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December 11, 2006
Headline:
Joe Ciatti Will Focus on Vintage Wine Trust Exclusively in 2007 •
National Ambitions forTasting Panel Magazine •
360 Global Signs LOI to Acquire Mystery Wine and Spirits Company •
Phylloxera Detected in Yarra Valley •
UK: Two Vintage Hallmark Directors Banned for 15 Years for U.S. Scam •
First "Lodi Rules" Wine Labels Approved •
JHP Land Company to Buy Roche Winery •
Canada Prepares to Address EU's Unease Over Tax Break •
People
December 04, 2006
Headline:
Zinfandel Consumers Not Worried About High Alcohol Levels •
Auditor-General Chastises Quebec Liquor Board for Pricing Schemes •
Taste3 Final Registration Discount Ends December 31 •
Precept Brands Buys Waterbrook Winery •
Carneros Wine Alliance Supports CIMIS •
Goldschmidt Sells Dundee Vineyard •
Vinexpo to Introduce Marketing Exhibition •
Russia Lifts Moldovan Ban •
EU Challenges Canadian Tax Changes •
People
November 27, 2006
Headline:
"Virtual Inventory" Facilitates Three-Tier Internet Orders •
Drouhin Announces Agreement with Spanish Producer Torres •
Wine Market Council Holds Conference on U.S. Wine Consumer Trends •
19 South African Vineyard Workers Killed by Train •
Cobepa Investment Buys into JF Hillebrand Group •
Launch of International Screwcap Initiative Website •
Uvine Total Losses Add Up to $19 Million •
Record at Hospices de Beaune •
No Change to EU Import Duty Rules •
Grands Chais de France Buys Calvet •
People
November 13, 2006
Headline:
The Impact of Private Label Brand Growth •
What Exactly is a Private Label? •
Biodynamic Trade Association Forming •
Renwood in Control •
Formation of Kerman Bottling & Distilling, Kerman Cellars Announced •
Inaugural National Women's Wine Competition Announced •
JeanJean Buys Antoine Moueix Lebègue •
People
November 06, 2006
Headline:
Rex Hill Sold to Rising Star Brand •
Logistics: R.H. Phillips Bottling, Barrel Storage Moves to Woodbridge •
New York Liquor Suppliers Settle "Pay-To-Play" Probe •
IWA Closes Transactions with Combined Value of Over $75 Million •
Wine Honoring The Late Brother Timothy to Be Released •
French Health Warning for Pregnant Women •
Pichon-Lalande in Agreement With Louis Roederer •
People
October 30, 2006
Headline:
Spectator Gives 2003 Low Marks for Cabernet Vintages in Napa and Sonoma •
Constellation Sells Washington's Zillah Winery to Silver Lake •
Colorado's Grande River Vineyards Sells for $2.8 Million •
Wineries Test GM Yeast •
Wine Evolution 2007 Coming to Palais des Congrès, Paris •
New Venture Offers Wine Bottles From China •
Pernod Ricard Wine Sales Lose Sparkle •
France: Laroche's Latest Figures •
People
October 17, 2006
Headline:
Copia Makes Bid for Economic Sustainability: Increased Focus on Wine Education Amid Reorganization •
Strong Growth in Canada's Wine Industry, Foreign Reds Still Dominate •
PD/GWSS Update: GWSS Control Continues, Research Evaluated •
"Diamonds in the Rough" Fundraiser Hits $1 Million •
Vinfolio, Inc. Announces $1.6 Million Investment
September 25, 2006
Headline:
Precept Brands, Magnificent Wine Company Form Partnership •
Fetzer Vineyards Debuts German Riesling •
Brown-Forman Sells Bolla Winery •
Labor Shortage Predictions: Are They Overblown? •
Costco Case: Court Gives Washington Time to Update Alcohol Laws •
U.K Market: Edward Cavendish Joins Thierry's •
People
September 18, 2006
Headline:
North Coast Grape Growers Discuss 2006 Harvest •
Distributors Lag Wineries and Retailers in Optimism Survey •
Appealed Decision Expands Application of Producer's Lien Statute •
Richard Arrowood Launching New Winery, Amapola Creek •
Demeter Group, OFRS Announce Valuation Advisory Services Agreement •
Grape-based Vodka Released by Bernard Portet •
People
September 11, 2006
Headline:
Imports Without Yellow Tail •
Custom Crush, Private Labeling Venture Launched in Walla Walla •
Washington Wine Commission May Double Assessment Cap •
