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December 20, 2002
Headline:
Terre et Vin du Monde Speaks out about GMOs •
Bronco Wins in Court: Grand-fathered Napa Brands Don't Need Napa Grapes •
Rabbit Ridge Owner Erich Russell Sues Former Winemaker •
Schrader and Beckstoffer Seek Cancellation of Mondavi's To-Kalon Trademarks •
Deep Bottle: Difficult Market Conditions Haunt Premium Wineries •
Wine Bars Proliferate in Portland •
Who's Who and Where
December 13, 2002
Headline:
New York Judge Opens State to Direct Shipping, State to Appeal •
Napa Politics: Setback Vote delayed until late January •
Aussie Record Wine Export Year Not Enough To Empty The Tanks •
ACNielsen/Winery Exchange WineScan Data -- October 26, 2002 •
Kathryn Hall Buys 230-Acre Napa Valley Vineyard •
Silicon Valley Bank, Motto Kryla Fisher Form Investment Banking Partnership •
Strapped-For-Cash Washington Winery (and its Three Labels) Needs Capital or Buyer •
Nevada Researchers Win $3.6 Million Grant for Wine Grape Study •
French Winery Buys US Importer •
Mondavi Selling Russian River Property •
Sonoma Creek Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection •
Thousands of California Restaurants Hit With "Legal Extortion" Lawsuits •
Who's Who and Where
December 06, 2002
Headline:
Statewide Planting Craze Crushing Some Valley Growers •
Argentina: Concentrate Exports to Increase •
US Wine Imports Continue to Expand in September 2002 •
Rutherford Vineyard Sells for Record $350,000-plus Per Acre •
Toy Story Creator John Lasseter, Buys Vintage Lane Winery from Chalone •
Premier Pacific Buys 38-Acre Site and Winery for $4.5 Million •
California Governor Proposes $10.2 Billion in Budget Cuts •
Proposal Could Allow Wine Sold in New York Supermarkets •
Environmentalists Sue California Department of Pesticide Regulation •
Wine Fund Company Wins FSA Approval •
Who's Who and Where
November 25, 2002
Headline:
American Vintners Association •
Homeland Security Act Moves BATF Functions to Tax and Trade Bureau •
US Wine Exports Continue Decline -- September 2002 •
Consumer Reports Tastes Wine •
Diageo Names United Liquors as Strategic Distributor •
International Wine Investment Fund Scouts Loire Valley •
Who's Who and Where
November 15, 2002
Headline:
Sabaté Says Research Links Permeability and Sensory Experience •
Tesco's Accelerating Screwcap Sales •
Coalition for Free Trade Applauds New York Direct Shipping Ruling •
Robert Mondavi Winery Forsakes Flange Tops •
Tracking Depletions: TradePulse and Trade Dimensions Tackle Account Drift •
First Cooperative Wine Tasting Room to Open in Washington •
Oregon's ¡Salud! Auction Less Successful in 2002 •
Blanc de Noir of Cabernet Sauvignon??? •
New Website Offers Access to Winery Websites •
Who's Who and Where
November 08, 2002
Headline:
San Francisco Chronicle Uncorks Weekly Wine Section •
Import Price Crisis •
ACNielsen WineScan Data, period ending September 28, 2002 •
International Exchange Rates •
Diablo Publications Buys The Vine •
Canada Targets Contraband Wine with New Tax Law •
Direct Shipping Proponents "Encouraged" by Florida Appeals Court Decision •
Tempest in a Pasta Pot •
Mionetto of Valdobbiadene First with Beaujolais Nouveau •
Who's Who and Where
November 01, 2002
Headline:
Code of Sustainability May be Adopted by Other Industries •
US Wine Imports for August 2002 •
Virginia Wine Industry Economic Impact Estimated at $95.7 Million •
Brands to Watch: Humanitas Changing the World One Sip at a Time •
Vinexpo Post Mortem •
Small Importers Opposing "Tit-for-Tat" Import Restrictions •
Who's Who and Where
October 25, 2002
Headline:
California Boosts Export Promotions •
US Wine Exports Continue to Decline in August •
Vinexpo Americas Hosts Large Crowd •
Wineries Make In-Roads In USDA Value Added Grants Program •
Oregon Wineries, Distributor Try Forest Green Marketing •
Seattle-area Wineries Rename Area Association •
