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December 12, 2003
Headline:
Bordeaux Producers Eye Better Coverage in the On-trade •
Results of Bordeaux Sales from August 2002-July 2003 •
MKF Conference to Feature Luxury Market Experts •
Wine America May Transition into Federation of State Winery Associations •
Direct Shipping: Texas ABC Flip Flops on "Dry" Ban •
Scheid Vineyards Announces Vineyard Write-Offs •
Who's Who and Where
December 05, 2003
Headline:
CAWG, Family Winemakers Intervene in GWSS Spraying Lawsuit •
Suit Against Beer, Wine and Spirits Industry Includes Brown-Forman •
Costco Challenges Washington Liquor Laws •
Vineyard Management Firm Sues Bayer Cropscience Over Carbaryl Tainted Grapes •
Environmental Group Sues California Department of Forestry Over Timberland to Vineyard Conversion •
Extreme-value Wine a Mixed Bag for Retailers •
Berry Bros. & Rudd Buy Grahm's UK Importer •
UK Wine Drinkers Prefer Cork •
Constellation Launches Cellar Door •
Wine.com Closes Funding Round and Buys Gift Basket Partner A.K.A. Gourmet •
Who's Who and Where
November 21, 2003
Headline:
Vintage Nurseries Sued for Selling French Clones •
Pressure Off at Bricout-Delbeck •
Auction Cancelled as K-J Buys Black Jack Ranches •
Hospices de Beaune 2003—Prices to Rise? •
New Amador Wineries •
Private Labeling: Sierra Club to Offer Wines from Organic Grapes through Signature Wines: Elvis Label Landing Soon •
Who's Who and Where
November 14, 2003
Headline:
Buyers Signal New Interest in San Joaquin Valley Grapes •
Retail Sales Data for 52-weeks ending Sep 27, 2003 •
Michigan Seen Petitioning Supreme Court on Direct Shipping Issue •
Proposal to Navigate Texas Direct Shipping •
Caravelle Wine Selections Said Joining Forces with Dreyfus Ashby •
New Book Highlights Voluntary Grower Efforts to Protect Wildlife in California •
Kunde Appoints W.J. Deutsch to Handle Sales and Marketing •
Oregon's ¡Salud! Auction More Successful in 2003 •
Algerians Ban Alcohol Imports •
Boisset America Purchases De Loach Vineyards & Winery •
Who's Who and Where
November 07, 2003
Headline:
Bulk Wine Market Seen Crawling Back As CA Harvest Wraps Up •
KnightsBridge Plans to Buy Kirkland Ranch •
Michael Hat Bankruptcy Update •
Pezzi King Sells Tasting Room •
WineAmerica Announces DHL Second Day Shipping Discount •
King Estate Certified Organic •
George Louie Sued Over ADA Lawsuits •
Injunctions Against Seed International Upheld in Channel Islands •
Spain Continues to Grow in US •
UK: Australia Overtakes France by Volume as well as by Value •
2003 Harvest for New EU Entrants •
USDA and Wine Institute Join to Promote VinItaly 2004 •
Direct Shipping: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Michigan Re-Hearing •
Who's Who and Where
October 31, 2003
Headline:
Pierce's Disease Program Update: Budget Outlook Uncertain •
US Wine Imports for August 2003 •
Radanovich Introduces Bill to Continue Methyl Bromide Use •
EU Vintage Lowest in Ten Years •
Cépage de France - Back to the Drawing Board? •
UK Retail Consolidation: Morrisons Set to Buy Safeway •
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Puts Statistics Online •
Gil Nickel Dies of Cancer •
Who's Who and Where
October 24, 2003
Headline:
Niagara Vintners Face Barren Vineyards After Record Cold •
Upbeat News from Robert Mondavi: 22 Percent Increase in Q1 Profits •
Wine Institute, FedEx, to host Direct Shipping Seminars for California Wineries •
WSWA Claims Americans Oppose Internet Alcohol Sales •
