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Amazon Above the Law in California
Amazon is openly flouting California liquor law. In February, Amazon, doing business as Prime Now, was issued a liquor license to open a liquor store in Los Angeles. California requires businesses that offer alcohol for home delivery to have a brick-and-mortar store…
Luxury Wineries in Napa Valley, Elsewhere Need to Better Understand Customers Across Sales Channels
With the costs related to making Napa County wine rising and the marketplace for selling wine getting more competitive, local producers are reaching deeper into their marketing toolboxes. “There are some caution lights out there now that we want to talk about,” said Richard Mendelson, a longtime wine industry attorney with Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty in Napa and moderator of the State of the Local Wine Industry panel at the Impact Napa conference Aug. 20…
Trump Says French Wine May Face ‘100 Percent Tariff’ in Response to Tax on US Tech Firms
How serious is President Trump about firing back at France over its new tax on U.S. technology? Maybe as much as 100 percent. During his visit to New York’s Hamptons for a fundraiser Aug. 9, the president reportedly told attendees he was thinking about hitting France where it may hurt most by slapping a 100 percent tariff on French wine…
How Branding Can Enhance Wine Tourism
Little more than 50 years ago, a handful of families planted the roots of what would become a billion-dollar pinot noir industry in Oregon’s Willamette Valley…
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Wine Industry Failing to Appeal to Young Drinkers
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Researcher Leading Charge on How Grape Growers Can Control Trunk Disease
Cognac Exports Continue to Grow for the Fifth Year in a Row
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