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				<![CDATA[Moët Hennessy Directs AI to Sniff Out a Stubborn Problem in Winemaking]]>
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				<![CDATA[Analog Devices built a machine that used a new type of chemical sensor developed in-house to capture olfactory data from the grape juice. Then together with Moët Hennessy and UC Davis, it trained an AI model to determine the likelihood that a it was infected with Fresh Mushroom Aroma. Early testing showed 99% accuracy.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Treasury Wine Estates Axes 170 Jobs in Major Restructuring]]>
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				<![CDATA[&quot;As part of our transformation to create a simpler and more focused organisation, approximately 170 roles have been made redundant, predominantly across our corporate functions. We recognize the impact of these changes on our people and thank those leaving us for their contribution.&quot;]]>
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				<![CDATA[Time to Get Real Why Napa's Owners Are Running Out of Reasons to Wait]]>
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				<![CDATA[&apos;Two decades of free-flowing new capital financed more wineries, tasting capacity, and luxury Cabernet than a finite pool of buyers, visitors, and occasions can support, while making Napa Valley look more prosperous and its wines scarcer than demand justified. More wine drinkers, more visitors, or a light harvest cannot correct that imbalance. Many owners now accept the diagnosis for the valley while exempting their own wineries from it. With each passing month, the evidence is harder to explain]]>
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				<![CDATA[Tallying Losses From a Tough Harvest, Freeze Wiped Out Crops and Killed Vines in Mid-Atlantic region]]>
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				<![CDATA[While devastating to many growers and wineries, the April freeze did produce valuable insights on vineyard location, variety and other factors that could help prevent losses from a similar freeze in the future.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Beyond the Vine: Evaluating Distressed Vineyard & Winery Assets in a Changing Wine Industry]]>
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				<![CDATA[Part 1, How owners, lenders, and investors should evaluate distressed vineyard, winery, and brand assets as wine industry economics change.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Harv 81 Group Welcomes Brittany Hamilton as Sales Executive for Napa Valley]]>
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				<![CDATA[In her role, Hamilton will work closely with Napa Valley wineries to support their packaging needs and connect customers with solutions across Harv 81 Group&apos;s portfolio.]]>
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				<![CDATA[M. A. Silva Hires Business Development Manager and Account Manager as It Expands Its Sales Team]]>
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				<![CDATA[Eddie Townsend joins the company as its Business Development Manager, a new position at M. A. Silva, while Gina Hernandez joins the sales team as an Account Manager.]]>
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				<![CDATA[New Vintage Labs Retains Wine Industry Leader Carol Reber as Strategic Advisor to Groundbreaking Winery AI Platform]]>
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				<![CDATA[New Vintage Labs launched its AI platform in 2026 with an initial focus on the DTC business. The platform finally connects disparate winery systems such as Commerce7, Klaviyo, Mailchimp and RedChirp with AI assistants including Claude and ChatGPT.]]>
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				<![CDATA[El Tequileño Welcomes Former Jackson Family Wines CEO Rick Tigner to Executive Leadership Team]]>
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				<![CDATA[&quot;Rick is one of the most accomplished and respected commercial leaders in beverage alcohol.&quot;]]>
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				<![CDATA[The Wine & Spirits Industry Is Changing. Are We Developing the Leaders It Needs Next?]]>
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				<![CDATA[Dream Big Darling and The Millinger Group are investing in the industry&apos;s next generation of leaders through more than 15 fully funded FLOurish scholarships]]>
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				<![CDATA[Novel Pairings: A Book and Wine Club Without Borders]]>
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				<![CDATA[Founded by Erin Kirschenmann, Novel Pairings grew out of her decade-long habit of pairing wine with whatever she was reading. Next up is Booked &amp; Bottled on Saturday, November 21, 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Coursey Graves Estate Winery on Bennett Mountain in Sonoma County. The holiday afternoon of books and wine includes a &quot;blind date with a book&quot; wrapping station, where each guest receives a mystery book and wraps it to keep or give as a holiday gift.]]>
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				<![CDATA[More Than 8 in 10 First-time Winery Web buyers Don't Order Again Within a Year, New Commerce7 Data Shows]]>
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				<![CDATA[&quot;Wineries have already done the hard work of getting that customer to buy. The next step is understanding what it takes to bring them back and ultimately turn a first-time buyer into a long-term customer.&quot;]]>
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				<![CDATA[California's most famous wine family has done it again with Sauvignon Blanc]]>
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				<![CDATA[Sentium, launched in 2021, by five of Robert Mondavi&apos;s grandchildren. Chiara Mondavi, anointed by her siblings and cousin as the project&apos;s leader and winemaker, said launching into the Sauvignon Blanc boom &quot;was really maybe just luck,&quot; as this is something the Mondavis have wanted to do since 2005.]]>
