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December 17, 2004
Headline:
Diageo Pays Premium for Chalone in Strategic Acquisition •
$34 Million to Combat Pierce's Disease •
PD/GWSS Board Update •
Ken Volk Buys "Original" Byron Winery From Robert Mondavi •
Michael Mondavi's Folio Marketing Signs Hambrecht Wines •
Allied Domecq Selects Charmer for Upstate New York •
Merger Creates Major South African Wine Company •
Italian Wine Consumption Declines in UK •
Who's Who and Where
December 10, 2004
Headline:
Wine Institute Moving Vintage Dating Proposal Forward •
Mendocino Cooperage Closes •
WineSpirit Announces Fundraising Drive •
Costco Case Plods Along •
Direct Shipping: Vintners Hopeful Following Supreme Court Hearing •
St. Helena Growers and Wineries form Appellation Support Group •
CAWG Addresses Long Hang Time •
Retailer Accused of Taking Kickbacks •
Spring 2004 Wine Distributor Survey Results and Executive Summary •
Collaborative Effort For New Oregon AVAs •
KPMG: California Wine Industry "Cautiously Optimistic" •
Nomacorc Opens Sensory Lab •
Wine Intelligence Report Shows UK Consumers Shift Views on Closures •
Who's Who & Where
November 22, 2004
Headline:
Milestone For Wine Online: Gift Giant Buys Wine Catalog and Fulfillment Business •
Beringer Blass Launches Colours of Australia in the UK •
Stakeholders in Costco Case Await Ruling •
Robert Mondavi Files Merger Documents •
American Institute of Wine & Food Moving to Napa •
Jeroboams Group buys La Réserve •
Who's Who and Where
November 12, 2004
Headline:
Canandaigua Launches Vendange Wines in Tetra Prisma Packaging •
"Rosé Avengers and Producers" to Promote Rosé •
Jonergin Pacific Shutting Down •
Utah Governor-Elect Questions Liquor Laws •
Permitted Appellation Yields Up in France; Irrigation Also Allowed •
French Wine Industry Calls Day of Action •
Who's Who and Where
October 29, 2004
Headline:
CAWG Lobbies For End to Subsidies for EU Grapegrowers •
US Trade Representative Office Removing Wine from Tariff Retaliation List •
French Wine Producers Pessimistic •
Prime Minister Intervenes in Loi Evin Change •
Retail Sales Data: Total US Wine Sales Gain 6.3% Over September 2003 •
Wine Industry Major Source of Economic Growth in South Africa •
Who's Who and Where
October 15, 2004
Headline:
Ambitious Ag Complex and Culinary School Proposed in Sonoma County •
Congress Passes Three-Year Suspension of Special Occupational Tax •
Diageo Files Court Challenge to Oregon Liquor Control Commission •
Diageo and Moët Hennessy Announce Strategic Distributors •
Stone Creek Label Sold to Weibel •
TTB Suspends Wisconsin Wholesaler Permit •
Indiana Winery Sues Bank •
Who's Who and Where
October 08, 2004
Headline:
Number of US Wineries Continues to Grow Rapidly •
American Oak/Barrel Alternatives Use, Surge •
Syrah-focused Glen Fiona in Walla Walla •
Report Documents Sustainable Winegrowing Practices: USDA Awards $475,000 Grant to Program •
Sonoma Wine Co. Buying Winemaking Facility for $6.2 Million •
Huge Champagne Harvest •
Southern Wine & Spirits Rumored Buying Premier in New York •
Viña Casa Silva: Mini-terroir project in Chile •
Who's Who and Where
October 01, 2004
Headline:
360 Jobs Eliminated at Robert Mondavi •
New Kendall-Jackson Campaign •
Direct Shipping Arguments to be Heard •
Vinexpo Adds a New Hall & New Exhibit •
Retail Sales Data: Total US Wine Sales Gain 5.5% over August 2003 •
Philip Shaw Launches Cumulus Wines •
Cordier-Mestrezat to Sell Properties •
Who's Who and Where
September 24, 2004
Headline:
Wine Market Council Testing Potential for $4 Million Print Ad Campaign •
As Glut Abates, Grape Shortages May Lurk •
A Short Harvest Gets Shorter •
Primum Familiae Vini Raises Funds in US, Names New President and 12th Member •
Riedel Crystal Buys Competitor F.X. Nachtmann to Become Number One •
One Year Suspended Sentence for Bordeaux Merchant Jacques Hemmer •
Who's Who and Where
September 17, 2004
Headline:
Is Australian Wine Becoming a Low-Priced Commodity Product? •
Vanquish Partners Starting New Magazine, Suspending Wine Country Living •
The Wine Show with Karen MacNeil Begins Airing in October •