Castel Bids for William Pitters' Brands •
Jackson to Make Wine In Bordeaux •
Constellation Brands Sells La Baume •
UK Wine Sales Grow 30 Percent in 5 Years •
Super-Value Slowdown? •
US Wine Exporters Selling More for Less (August 2003) •
Who's Who and Where
October 17, 2003
Headline:
California Wine Industry Recognized for Code of Sustainable Winegrowing •
Conference to Focus on Giving Growers "Control Over Their Own Destiny" •
International Exchange Rates & the Wine Industry •
Retail Sales Data for 52-weeks Ending August 30, 2003 •
US Imports of German Wine Increase; US Exports into Germany Decline •
Rodney Strong Buys Alexander Valley Vineyard •
Boisset Buys Marie Brizard Wines & Spirits, USA of Florida •
Big Changes Coming to Stoller Vineyards •
California's First Hispanic-Owned Winery Opening •
Who's Who and Where
October 10, 2003
Headline:
New Investment Bank Caters to the Wine and Food Industry •
FDA Issues Interim Bioterrorism Regs •
Direct Shipping Complaint Filed in Arizona •
Boisset Executes Purchase Agreement with DeLoach Ahead of Bankruptcy Sale •
New Website Offers Self Planning Guide On Northern California Wineries •
Penfolds Wine Recorking Clinics •
Bay Area Wine Writers Council Forming •
Cuts Expected to UC Extension •
WCCCF Launches New Charity Benefit for Children in Life-Threatening Circumstances •
Napa Valley Vintners Distribute $6 Million to Napa Valley Beneficiaries •
Terlato Wine Group and Winery Partners Donate $230,000 to Windows of Hope 9/11 Family Relief Fund •
Who's Who and Where
October 03, 2003
Headline:
Service Takes Wine Storage to Another Level •
Presidio Wine Bunkers Coming Soon •
Jerry Garcia Wines Generate Attention •
New Division for Beringer's Kangaroo Ridge Launch •
University of Alabama Granted $7.6 Million to Study Wine and Health •
Cal Poly College of Agriculture Receives $2.8 Million to Study Specialty Crops •
Therma Demonstrating "Grape Ape" at California Wineries •
Who's Who and Where
September 26, 2003
Headline:
UK Retail Consolidation •
US Wine Imports for July 2003 •
Washington's Precept Brands Buys Washington Hills Brand •
New Online Retailer Dedicated to Discounts •
Allied Domecq and Southern Sign Long-Term Agreements in California & Hawaii •
Industry Takes a Sustainability Check •
The Secret to Success: Put an Animal on the Label? •
California Plans More Restrictions on Methyl Bromide •
Decanter loses Customs' battle but establishes precedent •
Cornell's New Grape Re-Named 'Rubiana' •
Regal Wine Company Takes Over DeLoach From Southern •
Vineyard Manager's Death Said Accidental •
Who's Who and Where
September 12, 2003
Headline:
Wine Institute May Consider Vintage Dating Compromise •
New Accounting Firm Specializing in the Wine Industry Opens in Napa •
Here Comes "Screw Kappa Napa" •
Industry Opposes IRS Interpretation on Depreciation on Vineyard Equipment •
Retail Sales Data: Imports Continue to Drive Growth (August 2003) •
Large Japanese Wine Distributor Closing •
Michigan Seeks Rehearing of Direct Shipping Decision •
Who's Who and Where
September 05, 2003
Headline:
De Loach Vineyards Sells Surplus Inventory to Trader Joe's •
Pacific Wine Partners to Distribute Black Box Wines •
Ex-Christie's Wine Boss In Wine Investment Fund Launch •
Michael Hat Update: E&J Gallo Closer to Buying GrapeCo; Wine Group Alleges Back Room Deal •
US Wine Imports Increase 19% in June 2003 •
Harvest Watch: Rain Makes Growers Nervous •
Southcorp Loses A$922m (US $600 Million) •