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				<![CDATA[California Wine Glut Sends Premium Bottles to Costco, Aldi and Kroger at Bargain Prices]]>
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				<![CDATA[Private label sales are growing ... &quot;I would not want to be a grower right now,&quot; said Taylor Case, president of Navigator Wine Collection, which buys from vineyards and sells under private labels including Gearbox, Motif and Decoded. &quot;There&apos;s a ton of wine that&apos;s still on the market.&quot; Case said he recently tasted a Napa Valley cabernet that he knows retails for $149. Navigator will sell it for $29.99, he said. &quot;I&apos;m shocked at what we do sometimes.&quot; Also quotes Kroger VP Wine and Spirits Curtis M]]>
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				<![CDATA[Have Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Risen? It's Not So Simple]]>
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				<![CDATA[A new study appears to draw strong conclusions from weak data, showing why we need a serious debate on alcohol and health]]>
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				<![CDATA[Woodford Reserve Celebrates 30 Years with Exclusive Anniversary Releases]]>
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				<![CDATA[To honor this milestone, the distillery is launching two limited-edition releases for whiskey enthusiasts available in October at the distillery in Woodford County.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Ola Sol Introduces Humo, a 100% Agave Wine with the Smoke and Structure of Mezcal, and Partners with Union Beer/Blueprint Spirits in New York]]>
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				<![CDATA[The smoky expression opens mezcal-profile cocktails to the tens of thousands of bars and restaurants on beer-and-wine licenses]]>
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				<![CDATA[Bid, Sip & Savor: Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Unveil the First-Ever Fundraising Auction at the Wind to Wine Festival]]>
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				<![CDATA[Silent and Online Auctions Feature Coveted Wines, Wine Country Experiences and Travel Adventures to Support the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance]]>
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				<![CDATA[Cherie Watte Joins California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Board of Directors]]>
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				<![CDATA[Watte brings decades of experience in agricultural marketing, public policy, international trade, water policy and industry advocacy.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Rolling Vineyards Launches Mobile Tasting Room Celebrating 100% Texas Wine]]>
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				<![CDATA[Co-Founded by WSET-Certified Team, the Custom Mobile Bar Debuts at the Round Top Antiques Fair This October]]>
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				<![CDATA[CRU Winery Announces Distributor Partnership with Consortium Wine & Spirits in Florida]]>
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				<![CDATA[CRU Winery is proud to announce their new distributor partnership with Consortium Wine &amp; Spirits in Florida. This partnership will continue to build CRU Winery&apos;s distribution and presence in this key state while bringing highly acclaimed, single vineyard wines from California&apos;s Santa Lucia Highlands into Consortium&apos;s portfolio.]]>
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				<![CDATA[Stoller Wine Group Named a Top Workplace for Fourth Consecutive Year]]>
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				<![CDATA[Family-owned company recognized as only winery across The Oregonian&apos;s 2026 Top Workplaces lists]]>
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				<![CDATA[Ornellaia's 2026 Harvest: An Exercise in Listening to the Vines]]>
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				<![CDATA[Between November and February, around 10 inches of rainfall replenished the soil&apos;s water reserves, proving fundamental in the months that followed. A dry and warm spring was interrupted only by some rainfall and cooler temperatures in May. June brought the return of sunshine and high temperatures. As summer began, the technical team found themselves facing potentially complex conditions for the vines.]]>
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				<![CDATA[The Wine Industry Is Dealing With Its Oversupply Problem, Constellation Brands CEO Nick Fink is taking a glass half-full view of the wine industry - Wall Street Journal, paywall]]>
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				<![CDATA[Constellation Brands CEO Nick Fink is taking a glass half-full view of the wine industry.]]>
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				<![CDATA[School's in session on Staten Island -- wine school, that is]]>
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				<![CDATA[What Should Restaurant Food Cost? What a $60 loaf of rye bread says about how we judge the price of food]]>
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				<![CDATA[When the State's Liquor Warehouse Fails, Can Retailers Sue? A Mississippi Court Says Yes.]]>
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				<![CDATA[TTB Gets the Permit Wrong--and the Distillery Pays the Price]]>
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				<![CDATA[California's once-mighty wine industry is on the ropes, blah blah blah SF Chronicle, paywall]]>
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				<![CDATA[But, even in one of its darkest moments in nearly a century, there is still hope from industry experts that this is also the time when opportunities arise.]]>
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