Winery Auction in Colorado •
New Wine Marketing Firm Vintage Point Expands Client List •
Five Rivers and DeLuca Donate to Breast Cancer Foundation •
St Emilion Classification Revised •
AC Coteaux du Languedoc Extended •
People
September 05, 2006
Headline:
K-J's White Rocket to Focus on Millennial Consumers •
Washington Regulators Asked to Protect the Word "Wine" •
All Hands on Deck at Langtry Estate •
New TV Wine Series, "Cork Dorks," Begins •
Oregon's Van Duzer Winery Builds New Production Facility •
55 Degrees' David Fights Mandalay Bay's Goliath •
Napa Grapes: Oversupply or Undersupply? •
People
August 21, 2006
Headline:
Injunction Dismissed Against Vincor •
Conservation Measure Increases Deductions Available to Farmers •
Michael Mondavi Family Buys Carneros Creek Winery, Aetna Springs Vineyard •
Jess Jackson, Barbara Banke Purchase Legacy Estates for $97 Million •
Trinchero Family Estates Purchases Napa Cellars Winery •
Billington Buys Havens Wine Cellars •
Ernst Loosen to Produce Oregon Pinot •
National Distributing Acquires New Brands in Three Markets •
ABL Claims Face-To-Face Transactions "Best Way" to Assure Legal Sales •
Cork Supply Group Expands Into Canada •
People
August 14, 2006
August 07, 2006
Headline:
Distributor Watch: Martignetti Family, United Consolidate in Massachusetts •
Glazer's Exercises Right to Purchase Union Beverage Company •
NDC Strengthens Relationship With Wine Group •
Wilson Daniels Ltd. Adds Gundlach Bundschu to its Portfolio •
Survey of Top On-Premise Wines Released •
Delicato Family Vineyards Partners with Château Maris •
Airship Proposed for Tasting Events •
Finally, a Vin de Pays for Bordeaux •
Barclays Bank Appeals Judgment in Seed International Case •
Constellation Brands' Plans for U.K. and Australia •
Fine Expressions Closes •
Wal-Mart Quits Germany •
People
July 24, 2006
Headline:
Shipping Discounts Propel Fine Wine Sales •
Growers Assess Themselves to Promote Sonoma Wines •
Johnson Brothers Expands With New Distributor Partnership in Nebraska •
Bill Price, Huneeus Family Bid for Legacy Estates •
Quivira Vineyards Sold •
Symingtons to Produce Cockburn's Port for Beam Global •
Brown-Forman and GIV Explore Production Partnership •
InterLoire Receives Complaints About Advertising Posters •
People
July 11, 2006
Headline:
Long Island Wine Industry at a Crossroads •
Study Finds No Support for Claims "Alcohol Industry" Targeting Youth •
National Grape & Wine Initiative Update •
ZAP Postpones "Zinposium" •
Australia: Foster's Consolidates •
Georges Duboeuf Fined for Fraud •
United Breweries Buys Bouvet-Ladubay •
UK: Mayfair Cellars En Primeur Bombshell •
People
June 26, 2006
Headline:
European Union Issues Proposals on Wine Reform •
Jackson Family Buys Murphy-Goode Estate Winery •
RadCru.com and IBG Form Wine Marketing Partnership •
New Leadership, Financing for Wine.com •
Fetzer to Host Industry's Largest Solar Energy System •
Portugal: Warre's Acquires Top Douro Quinta •
People
June 20, 2006
June 13, 2006
June 05, 2006
Headline:
Imported Wine Sales 21 Percent of Total Market Case Volume •
Erath Vineyards Winery Sold to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates •
Scott Paul Wines Launches Burgundy Import Division •
Taittinger, Domain Carneros, Sold •
Pouilly-Fumé Joins Centre-Loire •
Sonoma Wine Company Opens Public Warehouse •
Glazer's Appointed Distributor for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates in Indiana and Iowa •
New Releases: Pure Love Wines Enter U.S. Market •
People
May 22, 2006
Headline:
Temporary Injunction Issued in Texas Wine Shipping Case •
New Launches at London International Wine & Spirit Trade Fair •
PD/GWSS Update: Trap Counts High in Ventura, Low in North Counties •
Future of Wine in China Outlined in CAWG Report •
Pinot Noir Barrel Auction Raises Over $357,000 •
UK: WaverleyTBS Buys Cellar Wines Direct •
Berry Brothers Quits London Heathrow •
New IRI InfoBeverage Reporting Suite •
