Wine Update •
Groundbreaking for Napa Valley Vintners Teaching Winery •
Who's Who & Where •
United States Attacked
August 31, 2001
Headline:
MKF mid-year report •
Changes Afoot at the Oregon Wine Advisory Board •
US Wine Imports for June 2001 •
US "Awash in Wine," Barron's Says •
Freixenet Said Buying Yvon Mau •
Beston Wine Trust Raising $12 Million to Expand •
Southcorp Selling Vineyards •
Washington Wine Auction Raises $1.5 Million •
Proposed Changes to BATF Certificate of Label Approval Form •
Virgina Direct Shipping Update •
Stainless Steel Tank Tax Credit Decision Reversed? •
Napa Vintners Launching Ad Campaign •
Who's Who & Where
August 20, 2001
Headline:
Canada's General Standards Board Goes to Lunch •
Sonoma Interest Groups Reach Sharpshooter Compromise •
The GSV Update •
Mondavi Sells Vichon Mediterranean Label to Sieur D'Arques •
Old Lockeford Winery Project Update •
Soil Forum Held at WillaKenzie Vineyards •
Tiger Salamander Update •
Briefs •
Who's Who & Where
August 12, 2001
Headline:
Vincor Buying The Hogue Cellars •
Washington Projects Increased Harvest •
Hip Chicks Do Wine •
Washington's World Vinifera Conference Not To Be Held in 2002 •
Auction Of Washington Wines: Events Begin August 23 •
Portland's Food Alliance Certifies Vineyard •
¡Salud! Auction Changes Format •
Revised CASS Estimate Pegs California Crush at 3.1 Million Tons •
Rabbit Ridge For Sale •
Clos Du Val Winemaker Releasing Languedoc Wine •
Artesa Buys Foss Valley Land •
Rare Blends Event Postponed •
Who's, Who & Where
August 03, 2001
Headline:
Ideal Growing Conditions Settle into the California North Coast •
Tiger Salamander Issue Threatens Vineyard Development •
Insider Analysis: US Wine Exports for May 2001 •
Southcorp Takes Bulk Inventory Loss •
Direct Shipping: Both Sides Claim Victory as Virginia Judge Issues Proposed Legal Decision •
Coalition for Free Trade Prepares for Supreme Court Challenge •
San Luis Obispo County Releases Annual Crop Report •
Who's Who & Where
July 20, 2001
Headline:
Santa Barbara Planners Endorse New Oak Tree Regulations •
California's Sharpshooter Bill Goes to Governor's Desk for Approval •
The Stars Align: GustavoThrace Winery in the Right Place at the Right Time •
Westwood Winery Hopes to Settle Trademark Situation •
Who's Who & Where •
US Wine Exports for April 2001
July 18, 2001
Headline:
Global Wine Market Seen Growing by $31 Billion by 2003 •
Barrons to Publish "We told you so" Article •
North Coast Growers See Most Prices Falling •
California Expects 3.4 Million Ton Crop •
eVineyard Adopts Wine.com Site Name •
Australian Wine Research Institute Releases Cork and Closure Report •
Australia's Wine and Brandy Corp Issues June Export Report •
French News •
Argentina: Allied Domecq acquires Bodegas Graffigni & Santa Silvia •
South America Vintage Report •
South America Vintage Report •
Washington Wine Quality Alliance Holds First Annual Meeting •
New York Wines Get No Respect, Trezise Says •
Transactions: •
Who's Who & Where •
Who's Who & Where (France)
June 29, 2001
Headline:
Allied Buys Sonoma's Buena Vista Winery for $85 Million •
Lion Nathan Ordered to Sell Part of Montana Stake •
Coalition for Free Trade Regrouping •
Syrah was Born in France, Experts Say •
Transactions: •
Labor Issues at Charles Krug •
Sharpshooter Funding Bill Near Final •
Gary Galleron and Galleron Laine Winery Settle Trademark Infringement Suit •
CEI and Consumer Alert to Appeal Ban on Advertising Health Benefits •
WineVision Adds Speakers •
InfoScan Retail Data •
Who's Who & Where
June 22, 2001
Headline:
Lake County Catching Up •
CASS Grape Acreage Report for 2000 •
Catena Zapata and Rothschild to Enter New Joint Venture •
Argentinean Govt to Support Wine Export •
Winemakers' Federation of Australia issues 2001 Vintage Report •
Australia's Exports Continue Their Climb •
DNA Used as Wine Security Measure •
Australians Trust Wineries, says Consumer Research •
Scientist Says Australia's Frankland River Region Can Outshine French Quality •
Wine on the Internet •
Greenpeace Denounces GE Grapes •
California Wine Institute Working on Sustainable Winegrowing Code •
Europe and Australia Agree on Labeling? •
Who's Who & Where
June 15, 2001
Headline:
Constellation and BRL Hardy in Joint Venture •
WineShopper Lives! •
North Coast Land Prices Still Climbing, Seen Stabilizing •
Robert Young Goes to the Finger Lakes •
New Crush Facility for Long Island •
Montana Gagged •
Sonoma DA Settles Pesticide Bird Kill Case •
AVF Awards Research Grants •
Who's Who & Where •
IRI -- May 20, 2001
June 08, 2001
Headline:
Selective Recent Sales of Grapes & Wines in Bulk •
Grape Movement Inspections for Sharpshooter to Continue for 2001 Harvest •
Allied Expected to Gain Control of New Zealand's Montana •
UPS Halts West Virginia Direct Wine Shipments •
Dave and Mary Weyrich Buying York Mountain Winery •
Lake County Grower Ordered to Get Permits •
Estate Tax Changes Coming •
Washington Wine Industry Approves Million Dollar Budget •
"Cork Taint" Counted at San Diego National Wine Competition •
Ag Energy Grants Available for California Wineries •
Who's Who & Where?