Wine Brats, Naked Chef Team Up •
Wine.com Acquires Exclusive Rights to Distribute New Cult Wine
October 04, 2002
Headline:
US House and Senate Approve Limited Direct Wine Shipments For Winery Visitors •
US Wine Exports Continue Decline •
Davis Signs Law Forcing Labor Contracts on Farmers •
Other legislation of interest to California Wineries •
Jim Conaway Coming to Napa to discuss 'The Far Side of Eden' •
Napa Activist's Father Rapped for Illegal Grading •
Catena Launches JV Sparkling with Schlumberger •
K-J Selling Yangarra Park In Australia •
Bonny Doon's Top Ten Reasons for Using Screwcaps •
Who's Who and Where
September 27, 2002
Headline:
Brands to Watch: Here Comes Evans & Tate •
California Producers Seeking "Rhône Varietal Blend" Designation •
Stimson Lane Opens New Northstar Winery •
Washington Net Wine Sales to Distributors and Importers—June, 2002 •
AVA Testifies on State Barriers to E-Commerce •
Tom Eddy Winery Breaks Ground in Calistoga •
Spectator Raps Beaulieu Vineyard TCA •
South American Producers Against EC Trade Regulations •
Trade Bill Includes "Tit-for-Tat" Wine Export Requirements •
Who's Who and Where
September 20, 2002
Headline:
Gallo Buys the Mirassou Brand •
Wine Industry Financial Symposium •
Wine Industry Financial Symposium •
Wine Industry Financial Symposium •
ACNielsen Premium Winescan Wine Market Update •
Mealybugs Spotted in California's North Coast •
Australia: Court Settles Coonawarra Debate •
Who's Who and Where
September 13, 2002
Headline:
Too Much of a Good Thing •
US Wine Imports for June 2002 •
News Analysis: History Made as Gallo Acquires Martini Winery •
Casarsa Brand to be Acquired by The Wine Group •
Southern Wine and Spirits Leases Pets.com Warehouse •
The Optimism Barometer: Wine Industry Financial Symposium Survey Highlights •
Judge Throws Out Washington Direct Shipping Case •
Beston Wine Trust Profits Up •
California Public Relations Director Pay Averages $72,229 •
Who's Who and Where
September 06, 2002
Headline:
Chalone Sells Carmenet Brand to Beringer Blass •
US Wine Exports Fall in June •
BATF OKs Expansion of Lodi AVA •
Sonoma Grapevines Fading Away •
Strong Growth Predicted for Chilean Wine Industry •
Woolsey Seeks Hearing on Sudden Oak Death Legislation •
Consolidation: K-J, Mondavi Switch New York Distributors •
Aussie Exports Up 25.9% Year on Year •
Who's Who and Where
September 03, 2002
August 23, 2002
Headline:
Harvest Begins with Smaller, but Better Quality Grapes •
Thompson Seedless Growers Protest Prices •
Terlato Exits Distribution Business to Focus on Global Marketing and Production •
International Exchange Rates •
Washington Net Wine Sales to Distributors and Importers--May 2002 •
Columbia Crest Honors Dr. Walter Clore •
Berle "Rusty" Figgins Joins Northstar •
James Cahill Joins Soter Wines •
Who's Who and Where
August 16, 2002
Headline:
George Louie Suing More Wineries Over Disabilities Act •
California: Thomson Excise Tax Hike Legislation Pulled •
ACNielsen Premium WineScan Wine Market Update •
Lodi's East-Side Winery Reportedly Sold to M&R Packing •
MKF to Assist International Wine Consultants with Investments •
Chatfield Winery Owner Convicted of Mail Fraud •
New Promotional Restrictions in Illinois •
New Négotiant Project in Oregon •
Gallo Opening Tasting Room in Healdsburg •
Who's Who and Where
August 09, 2002
Headline:
California Appeals Court Reverses Wally's Decision •
Texas Appeals Direct Shipping Decision •
Hearing on CA Excise Tax Hike Cancelled •
Washington Wine Quality Alliance Meets •
2002 Washington Harvest Expected to be Largest Ever •
Washington Wine Grape Acreage Increases 17 Percent •
Washington Wine Industry Refocuses Export Promotions •
VinExpo's Predictions for 2006 •
Diageo Naming Distributors •
Feds Reject 'California Coast' AVA •
Mount Veeder Expands Vineyard Holdings •
Bandiera Winery For Sale •
