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Problems with wine price increases
With the U.S. wine market expecting to post its 21st consecutive year of growth in case good sales, a relatively healthy U.S. economy and an even brighter picture in the Bay Area, North Coast wineries are enjoying robust demand for their products, particularly through tasting rooms and club sales…
Obama’s Immigration Plan May Change the Picking Order
The president’s immigrant plan might hurt rather than help the wine industry. California vineyard owners have long used workers from Mexico with and without visas to pick grapes.
Bulldozed vineyards yield way to almonds, other crops in Central Valley
Once again, bulldozers are rumbling through Central Valley vineyards in California taking out thousands of vines, just as they did a little over a decade ago…
Sensory-active compounds influencing wine experts’ and consumers’ perception of red wine
For experts, wine quality is linked to high contents of norisoprenoids. For consumers, wine quality is linked to high contents of oak-related volatiles. Ethanol increases finish intensity and duration of coconut and floral flavors in red wine…
Hardys owner agrees deal to buy Grant Burge Wines
Bordeaux court imprisons three men for assaulting Chinese wine students
Wine-loving U.S. boosts sales during holidays, and beyond
Missouri hybrid: Public university wine institute operates largely on industry money
Legalizing wine shipment to Delaware the focus of GOP weekly message
First Chinese Investment in Languedoc Wine Region
Yavapai College Grads Find Jobs Boosting Arizona Wine Industry
New partnership with Spokane and Alaska Airlines promotes wine tourism
Idaho’s wine industry petitions for two new AVAs
Concha y Toro raises glass to weaker Chilean peso as profits rise
Go Big or Go Home: Thoughts about Tannin Structures and Oxygen Resistance in Red Wines
7 Quick & Easy Ways to Get More Client Referrals
Preparing online customer service for the holidays
The importance of wine exhibitions
Alcohol in wine: Keeping the balance
Are you telling your stories to your customers?
Beaujolais Nouveau and the crisis in French wine
On Reserve Named Top 100 “Blawgs” by American Bar Association
Paso Robles: New AVA’s Showing Up on Labels
MacPhail Wine Lounge & The Barlow: A Sebastopol Terroirist Destination
French attitudes toward Napa Valley, plus comparisons of winegrapes to meat?
Top 3 Beverage Alcohol Trends for 2015
“Wine Ice Cream” is Now a Thing You Can Eat and Get Drunk on
Wine Scene Spotlight: A Look at New York City