June 01, 2001
Headline:
Texas Wine Shipping Law to be Challenged •
WSWA Applauds Support for "Domestic Spirits Tax Equity Act" •
Insider Analysis — March US Wine Imports •
Insider Analysis — March US Wine Exports •
Napa Valley Wine Auction Donates Another $615,000 to Local Charities •
BATF News •
Briefs •
Who's Who & Where
May 24, 2001
Headline:
What will WTO Mean for the Grapevine Nursery Business? •
California Winery Domestic Shipments •
Supreme Corq Introduces "Preservera" Closures •
MKF Report Shows Sonoma Leads in Zin •
Buchanan Ranch Services Leases Winery •
French Protest Cheap Wine Imports •
McGuigan, Simeon Explore Processing Alliance •
Mondavi Buys Kunde Parcel •
Cartlidge & Brown Under One Roof in American Canyon •
Ledson for Sale? •
Selective Recent Sales of Grapes & Wines in Bulk •
Who's Who & Where
April 27, 2001
Headline:
eVineyard Buys Wine.com Assets •
Plans Shelved for New Paso Robles Vintners Group •
Report Predicts Australia Wine Industry Shakeout •
MKF Report Says Washington Wine Industry Impact is $2.4 Billion •
Cert Denied: US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Indiana Direct Shipping Case •
Domestic Wine Shipments from California Wineries •
BRL Not Hopeful of Buying K-J •
Gallo Expansion Delayed •
Walter Taylor Passes •
Who's Who & Where
April 23, 2001
Headline:
eSkye and BevAccess to Merge •
Washington Wine Commission Releasing Special Report •
Transactions •
Wine.com Forming "Newco?" •
Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts First Profit Since 1997 •
New European Retail Wine Website •
Aussie Exports Up •
Direct Shipping Briefs •
Who's Who & Where •
The Numbers: Sonoma Crop Report Released, March IRI Data •
Letter from Tom Selfridge on California Coastal Issue
April 06, 2001
Headline:
Sonoma State Survey Underscores E-commerce Promise •
Wine.com Hits the Wall •
Insider Analysis - January US Wine Imports •
"Coastal" Battle Intensifies •
Washington Winegrowers May Face Water Restrictions •
Magnum Auction Raises Funds for Gilda's Club •
Free the Grapes! Direct Shipping Legislative Report •
Frost a Concern as North Coast Temps Dip •
New WA Wine Commission Website •
WillaKenzie Estate 1999 Pinot Gris Becomes A White House Favorite •
Who's Who & Where
March 23, 2001
Headline:
"Coming of Age" Central Coast Seminar Highlights •
New Construction in Paso Robles •
Clos du Bois Switches to Neocork •
California Grape Crush Report 2000 •
Direct Shipping Update •
Fair Play AVA Established •
BATF Revises Use of "Lively" and "Organic" Label Terms •
Pine Ridge Not for Sale Anymore •
California Endowment Commits $50 Million for Health of Agricultural Workers •
Quote of the Week: •
French Wine Producers Protest •
Rabbit Ridge Loses Permit •
Who's Who & Where
March 16, 2001
Headline:
Kendall-Jackson Adds Domestic Partner Health Benefits •
Year End Summary of California Wine Shipments •
Growers Seeking Higher Prices as Napa Bottle Prices Climb Ever Higher •
Gallo Going to India •
K-J Plans Aussie Brand •
K-J's new Italian project almost ready •
K-J Introducing Wines via Satellite •
"No Comment" on Corus Buy •
eSkye.com Creates Two Operating Units •
Pernod Ricard Says Seagram Plan Delayed •
Wine Institute Eyes Energy and Sustainability •
Who's Who & Where
March 09, 2001
Headline:
Aussie Exports Continue to Climb •
Australia Bans US Table Grapes •
Direct Shipping Update •
Sebastiani Sale of Turner Road Final •
Hop Kiln Winery Offered at $17 Million •
Herder Vineyard for Sale •
Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission Renewed by Overwhelming Margin •
Sonoma Postpones Gallo Expansion Vote •
Virginia Grant Proposals Being Accepted •