Argentina: Codorniu Targets US Market •
Who's Who and Where •
CNCGGA Releases Recommended Prices
August 02, 2002
Headline:
Lodi's East Side Winery May Close •
Consolidation Driving Consolidation: Diageo Names Five Distributors •
Gallo Makes Valley Growers a Limited Offer •
US Wine Imports for May 2002 •
US Wine Exports for May 2002 •
California Excise Tax Hike Proposal Set for Vote •
Paterno to Market Sanford •
IRI Goes On-premise •
Monteagle Tennessee Wine Cellars For Sale •
Novelty Hill, a New Washington Winery •
Eclectic Program at 2002 International Pinot Noir Celebration •
Battle Creek Vineyards to Debut this Fall •
Who's Who and Where
July 26, 2002
Headline:
South American Vintage Report •
Target Testing Wine Sales •
Sales Surge Helps Washington's Stimson Lane Increase Earnings by 61 Percent •
Washington Net Wine Sales to Importers and Distributors April, 2002 •
International Exchange Rates •
PD/GWSS Board May Have to Fund Bulk Grape Inspections •
Who's Who & Where
July 19, 2002
Headline:
MKF Research Reveals Surprising Results for "Top Ten" Luxury Wine Markets •
Judge Strikes Texas Direct Shipping Ban •
California Wineries Still Face "Nickel-a-Drink" and Excise Tax Threats •
New Zealand Vintage 2002 Up 67 Percent •
Tiger Salamander Called Endangered in Sonoma County •
Vinovation to Demonstrate New Tartrate Stabilization Process •
Redwood Vintners Closing its Doors •
Beringer Blass Buys RMS Brandy Facility •
Former Oregon Winemaker Debuts New California Wine •
Soon-to-open Sonoma Wine Storage Facility Fully-Subscribed •
Who's Who and Where?
July 12, 2002
Headline:
Wine Vision About "Putting the Consumer First" •
US Wine Exports for April, 2002 •
California Crop Forecast at 3.3 Million Tons •
Sabaté Says 'Supercritical Fluid Extraction' Prototype Process Shows Promise •
Tesco Sells 1.5 Million Screwcapped Bottles in First Ten Weeks •
Nickel-a-Drink Bill Stalled; Gap in Budget Puts Excise Tax on Table •
New World Wine Producers Forum Re-named •
New AVA for Napa •
Napa Hillside Vineyard Review to be Independently Conducted •
Pepperwood Grove off the Market •
Who's Who and Where?
July 08, 2002
June 07, 2002
Headline:
Direct Shipping: Showdown in New York •
Wines & Vines Editor and Publisher Philip E. Hiaring Dies •
Washington Net Wine Sales to Distributors and Importers March, 2002 •
BATF Extends Comment Period for "Primitivo" Proposal •
US Joint Venture Makes First Production in Mendoza •
Argentina Hosts SITEVI •
Washington State Wine Commissioners Approve 2003 Marketing Programs •
Yakima Valley Establishes New Promotional Group •
Raptor Ridge Expands •
Who's Who and Where
May 17, 2002
Headline:
Vineyard Economics Seminar Report •
Luxury Brands "Still Growing" •
$60M Project in Chile Completes First Vintage •
Sierra Club Sues Napa County, Beringer •
Mondavi Selling Mendocino, Napa Acreage •
Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Buys Prime Vineyard Land •
Hambrecht Wine Group Said to be Selling Saintsbury Stake •
Liquidation for Underground Wine Journal •
Congressional Caucus Urges Repeal of Winery Tax •
ASEV Names "Best Papers"
May 10, 2002
Headline:
Central California Winegrowers to Promote Quality and Marketability •
Senate Approves US Farm Bill Market Assistance Program Pegged at $200M •
John Abbott & Ken Harrison Launch New Winery •
Washington Seeks "Education Visionary" •
Pennsylvania Forms Wine Marketing and Research Board •
Canada Postal Service to Deliver Wine •
Who's Who and Where
May 03, 2002
Headline:
Odyssey Study Shows US Consumers Attitudes Toward Wine Changing •
US Wine Imports and Exports for February, 2002 •
Sports Fans Represent Niche Marketing Opportunity, Study Says •
Chile Harvest Report •
Napa Housing Center Approved •
S&P Reshuffles Indices; Constellation Moves Up •
AB 1922 Scheduled for Appropriations Review •
Who's Who and Where
April 26, 2002
Headline:
Surplus European Wine Turned into Ethanol for US Market •