Euromonitor Report Says Red Wine to Outperform Other Light Wines •
Cuvaison Breaks Ground on New Carneros Winery •
Saxco Buys Demptos Glass •
New Viticulture Center Opens in Oregon •
Who's Who and Where
August 29, 2003
Headline:
The Winetasting Network Merges with Consumer Direct Solutions •
Michigan Appeals Court Strikes Direct Shipping Ban •
CDF Investigates David Abreu •
Harvest Watch: Crush Looking Light •
Auction of Washington Wines Sets Fundraising Record •
Legislation Changes Composition and Structure for Oregon Wine Board •
McConnell Estates Opens Tasting Room •
Who's Who and Where
August 22, 2003
Headline:
Some New York City Restaurants Eliminating Corkage Fees •
US Wine Exports Remained Mixed (June 2003) •
August Rains Worry California Winegrowers •
Napa's Liparita Files Chapter 11 •
Wine Market Council Research Shows Jump in Core Wine Consumers •
Twenty Five States Now Allow Direct Shipping, but, "More Grapes to Free" •
Who's Who and Where
August 15, 2003
Headline:
"Vin de Merde" Judgment Upheld but Fine Reduced •
British UPS Charging A Fee to Journalists Who Receive Wine Samples •
El Dorado Winery Plan Includes Event Center •
Fife Vineyards Files Chapter 11 Petition •
Beringer Vineyards to Launch Wine Bottled With Screw-caps •
Calvert Bill Update •
Who's Who and Where •
Retail Sales Data for 52-weeks Ending July 5, 2003
August 01, 2003
Headline:
Peak Wines Buys Wild Horse Winery •
US Wine Imports for May 2003 •
Super-Value Wines Shake Up Robert Mondavi •
Wine Industry Dodges California Budget Bullet, For Now •
Diageo Consolidates On-Premise Marketing For All Brands •
UK: HM Customs & Excise Claims Duty on Decanter Tastings •
Wine Shipping Company Files Chapter 11 •
Legal Challenge Causes Wild Canary Winery to Change Name to Lone Canary Winery •
Who's Who and Where
July 25, 2003
Headline:
US Exports Set New Record (May 2003) •
Spouse Uses Right of Refusal, Buys Capello Winery for $4.9 Million •
Bronco Buys Canandaigua's Escalon Facility •
Roshambo Winery Listed for Sale at $10 Million •
Sonoma Creek Settlement Approved •
Solano Growers Form New Association •
VA Filtration Buys Technoquip •
Who's Who and Where
July 18, 2003
Headline:
Central Valley Board Adopts Small Winery Discharge Waiver •
How "Healthy" is Your Wine? Truth in Wine Newsletter Wants to Know •
Preliminary WineVision Survey Results Uncovers Surprising Facts •
ACNielsen/Winery Exchange Premium WineScan Wine Data •
Illinois Wine Council Zeroed Out in Governor's Bill •
Constellation CEO Expects Growth •
Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard Sells Marcella's Vineyard •
Who's Who and Where
July 11, 2003
Headline:
Texas May Petition US Supreme Court on Direct Shipping Issue •
Direct Shipping: Lawsuits Filed in Ohio and New Jersey •
US Wine Imports for April 2003 •
Mississippi Issues Cease & Desist Order Against Seed International •
Martin Ray Takes Over Martini & Prati Production Facility •
PD/GWSS Board Approves More Research Funds, Addresses Contract Concerns •
The First Rendez-Vous du Chenin •
Guide to non-French wines that can be bought in France •
Two Buck Chuck Sells for $85 on WineBid.com •
Famed Long Island Winery for Sale •
La Rochelle is New Name for Mirassou Winery •
MKF Creates Three New Firms to Serve Wine Industry •
Oregon Wine Services, Laurent Montalieu Create New Custom Crush Facility •
Hahn Estates Announces Completion of Revitalization Program •
New Ownership for Wine Country Living •
Who's Who and Where
July 03, 2003
Headline:
Constellation Quits Concentrate Business •
With French Sales Tumbling, Bordeaux Wine Council Reaches Out •
Woodbridge Available in 187s •
US Wine Exports Remained Mixed (April 2003) •
Preliminary Results of the WineVision Consumer Survey •
Grape Links Sues Over Cork Taint •
Wine Lab Partners with Gusmer-Cellulo •
FTC Releases Report "Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Wine" •
Barton & Guestier Launches French Varietal Wines For US Market •
Renwood Winery Stands Up to George Louis •
Who's Who and Where
June 27, 2003
Headline:
Direct Shipping Proponents Hail Texas Court Decision as "Biggest Win to Date" •
UPS to Ship Wine to 31 States •
Environmentalists Sue California Over GWSS Pesticide Risks •
Vinexpo Attendance Down Eleven Percent •
Diageo Picks Alabama Sales Co, Mississippi Sales Co as Exclusive Brokers •
US Wine Imports for March 2003 •
Valley Winegrowers Promise Wallflowers No More •
Monterey's Cloninger Winery for Sale •
Who's Who and Where
June 19, 2003
Headline:
Congressional Appropriations Committee Earmarks $34.3 Million for Wine Industry Research •
Survey Says "Two Buck Chuck" Appeals to Established Wine Drinkers •
Ingredient Labeling for Organic Wine Won't Be Required •
Tokalon Fair Use Case Continues •
Banrock Station First to Market White Shiraz •
Napa Register Buys Two Weeklies •
Joseph Phelps Going with Southern in Most Markets •
eSkye Acquires Gulson & Associates' Winery Production System •
Wine Grape Growers to Work For Brighter Tomorrow •
Michael Hat Bankruptcy Update •
Who's Who and Where
June 13, 2003
Headline:
New Mendocino Statement Wines Created •
US Wine Exports Increase (March 2003) •
Silver Lake Winery Plans Northwest Wine And Culinary Village •
AVF Surpasses the $15 Million Mark in Research Grants •
Research Funds Authorized for Winery Energy/Water Management Tool •
Distributor Changes: •
Free the Grapes! •
Who's Who and Where
May 30, 2003
Headline:
PD Program Update: •
Wine Price War Looming in China •
Preliminary California Grape Acreage Report Shows Wine Grapes Down •
Seed International and Ernest Saunders, ex-Guinness Tycoon, Under Investigation •
Direct Shipping: New Virginia Law Prompts Court to Remand Case •
Oregon Media Magnate Robert B. Pamplin Relaunches Chateau Benoit •
Cooking Light Partners with The Wine Show •
Who's Who and Where
May 23, 2003
Headline:
$10 Napa Cabernet? •
Industry Opposes UC Extension Budget Cuts •
London Wine Trade Fair Highlights •
Wine Fund Predicts Emergence of Ten 'Mega' Companies Globally •
Vinexpo Subsidiaries to Merge: No Exhibition in Asia for 2003 •
De Loach Vineyards Files Bankruptcy •
Ravenscroft Crystal Introduces New Amplifier Wine Glass Series •
Foley Estates Opens New Facility •
Texas Senate Approves Direct Shipping Bill •
Vine Mealybug: CAWG Urges Cal EPA to OK Lorsban for Post-Harvest Application •
First Oregon Pinot Noir to Carry USDA Organic Seal •
Who's Who and Where
May 16, 2003
Headline:
FedEx Gets Serious About Wine •
Washington's Norm McKibben Launches New Winery •
"Secrets" of Wine Spectator Magazine Revealed in Unauthorized Guide •
Sabaté to Build Facility For Extracting TCA From Raw Cork, Plans Name Change •
Clarification: •
Stonegate Winery Sells Assets: Announces "New Global Partnership" •
Washington Seeks Red Mountain Proposals •
Southcorp Settles with Tax and Trade Over "Misleading" Neckers •
Deep Roots Coalition in Oregon •
Tokalon Case Heads to Court •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