Wine Educators to Meet in Oregon •
Who's Who & Where
March 02, 2001
Headline:
Southcorp Merges with Rosemount •
Breakfast: Outreach on PD Effort •
Trapping Continues •
BRL Hardy Expresses K-J Interest •
Washington Wineries Escape Quake Damage •
Legislative Update: The Bills to Watch •
Free The Grapes! Direct Shipping Report •
Premier Pacific Vineyards Makes Fourth Purchase •
Geographic Brand Names Case Continues •
Premiere Napa Valley Raises Nearly $1 Million •
Fair Play Wine Region Approved •
Wine.com liquidates Inventory •
Who's Who & Where
February 16, 2001
Headline:
Sonoma Growers Focus on Black Goo •
Rosemount & Southcorp Expected to Announce Merger •
Wholesaler Successfully Argues that Commerce Clause Trumps Twenty-first Amendment •
Briefly •
New Winery Opens in Amador •
2001 International Pinot Noir Celebration •
New Burgundy Appellation •
Who's Who & Where
February 09, 2001
Headline:
California Crush Pegged at Nearly 4M Tons •
Indiana Direct Shipping Case Appealed to Supreme Court •
Direct Shipping Fight Heats Up in Texas & Elsewhere •
Proposed Assessment on Winegrapes Moving Forward •
Oh No Not This One Again: •
Allied Outdone Down Under? •
Southcorp Denies Buena Vista Buy •
Stimson Lane to Build Winery in Walla Walla •
Co-op Tasting Room in Sonoma •
Not in My Backyard!!! •
Wine Market Council Approves $6M for Media Campaign •
Legacy Estates Buys Freemark Abbey •
Wine.com Expects More $$$ •
Who's Who & Where
February 02, 2001
Headline:
VINEXPO Survey Projects Worldwide Consumption Jump •
Constellation to Buy Sebastiani Assets •
Chalone Buys the Rest of Canoe Ridge •
Bianchi Vineyards Buys 40 Acres in Paso Robles •
Nasdaq May Delist Geerlings & Wade •
Mendocino Judge Rejects Grading Suit •
Court Upholds California Sweepstakes Ban •
Sonoma Grapevines Settling "Black Goo" Suit •
Name Change at Foster's •
Who's Who & Where
January 19, 2001
Headline:
Wine Market Growing Much Faster than Previously Thought, MKF Reports •
Diosos Earnings Reflect Sales Increase •
Hotel Proprietor Blasts Wine Writer •
Direct Shipping Update: Oral Arguments in Virginia •
Legislative Sessions Begin •
Shipping Concerns Highlight Tasting Room Seminar •
Wine Market Council Launches Wineanswers.com •
CA Governor to Circumvent Direct Shipping Law? •
Newpak's Nomacorc Expansion •
Ecorc Plant at a Crossroads •
National Marketing Campaign for Gristina Galluccio •
Aussie Wine Exports Edge Ever Higher •
Oral Arguments in Sweepstakes Case: Decision Coming Soon •
Pernod Flags Seagram Deal Delays •
VQA Withdraws Claim •
Who's Who & Where •
U.S. Wine Exports October 2000
January 12, 2001
Headline:
California Governor Pledges $22.6 Million to Fight PD •
Growers Asked to Adopt "SCGGA Values" •
Sonoma Growers Look at Supply and Demand Dynamics •
Napa Vintners Intervene in Bronco Case •
Foster's Rumored Diageo Takeover Target •
Internet Wine Auction Merger •
Glenora's Ironwood Plans •
eVineyard Sales up 1,000 Percent •
Beringer to Renovate Asti •
Belgian Group Takes Taittinger Stake •
Markham Vineyards Buys La Jota Vineyard •
Liquor.com, Dot.Gone? •
MKF to Present "Wine Trends" •
Who's Who & Where
January 06, 2001
Headline:
Organic Grape Growers Heave a Sigh of Relief •
Wine.com Enjoys "Record" Sales, Trims Staff •
Temporary Stay Blocks Napa Labeling Law •
Simon Gilbert Wines Bids for Vinecorp •
ewineexchange Pulls IPO •
Constellation's Earnings Up in Third Quarter •
Sterling Plans $8 Million Renovation •
LVMH Acquires a Majority Stake in Newton and MountAdam Vineyards •
Villa Helena Winery in St. Helena Sold for $4 Million •
Farm Bureau Sues CalFed •
Who's Who & Where
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