CEI Says Energy Bill Amendment Could Even Affect California Vintners •
Argentina's Winemaking Equipment Show Goes On •
eVineyard Sheds Half of Staff •
Argyle Winery Bottles with Stelvin Screwcaps •
LVMH Sells Pommery Brand •
Wine Business Insider Parent Company Reorganizes •
Who's Who and Where •
Napa -- 2001 Crop Report •
Sonoma -- 2001 Crop Report •
Sonoma Winegrape Acreage & Prices (1971 - 2001)
April 19, 2002
Headline:
Vinexpo Survey Shows Worldwide Consumption Rising •
Argentine Industry Frustrated by Government Intervention •
The Intriguing Wine Deals of Ocean International Marketing •
Direct Shipping: Oral Arguments in New York •
Family Winemakers Opposing AB 1922 •
Chaos in Napa Continues •
Southcorp Seeks Trading Halt •
Who's Who and Where •
Insider Analysis: Infoscan Retail Data
April 12, 2002
Headline:
Chaos in Napa: Growers on the Verge of Losing Fourth Planting Season •
Story of the Week: North Carolina Shipping Ban Ruled Unconstitutional •
Final California Crush Report for 2001 •
Constellation Announces Stock Split •
Gallo Exports to Spain •
New AOC in Burgundy Allows Sauvignon Blanc Grape •
New Center Announced for Prosser WA •
Who's Who & Where
April 05, 2002
Headline:
Diageo and Wine Institute Push "Primary Source" Legislation •
GWSS Grape Movement Inspection Program to Continue in 2002 •
Benchmark Consulting Releases Compensation Survey •
California Winery Shipments (Total 2001) •
Silicon Valley Bank Takes Minority Share in Turrentine Wine Brokerage •
Judge Overturns VA Direct Shipping Ban •
Bacardi, Brown-Forman Form Alliance •
Who's Who & Where
March 22, 2002
Headline:
Napa Growers Firm on 2002 Prices •
US Exports & Imports (January 2002) •
Central Coast Insights •
George Louie Slaps More Wineries with Disability Suits •
Mondavi Buys Italian producer Ornellaia •
Beckstoffer Vineyards Buys Danforth Vineyard in Napa Valley •
The Wine Group Buys Glen Ellen, M.G. Vallejo Brands for $83 Million •
Sidhu Family Purchasing Washington's Gordon Brothers Winery •
Wine Industry Leader to Lead South Australian Department of Industry & Trade •
Oregon's Shea Vineyards Hires Winemaker and Begins Winery Design Process •
Who's Who & Where
March 15, 2002
Headline:
David Sloane to Lead AVA •
Underground Wine Journal Hits the Wall •
S. Anderson Vineyard Acquired by Napa Properties, Inc. •
2001 Review: US Wine Exports & Imports (Dec 2001) •
Chalone Wine Group to Build Winery for Dynamite Vineyards •
Evans & Tate Buys Scott Street •
Wine Institute and CAWG Form California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance •
Who's Who & Where
February 08, 2002
Headline:
California Grape Crush •
New Report Details Texas Production •
Gallo "Believed" to be Buying Ruffino •
French Wine Revolution Coming •
Monterey Pacific Expanding into Crushing •
Wine Market Council Selects TBWA/Chiat/Day •
Southern Wine and Spirits Buying Into Terlato's Pacific Wine and Spirits •
Wow: Silver Oak Tasting Room Draws Crowds •
Who's Who and Where
February 01, 2002
Headline:
Judge Overturns Wirtz Liquor Law •
Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Update: •
November 2001 Imports / Exports •
Romano Brothers Buys Chicago Brands •
Free the Grapes! Direct Shipping Update: •
Former Mildara Blass Executives "Putting the Band Back Together" •
The Latest Threat to Wine: Excise Tax •
Domain Chandon Launching Still Wine Program •
Sabaté USA to Open New US Cork-Finishing Plant in Napa, Calif. •
Who's Who and Where
January 25, 2002
Headline:
MKF State of the Wine Industry 2002 •
Stimson Lane Buys New Home for Snoqualmie Vineyards •
US Wine Exports/Imports -- October 2001 •
Info Scan Wine Update -- Week ending December 30, 2001 •
Direct Shipping: Texas Case Heats Up Two Years Later •
Bridlewood/HMR Wineries For Sale •
Screw Caps Are Here Now! •
Who's Who & Where
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