May 09, 2003
April 25, 2003
Headline:
Continued Wine Price Deflation, Growing Wine Export Deficit Expected •
District 4: 2002 Grape Crush Report •
US Wine Exports Remained Mixed (February 2003) •
GSV Selling St. Helena Vineyard and Winery •
HR Firm Forms Alliance With WineAmerica •
Internet-Based Medical Information System to Serve Farm Workers •
Brother Timothy Jubilee Benefits Lasallian Education Fund •
Oral Arguments in Texas Direct Shipping Case Coming •
Who's Who and Where
April 18, 2003
Headline:
Radanovich Vineyards & Winery Shutting Down •
US Wine Imports for February 2003 •
Age, Marital Status Changes Wine Drinking Patterns •
CAWG Releases California Grape Concentrate Report •
Virginia Governor Signs Legislation Overturning Direct Shipping Ban •
California Assembly Committee Kills Chan Bill •
Champagne Loses Half Crop to Freeze •
Labor Board Accuses E&J Gallo of "Unfair Practices" •
Yamhill Valley Vineyards Puts IPO Offering on Hold •
Who's Who and Where
April 04, 2003
Headline:
"Two Buck Chuck" Arrives •
G-3 Industry Suppliers Join Forces •
GHWine Plans to Reemerge Following Chapter 11 Filing •
US Wine Imports for January 2003 •
Direct Shipping Summit to Feature Ken Starr •
Champagne Pulls US Ad Campaign •
Beringer Blass Buys Australian Producer T'Gallant •
Layoffs at Canandaigua Wine •
Society of Wine Educators Announces 27th Annual Conference •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
March 28, 2003
Headline:
Changes at Robert Mondavi •
US Wine Exports Open 2003 with Mixed Results •
District 2: 2002 Grape Crush Report •
Creditors Seek Trustee in Michael Hat Bankruptcy Case •
K-J Selling Undeveloped Vineyard Land •
Central Valley Pullouts Pegged at 17,000 Acres-So Far •
Napa Valley Grape Growers Association Releases Recommended Prices •
Second Annual Pacific Northwest Wine Industry Symposium Held •
Nickel-A-Drink Bill Passes Committee •
Ironstone May Buy Sonoma Creek Inventory and Brand •
Who's Who and Where
March 14, 2003
Headline:
Central Valley Board Adopts Winery Wastewater Order •
Allied Domecq Proposal Could Lead to Homes Adjacent to Callaway Site •
Proposed Nickel-a-Drink Fee Would Equate to More Than $217-a-Ton For Some Growers—CAWG •
City of Napa OKs Stanly Ranch •
Survey of Trade Optimism Reflects Some Misgivings •
District 7: 2002 Preliminary Grape Crush Report District Focus •
Congressional Wine Caucus Reception •
Gallo Workers Vote on Possible UFW Decertification •
Gallo Fined for Mudslide •
Colorado Wine Merchant Hit With Sting, Lawsuits: Ponzi Scam Alleged •
Youngs to Distribute Benziger's Imagery Estate •
Mondavi Sells Garey Ranch •
Mt. Hood: New Commandments from The Mountaintop? •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
February 28, 2003
Headline:
Treasury Department Lifts Moratorium on Health-Related Directional Statements •
US Wine Exports Finish 2002 with a Bang •
Allen Shoup Brings Vintner "Dream Team" to Washington State •
Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance Forms Sustainable Viticulture Committee •
Washington Wine Commission, Seattle Times, Name "Restaurant of the Year" •
Bottom Lines: "Two Buck Chuck" Category Expands as GSV Introduces "Pacific Peak" •
Australia's Harvest Off Nearly 15 Percent •
Riverina Estate Opens US Office •
Champagne Shipments Up in 2002 •
Pacific Northwest Wine Industry Symposium •
Robert Mondavi to Represent the Wines of Frescobaldi in the US •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
February 21, 2003
