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Wine brand heritage doesn’t matter, Glossing the Rex Goliath effect
The success of newer US wine brands such as Rex Goliath and Barefoot suggests a new generation places less value on provenance and heritage than on what the drinks say about them…
Upped Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co offer for Australia’s Treasury Wine raises bidding war prospect
Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates is opening its books to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP after the private equity giant hiked its takeover offer to $3.15 billion, raising the prospect of a bidding war for the world’s No.2 winemaker…
The future of wine packaging is rather positive, according to Euromonitor International
Demand for wine packaging is on the rise, globally. Over 2013, retail volume sales of wine packaging grew by a 1% CAGR to 26 billion units…
France Moves to Tackle Pesticide Risk
France is set to tighten laws on pesticide use after the countrys Senate approved a proposal that would prevent farmers from using spraying practices that pose a health risk to people…
Climate change will leave wine lovers drunker and poorer
Wine Tourism in China Continues to Rise
Seawater threatens California Central Coast’s water supply
Neighbors appeal Yountville Hill Winery project, cite ‘abuse of discretion’
3rd Annual Virginia Wine Summit to be Held in Richmond
Napa Valley, Sonoma…Hiwassee Highlands? Georgia Gets Its First “American Viticultural Area”
The changing face of California’s water war
Constellation Brands – A Long-Term Sell Amid Historic California Drought
New Zealand Grape Growers Face Climate Change
Prop 65 Lawsuit – Where are we, How Did we Get Here and Where to Now?
The Bay State Allows Wine Shipments for the First Time
Walla Walla – Pioneers, Next Gen, Foreign Legion & Millennials
Growth Wine Category, Think Inside The Box
Wine and Identity – Constructing Authenticity in the Glass
How a Wine Smells May Depend on Your Age
California Sparkling Wine Sneaks Up on Champagne
10 things winemakers won’t tell you
Is “terroir” a social construct, or an objective fact?
Is There Consensus Among Wine Critics: Who Can You Trust?
It’s a glass half full for Penfolds maker
The Trademark Battle of Jamieson Ranch Vineyards and Pernod’s Irish Distillers
USDA Climate Report Misses Sustainable Systems
#WBC14 – The Terrior of Santa Barbara County
Will America’s Pot Capital Choose Wine Over Weed?
