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TEXSOM Celebrates 11 Years as Nation’s Premier Sommelier Education Conference
Save the Date for TEXSOM 2015 Conference
Dallas, TX (April 7, 2015) – TEXSOM, the most prominent and influential wine education conference in the United...
Afternoon Brief, April 2
Beringer Launches Category-Changing Method Of Consumer Sampling With Taste Station Program: This month Beringer unveils an industry-leading innovation that allows consumers to preview wine in stores without even taking a sip...
Afternoon Brief, March 30
Washington Wine Country's Nuclear Threat: A nuclear facility in Washington state's prime wine country is leaching radioactive groundwater and is one natural disaster away from Fukushi
Afternoon Brief, March 24
E. & J. Gallo Announces Acquisition of J Vineyards & Winery: E. & J. Gallo Winery and J Vineyards & Winery announced today that Gallo has agreed to purchase the critically-acclaimed sparkling wine producer...
Afternoon Brief, March 19
"Very high levels of arsenic" in top-selling wines: A proposed class action lawsuit is being filed Thursday in California that claims some of the country's top selling wines have high levels of arsenic...
Afternoon Brief, March 17
Napa Winery Owner Involved in Suspected Murder-Suicide: A Napa Valley vineyard became a crime scene on Monday, as a business meeting ended with two men dead in an apparent murder-suicide over a loan gone bad...
Afternoon Brief, March 5
Critic 'Champagne Jayne' facing fresh court battle over name: A trademark dispute between France's Champagne trade body and the critic known as 'Champagne Jayne' is set to return to court after the two failed to agree a settlement...
Afternoon Brief, February 16
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Single vineyards will define Napa’s future
The Napa Valley will increasingly be defined less by broader appellations and more by...
Afternoon Brief, February 13
Among Treasury Wine Estates' key initiatives in the U.S. market in recent months has been a renewed emphasis on the $10-$20 price area, a strategy that is now yielding growth on several of its main brands...
Texas Monthly Chosen as Presenting Sponsor of TEXSOM International Wine Awards
TEXSOM Co-founders and Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks and James Tidwell today announced that Texas Monthly will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards. In addition, the deadline for early submission has been extended until Friday, February 6th, 2015.
Afternoon Brief, January 20
Napa's Next Cult Cab Waiting in the Wings: What's the next Napa cult wine? That question may be answered next month at Premiere Napa Valley. Last year, 11 Napa wines sold for more than $1000 a bottle at the event...
Afternoon Brief, January 8
5 Major Trends in the Adult Beverage Industry: Lets close the book on 2014, gladly, and look to 2015 and see what Rosen Retail thinks will be the 5 major trends in the adult beverage industry for the year...
Afternoon Brief, January 2
Higher returns low risks, crucial advantages of investing in fine wine: Investors who want to enter fine wine market should know that the industry can be extremely profitable. The secret is to play it safe and not take unnecessary risks...
Afternoon Brief, December 19
The Inside Scoop on How Wines Make the Wine Spectator Top 100 List: Tracy Byrnes, Fox Business anchor and Wine With Me columnist, sits down with Bruce Sanderson, Senior Editor and Tasting Director of Wine Spectator...
Afternoon Brief, December 5
Wine M&A pace may slow in 2015:
After a relatively active string of sales of California vineyard, winery and brands in the past few years, the thirst for new deals likely will subside in the new year, thanks to back-to-back bumper crops and increasingly attractive alternatives in the Pacific Northwest...