Headline:
Crisis at Southcorp •
Bottom Lines: Wine Evolution Forum Makes For Worthwhile Discussion •
Highlights of 2003 Vinexpo Report: Study Sees Big Boosts by 2006 •
Chinese Government's Official Alcoholic Beverage Magazine Aims to Promote Foreign Investment •
PD/GWSS Program Update •
MW Institute Sets German Terroir Tastings •
Direct Shipping •
IPO For English Wines Group Aims to Raise £1,000,000 •
Wine Institute Celebrates Seventieth Anniversary of Prohibition's Repeal •
Building Offices Block Fetzer Cave Plans •
National Wine & Spirits Selected as Diageo Distributor in Indiana, Michigan •
Charmer Expanding In Illinois? •
Federal Judge Says Winery Can Use Leelanau on Labels •
Paterno Renews Marketing Agreement with Markham, Inks La Jota Vineyard •
Who's Who and Where •
Treasury Department Lifts Moratorium on Health-Related Directional Statements
February 14, 2003
Headline:
California 2002 Crush Estimated at 3.8 Million tons •
Wine Industry Fares Well As Congress Passes Appropriations Bill •
Brintex Branches Out Into Data and Research: Launches Wine Trade Index •
Legal Showdown Mounts Between Quebec Liquor Board And Its Suppliers •
Virginia Wine to Retail for $495 Per Bottle •
Direct Shipping •
Cayuse Vineyards Becomes First Winery in Washington to Pursue Biodynamic Certification •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
February 07, 2003
Headline:
UC Extension, Ag Research Among California Programs Facing Draconian Cuts •
US Wine Imports for November 2002 •
PD/GWSS Board Approves Research Projects, Schedules Regional Meetings •
Direct Shipping: Free The Grapes! Legislative Update •
Litigation Update From The Coalition For Free Trade •
The Salon des Vins de Loire 2003 •
Wine Market Council Launching $2 Million Print Campaign •
New York Wine Experts "Rank" Washington Wines "First" •
Long Island Wine Country Trademarked •
Sabaté said Settling Winery Lawsuits •
Calpers Buying Spree Continues •
Hambrecht Wineries & Vineyards Marches On •
Distributor to Make Donation in Joan Rombauer's Name •
Pennsylvania Begins Sunday Sales •
AgraQuest Closes $9.4 Million Financing •
Who's Who and Where
January 31, 2003
Headline:
ACNielsen/Winery Exchange WineScan Retail Sales Data •
Wine Business Pulse •
National Wine & Spirits, Glazer's Form Partnership to Serve Illinois Market •
Deep Bottle: Will Southcorp Go Private? •
No More Lottery for Tickets to IPNC •
Record Attendance at Unified Symposium •
Who's Who and Where
January 17, 2003
Headline:
More Consolidation: •
Alternative Closure Eliminates Corkscrews Yet Retains "Traditional" Packaging Look •
ACNielsen/Winery Exchange WineScan Data •
Update on ADA Litigation •
California Proposes New Water Waste Discharge Regulations •
Susan Selby Counter Sues Erich Russell •
Wells Fargo Owns Priest Vineyard •
Stonegate Falls Out of Escrow — Sources •
Katherine Hall Vineyards Expanding •
Jim Beam Goes With Romano •
Who's Who and Where:
January 10, 2003
Headline:
30,000 Acres of Central Valley Winegrapes May Go Away Soon •
Seed International: Legal Action Proliferates •
US Wine Imports for October 2002 •
Letter to the Editor •
Hambrecht Vineyards Trustee Sale Slated for February 5 •
Wine Demand to Outstrip Supply within Three Years — Richard Sands •
Alaska Distributors Selected By Diageo for Northwest States •
Sonoma Creek Keeps The Doors Open •
No Wine Tax Proposed in California State Budget •
Wine Business Pulse •
Who's Who and Where
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