People
May 15, 2006
Headline:
Younger Consumers Drinking Less Beer and Spirits, More Wine •
Per Capita Consumption Called "Zero-Sum Game" •
Republic, National Announce Merger •
Brown-Forman Combines Wines and Spirits Organizations •
Celebration of Excise Tax Break in Canada is Short Lived •
Change of Venue for German Trade Show •
U.S. Pinotage Producers Group Forming •
Journal of Wine Economics Launched •
Frescobaldi Establishes Tenute di Toscana Partnership •
"Montana" Purchase Could Be Cancelled •
People
May 09, 2006
Headline:
Industry Optimism at a Ten-Year High •
Supreme Corq's New Oxygen Barrier Closure Released •
MKF Executive Wine Summit to Include Private Labeling Session •
Deloitte Report Warns of Tough Times For Australia's Wine Business •
Bronco Poised to Unveil Harlow Ridge •
Gallo Rebrand Announced in London •
France: La Martiniquaise Takes Over Socodivin •
Over $6.8 Million to Local Charities From Naples Children and Education Foundation •
Napa Valley Jewish Vintners and Winemakers L'Chaim Benefit •
People
May 02, 2006
Headline:
TTB Issues New Ruling on Vintage Dating •
Screw Caps Reach Parity With Other Alternative Closures •
Trade and Consumers Are "Venus and Mars" on Merlot Survey •
California ABC Announces Settlement in Napa Wine Labeling Case •
SF State Launches Winery-Distributor Matchmaking Project •
Paso Robles Wine Services Breaks Ground on Warehouse, Shipping Hub •
Folio Fine Wine Partners to Market Austrian Wines •
Ocean International Marketing: Tax Fraud •
Agenda for 2006 MKF Research Summit •
People
April 24, 2006
Headline:
Ruling in Costco Case Means Changes in Washington State •
70% Growth in Sales of 3L Premium Wine, 51% Growth in Screw Caps •
Truth in Labeling Issue Moves Beyond Napa •
Southern Wine & Spirits in Venture with Alaska Distributing •
London Wine Merchant Collapses •
Bordeaux to Alleviate Crisis Through Distillation •
Codorniu Group Appoints Bronco as Importer, National Distributor •
OVS: New French Wine Group Harbors Global Ambitions •
People
April 24, 2006
Headline:
Ruling in Costco Case Means Changes in Washington State •
Truth in Labeling Issue Moves Beyond Napa •
Southern Wine & Spirits in Venture with Alaska Distributing •
London Wine Merchant Collapses •
Bordeaux to Alleviate Crisis Through Distillation •
Codorniu Group Appoints Bronco as Importer, National Distributor •
OVS: New French Wine Group Harbors Global Ambitions •
People
April 10, 2006
Headline:
Half of Wineries Now Charge for Tastings •
Top 20 Wholesalers Account for 70% of Wholesale Revenues, Impact Reports •
Canadians React Favorably to Constellation's Planned Takeover of Vincor •
Washington State to Count Grape Acres •
New Independent Wine Laboratory in Washington State •
People
April 04, 2006
Headline:
Constellation Buying Vincor •
Retailers Sue for Right to Ship Wine to Texas Consumers •
Direct Shipping Study Raises Eyebrows •
2005 California Wine Sales Continue Growth, Exports Falter •
Vintage Wine Trust Buys Two More Properties for $13.4 Million •
Fetzer Closing Valley Oaks Center •
Legacy Assumes Wilson Daniels Contract •
Ste. Michelle to Distribute Antinori •
Renwood Joins W.J. Deutsch Portfolio •
Napa Vintners Oppose Land Use Measure •
Charmer Enters Delaware "Joint Venture" •
Red Truck Introduces Single Varietals •
Vintage Point Signs Hundred Acre Wines and New Brand, Gold •
People
March 20, 2006
Headline:
Vinovation Files Patent Infringement Suit Against VA Filtration •
Costco Trial Begins: A Showdown on 21st Amendment Powers •
Pinot Noir Consumption Up in Wine & Spirits Annual Restaurant Poll •
Wine Patrol Declares "War" on Expensive Restaurant Pricing •
Dundee Hills Winegrowers Association Launched •
Little Change in Napa Growers' Grape Recommended Prices •
PD/GWSS Board Seeks Research Director •
Michael Skurnik to Become National Importer for Daniel Johnnes Wines •
People
March 13, 2006
Headline:
California Wineries Targeted by Proposition 65 Lawsuits •
