Tag: France
Afternoon Brief, November 13
Malibu Coast AVA Devastated by Woolsley Fire – Some Structures Saved by Vines: Vineyards and wineries in the Malibu Coast AVA have been heavily damaged or destroyed by the still-raging Woolsey fire in the coastal hills west of Los Angeles...
Afternoon Brief, November 8
New Mondavi Plan Upsets Some Locals: Despite the passing of its two iconic founding brothers Robert and Peter and the sale of the Robert Mondavi Winery in 2004, the current and third generation of Mondavi family members continues to show a keen interest in the wine business ...
Afternoon Brief, November 6
Jim Bernau Responds to Copper Cane's Joe Wagner: The article regarding Oregon Vintners Pushing Back on Copper Cane's Labels generated a lot of interest, as did last week's Joe Wagner Responds: Copper Cane owner explains his side of the story, published by the Oregon Wine Press and included the daily roundup ...
Afternoon Brief, October 15
Wine Supply Is Hitting a Tipping Point: I've been pointing out the slowdown in the growth rate of consumer demand by volume for some time now. We are still growing, but the growth rate is slowing, particularly when looking at volume...
Afternoon Brief, September 11
Smart Branding Key to Future Wine Sales: The wine industry has often been among the slowest to react to economic change. As the United States pulls into a decade of recession and recovery, wine executives are still reluctant to innovate on many fronts...
Afternoon Brief, August 20
The Great Wine Industry Shake-Up: Intensifying climate change, consolidation and real estate prices will all lead to increasingly shrewd business deals ...
Afternoon Brief: August 16
U.S. Wine Sales up Despite Import Competition: Steady growth in U.S. wine sales continued through July, traditionally a slower season for purchases and direct-to-consumer shipments...
Cognac Exports Set New Record in 2017-2018
For the fourth straight year, exports of Cognac have continued their steady rise, with an increase of 8.2% in volume and 5.4% in value1....
Afternoon Brief, August 6
French Wine Scientists Create 'Supergrapes' That Do Not Require Pesticides
French wine scientists have come up with four revolutionary supergrape varieties they say are impervious to rot and thus require almost no pesticides...
Afternoon Brief, July 30
Carriers Trashing Wine Shipments
Some shipments of wine from New York are being confiscated and destroyed...
Afternoon Brief, July 27
Natural Wine Faces Legal Definition
A right-wing French politician has filed a motion this month to launch an investigative committee that will seek to legally define the term "natural wine" in France...
Afternoon Brief, July 9
Millions of Bottles of Spanish Rosé Sold as French: French authorities have uncovered millions of bottles of rosé imported in bulk from Spain being passed off as French, with at least one producer facing prison and fines of up to 300,000...
Afternoon Brief, July 5
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Canada’s Wine Sector to Benefit from Over $9M in Investment
The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network will receive investment...
Afternoon Brief, July 3
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Fire Risk for Napa County Vineyards
A huge wildfire has crossed over into Napa County, less than a...
Afternoon Brief, July 2nd
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Chinese Estates in Bordeaux Seized in Fraud Investigation
French fraud investigators have confiscated 10 estates in Bordeaux belonging...