Eber Bros.-Paramount Brands and NDC Announce Joint Venture in New York City •
Wine Institute Export Seminar Highlights •
Mondavi Chairman Says Media Got Story Wrong •
Insight & Opinion: The World Has Changed. Is Robert Mondavi Ahead of the Curve? •
Bumper European Harvest Predicted •
Cork Sales Seen Increasing in 2004 •
Beaujolais Bans Agglomerate Corks •
Who's Who and Where
September 10, 2004
September 03, 2004
Headline:
Newsletter Indexes Average Wine Scores and Prices •
Mondavi Sells Sierra Madre II Vineyard •
Wine Growers Invest in SureHarvest Software •
Big Harvest for Bordeaux •
French Wine Exports Still Falling •
A European Union First: Fake Champagne Destroyed •
Identification Checking-Label Recommended for Direct Deliveries •
Wine.com Raises Another $20 Million •
Who's Who and Where
August 13, 2004
Headline:
Fetzer Repackaging Reflects Dedication to Sustainability •
New York Direct Shipping Proposal Rejected •
Reorganization in the Works for Wine Industry Packaging Supplier APM •
Washington Growers Expecting Light Harvest •
Quebec Gets Tough on Grocers Selling Local Wine •
UK: Brand Phoenix, The Wine Group, Part Ways •
Plaimont Co-operative in Chinese Joint Venture •
Veramonte Introduces Chile's first "Super-Premium" Wine in Screw Cap •
Noble Rot Sales Halted in Europe •
CAWG Receives Grant to Fund Study on Wine Marketing in China •
Change to Swedish Excise Duty? •
Who's Who and Where
August 06, 2004
Headline:
California Supreme Court Upholds "Napa Truth in Labeling Law" •
PD/GWSS Board Receives NAS Research Recommendations •
Australian Exports: US Now Number One Destination by Value •
Champagne Louis Roederer Re-launching Scharffenberger Cellars Label •
Proclamation to Support Historic Napa Vineyard Registry •
Website for Wine Release Dates Expanding •
UK Supermarkets: Tesco Powers Ahead •
Midwest Beverage Company Changes Name to "Summit Distributing" •
Who's Who and Where
July 30, 2004
Headline:
Vincor Buys UK Importer Western Wines •
Beringer Enters 3L Wine Cask Category with Carmenet's Hexagonal Package •
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Has Strong First Half •
New Jersey Bans In-State Shipping •
Oz Growers Take Constellation to Court •
White Paper Delivered to Raffarin •
France: Discord Reigns •
Stellenbosch Vineyards and Vinfruco to Merge •
Jeanjean Slight Drop in Turnover •
North Coast Winegrowers Update Recommended Prices for 2004 •
2004 Growing Season Resembles 1997 •
Who's Who and Where
July 23, 2004
Headline:
Wine Vision Conference Inspires Industry Towards Action •
Bulk Market Seen Strengthening Slightly as Vintners Prepare for Crush •
New Data Coming from Wine Market Council •
2004: Large Vintage Estimated in Europe •
Disappointing Results from French Companies •
Côtes du Rhône and Gilda's Club •
Consumers Don't Choose by Grape Variety •
Vins de pays Possible for Bordeaux and Burgundy •
Alcohol Policy Lands Sweden in Court •
Bankruptcy Filing for Lapis Luna •
Who's Who and Where
July 16, 2004
Headline:
Job Postings Increased in June •
MKF Wine Trends Data Shows Acceleration of California Winery Growth •
GSV Sale to the Wine Group Closes •
UK Regional Wine Merchant Unwins •
New UK Wine Magazine Launch •
France: Marie Claire Buys Media Publications •
Bottle Green Bought by DCC •
Napa Valley Vintners go to Washington D.C. to Protect California Wilderness •
Off Odor Found in Small Batch of Nomacorc in Germany and Austria •
Off-Dry Priests •
Who's Who and Where
July 12, 2004
Headline:
Wines & Vines Joins Wine Communications Group •
Gordon Brothers Sale Didn't Happen •
New System for Tracking On-Premise Sales •
Evans & Tate Ltd. to Acquire US Distribution for Long Flat Wine Group •
JeanJean Moves into Roussillon •
Wine Intelligence Says: US Consumers Continue to Prefer Cork •
Hogue Cellars Closure Research •
Langtons Warn of Unscrupulous Wine Investment Brokers •
South Africa: Cape Coastal Wines •
Chalone Purchase Proposal Extended •
Who's Who and Where
July 06, 2004
Headline:
Alternative Wine Packaging Alliance Forming •
Chalone Could Have Second Bidder •
Halls Buy St. Supéry's Hardester Ranch •
Bordeaux Limits Sales •
Champagne, Jean-Marie Le Pen? •