CAWG Urges Action on Labor and Immigration Issues •
U.S. and European Community Sign Wine Trade Agreement •
New Marketing Firm "Vintage Point" to Serve Small, Luxury Wineries •
Willy Frank Dies •
Wine Investment: Barclays Bank PLC Sued for $1.3 Million •
Big UK Supermarkets Face Inquiry •
Nyetimber Sold •
Symington Family Buys Quinta do Bom Retiro Pequeno •
Decline in Bordeaux Exports Slows in 2005 •
People
February 27, 2006
Headline:
ACNielsen Acquires Beverage Data Network •
Chair of Quebec's Liquor Board Resigns •
Charmer Sunbelt Enters Virginia in Joint Venture •
MKF Research Announces 2006 Executive Wine Summit •
Premier Napa Valley Sets New Records •
UK: Unwins Had $73 Million in Debt •
Umbrella Organization for Languedoc-Roussillon Created •
Partnership of Maurel-Vedeau and Bonfils •
M.A. Silva is First Cork Company to Receive ISO 22000:2005 Certification •
People
February 20, 2006
Headline:
Florida Opens to Direct Wine Shipping •
Asia-Pacific Market Continues to Grow •
Constellation Reorganizes: 65 Positions Eliminated •
Guenoc Completes New Brand Identity and Design •
America and France to Meet Again to Celebrate Paris Tasting •
Long Shadows Vintners Breaks Ground on New Walla Walla Winery •
People
February 06, 2006
Headline:
Quebec Liquor Board Confirms Price-Fixing Scheme •
Scheid Announces Reverse Stock Split •
New Energy and Direction for Brand Carneros •
Brown-Forman Sells Closed Jekel Facilities •
Stevenot Winery Sold •
Château Montrose For Sale •
Oregon Wine Industry Impact at $1.4B •
Washington Wine Industry Launches Test Ad Campaign in Florida •
Don Sebastiani & Sons Features Podcasts to Market Wines •
Vilafonté Prepares to Launch Blog and Podcast •
Santa Rosa Stainless Steel Hires Pickering as New Sales Rep •
IPNC 2006 Program and Ticket News •
People
January 30, 2006
Headline:
Unified Symposium Focuses on Marketing Domestic Wine •
Attendance and Mood Up at Unified Symposium •
Virginia Farm Wineries Threatened by Loss of Self Distribution Rights •
Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises Nearly $14 Million •
Two Offers for Sonoma's Roche Ranch •
Boizel Chanoine Champagne Acquires Lanson International •
Sale of Paul Jaboulet Ainé Confirmed •
People
January 24, 2006
Headline:
2005 Bulk and Spot Market Sales Look Strong •
Retail Sales Analysis: Wine Sales Up 10 Percent in September •
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Bronco's Appeal •
Bulgarian Master Vintners Create First U.S. Mass Market Bulgarian Wine •
Blackstone Releases Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir •
Saint Emilion Co-op Appoints U.S. Rep •
UK: Bargain Booze Bought by ECI Partners •
New Custom-Crush Facility for Napa •
Six Growers Awarded Lodi Rules Certification •
Casting Calls for "Wine Makers" PBS Reality Series •
People
January 16, 2006
Headline:
Wine Market Council Reports 11 Years of Wine Consumption Growth •
Millennials Coming on Strong •
Pest Update: Vine Mealybug Now in 18 Counties •
First Venture Yeast Declared as GRAS by FDA •
Napa Valley Vintners Raise $250,000 to Assist Local Flood Victims •
Real Estate Briefs •
New Releases: Diageo Enters Australian Category With Archetype •
Chateau Ste. Michelle Introduces Indian Wells Riesling and Cabernet •
Domaine Select Wine Estates Launches Italian Wine Portfolio •
Bonterra Vineyards Signs on to "StopGlobalWarming.org" •
People
January 09, 2006
Headline:
IBG Builds Sales Channel: Software Connects Restaurants, Wineries •
Better Corks: Cork Supply Commercializes New TCA-Removal Process •
Screwcap Initiative Goes Worldwide •
Research Shows Consumers Seek Connections, Unique Personal Experiences •
New Releases: Freixenet Creates •
France: BCC to buy Lanson Champagne •
France: Belvedere Snaps Up Marie Brizard •
UK: Threshers Buys 200 Unwins Stores •
Indian Springs Vineyards Emerges from Bankruptcy •
People
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