Major New Loire Grouping •
Sign of the Times •
Grands Chais de France Buys Vinival •
First Screw Caps Appear in Bordeaux •
Who's Who and Where
June 25, 2004
Headline:
California Wine Industry has $45.4 Billion Impact on State •
Key House Committee Approves $42 Million to Combat Pierce's Disease •
New Shareholder for Marne et Champagne •
Large French Harvest •
Washington Wine Institute Looks to US Supreme Court Case •
Extended Growers Assessments •
2004 Argentina Harvest •
Who's Who and Where
June 11, 2004
Headline:
Glassy-winged Sharpshooters Found in Vacaville •
Beringer Blass Wine Estates Shifts Priorities •
Massachusetts Direct Shipping Sting •
R.H. Phillips Plans Expansion •
Wine Institute Annual Meeting Highlights •
Supreme Corq Has New Owner •
St. Helena Growers and Wineries Form Appellation Support Group •
Financial Problems at Marne et Champagne •
Who's Who and Where
June 04, 2004
Headline:
CASS Grape Acreage Report for 2003 •
CalPERs Vineyard Investment to Reach $200 Million •
Reforming of French Wine •
PD/GWSS Update: Bill Introduced to Extend PD Program and Winegrape Assessment •
New Wine Importing Marketing Company Provides "Quintessential" Experience •
Trinchero Buys Folie à Deux Winery •
King Fish, Delicato's Answer to Yellowtail •
Who's Who and Where
May 28, 2004
Headline:
Retail Sales Data: US Wine Sales Gain 8.4% Over March/April 2003 •
Zork Launched in London •
Oeneo's Dispute with Insurer Resolved •
"Empty Nesters" Spending Lavishly •
New World Wines Gain Momentum •
UK Consumption Slows in 2003 •
New Research on UK Market •
Former FTC Official Sees Supreme Court Backing "Progress" •
Feds Postpone Tiger Salamander Decision •
Franciscan Adds Southern Hemisphere Wineries to Portfolio •
K-J Bails on $10 Million Vineyard Purchase •
Who's Who and Where
May 24, 2004
Headline:
US Supreme Court Takes the Direct Shipping Issue •
Stimson Lane Changes Name to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates •
London Wine & Spirit Trade Fair Highlights •
Don Sebastiani & Sons Announces Three Loose Screws Division •
2004: Record Harvest for Australia •
Vineyard Outlet to Close •
First International Screw Cap Closure Symposium Coming in November •
Wine Country to Take on The Vine •
Who's Who and Where
May 14, 2004
Headline:
Bid to Take Chalone Private •
Supreme Court Re-lists Direct Shipping Issue •
Corbett Canyon Switching to Screw Caps But Creative Agency Says it Owns Advertising Tagline •
Winemakers Buy San Francisco Fine Wine Shop •
Knightsbridge Sued Over Stonegate •
Jeff O'Neill Buying GSV's Reedley •
Winemaking Associations Unite for Wine Marketing Conference •
123 Acres of Oregon Vineyards Certified Biodynamic •
Who's Who and Where
April 30, 2004
Headline:
Group Led By Former Fetzer President Paul Dolan Buying Parducci •
BV Launches New Value Brand •
New Wine Marketing Venture Buys Carneros Creek Brand •
Caravelle Dreyfus Merger to be Unveiled •
France: Opposition to Renou's Appellation Reform Growing •
Carcassonne Customs Office Looted by Masked Producers •
Barone Ricasoli Signs US Marketing Agreement With Paterno •
Who's Who and Where
April 23, 2004
Headline:
Golden State Vintners Accepts The Wine Group's Offer •
Allied Domecq Buys High End Pinot Producer Gary Farrel Wines •
Bronco's Franzia Ready to Conquer Restaurants after Two-Buck Chuck Success •
WSWA's New Campaigns: One Targets Direct Shipping, Another Assists Small Wineries •
Antinori Taking Over Atlas Peak Winery Buildings and Vineyard •
Rathbone to Buy Parker Estate in Coonawarra •
Whisky and Champagne Fraudster Found Guilty •
Who's Who and Where
April 16, 2004
Headline:
Trinchero Family Estates Negotiating to Purchase Folie à Deux Winery •
GSV Bidding War Continues: O'Neill Group Offers $7.85 per share •
CIVB: a Bordeaux Solution •
Jacquart Distribution Alliance with Grands Chais de France •
UK Market: Tesco Screw Cap Range to Nudge 150 •
Who's Who and Where
April 09, 2004
Headline:
The Wine Group Increases Offer for Golden State Vintners •
Canandaigua Releasing Sangria in Unique Package •
Wine Market Council Takes Print Ad Campaign National •
Contra Costa County Allowing Wineries in Ag Zone •
Constellation Europe to 'Double in Five Years' •
New Wine Competition Launched by World Wine Market •
Vintage Nurseries Disputes Domaine Chandon Charges •
TTB Issues Labeling Guidelines on Calories and Carbs •
Concentrate Volume Down One Third in 2003 •
Production of AC Wines Down 11 Percent in 2003 •
Cork & Closure News: •
Who's Who and Where
April 02, 2004
Headline:
Paul Dolan Leaving Fetzer to Start New Winemaking Venture •
Lodi Plans Sustainable Vit Certification •
Direct Shipping FTC Supports New York Legislation •
Ten Million Bottles of Doctored Bordeaux •
FOSS Wins Patent Dispute Over GrapeScan Application •
Gallo Buying Bridlewood for $14 Million •
Who's Who and Where
March 20, 2004
Headline:
UC Viticulturist Nick Dokoozlian Joining E&J Gallo •
AVF Chooses Executive Director •
First Large US Wine Company Switching Entirely to Screw Caps •
MKF Moves to Protect Intellectual Property •
South Africa: 2004 Harvest Slightly Down •
Champagne Shipments Up 1.96% in 2003 •
Spain: Rioja Sales Fall in 2003 •
UK Inland Revenue and HMC&E to Merge •
UK Market: Marks & Spencer Introducing Wine Advisors •
Chandon Sues Vintage Nurseries •
Who's Who and Where
March 12, 2004
Headline:
North Coast Winegrowers Release Preliminary Prices for 2004 •
Constellation Changes Structure •
New Custom Crush Facility to Serve California's Russian River Valley •
Lawsuit Over GSV Management Buyout •
Altair to be launched at Bordeaux •
Free the Grapes! Direct Shipping Update •
Who's Who and Where
March 05, 2004
Headline:
GSV Going Private in $96M Transaction •
Napa: Measures O and P Defeated •
Pezzi King Winery Listed for Sale •
French Wine Industry Fights Back •
20-Vintage Vertical Wine Tasting Of Laurel Glen And Chateau Montelena To Benefit Coalition for Free Trade •
Brintex Report on China Market Released •
Who's Who and Where
February 27, 2004
Headline:
Ciatti Company, Napa Grape Growers Form Partnership •
GSV Considers Takeover Proposals •
Wine Institute Urges "NO" Vote on Proposition 56 •
US Champagne Shipments Increase in '03 •
World Wine Market Plays Matchmaker •
UK: Paragon Vintners Sold •
CWU Launches New Wine Program •
Who's Who and Where
February 13, 2004
Headline:
Court Upholds New York Direct Shipping Ban •
Preliminary Report Says California Crushed 2.9 Million Tons of Wine Grapes in 2003 •
Ernst Loosen Using Screwcaps for Riesling •
US Overtakes Italy in UK: 2003 Figures •
Constellation Merges Two European Businesses •
Constellation a Principal Supporter to IMW •
Boisset Buys California's "Seven Peaks" Brand From Southcorp •
Vincor Buying Australia's Amberley Estate •
IPNC 2004 Program and Ticket News •
Who's Who and Where
February 06, 2004
Headline:
Merger Creates "Global" Wine Industry Investment Bank •
A Wine Headache: Pinot Noir 2004 Warns of High Priced New Zealand Pinot Noir •
Wine Evolution Conference Provides Global Export Insights •
Salon des Vins de Loire 2004 •
Richard Smart Honored at Pinot Noir 2004 •
Roederer Buys Domaines Ott •
Georgia Senate Approves Bill Changing Legal Definition of Beer •
PD/GWSS Board Plans to Continue and Expand Focus Beyond 2006 •
Who's Who and Where
January 23, 2004
Headline:
Wine Business Monthly Survey Indicates Capital Expenditures Will Increase in 2004 •
On-Premise Case Sales and Dollar Volumes Continue to Grow •
California Harvest Trends for Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot •
New York Governor Proposes Direct Shipping Initiative •
Michel Laroche in Canadian Joint Venture •
Lion Nathan Wine Group and Bibendum in Joint Venture •
Tonnellerie Radoux Offering Vingenuity Rack Positioning System •
Sabaté Final Report on UK Tastings •
Who's Who and Where
January 16, 2004
Headline:
Wholesaler Consolidation: Glazers Expands in Oklahoma •
Sicilian Table Wine Sold as DOC Pinot Grigio •
France: Burgundy Publicity Campaign Debated in Court •
Tough Times for French Wine Industry •
French Négociants Stocks Down at End of 2002/2003 Campaign •
UK Study Reflects Increased Wine Consumption at Home •
Wine Resort Considered for Temecula •
Who's Who and Where
January 05, 2004
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