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Afternoon Brief, August 16
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Duckhorn Wine Company Acquires Central Coast Icon Calera Wine Company Duckhorn Wine Company, which includes Duckhorn Vineyards, Goldeneye, Paraduxx,...
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It’s What’s in the Bottle That Counts … Or Is It?
The Role of Texture in Wine Packaging. The lab supervisor of a well-known Sonoma County winery approached me recently with a lovely bottle of Cote des Roses by producer Gerard Bertrand...
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Afternoon Brief, March 21
Distilled Spirits & Wine Demonstrate Strong Growth While Beer Continues Reinvention: The distilled spirits, wine and beer industries continued to adapt to consumers' changing attitudes towards beverage...
ABrief February 9
Afternoon Brief, February 9
'Red Blotch Like Phylloxera for California': Following a tasting in London on Tuesday this week, Bruce Cakebread discussed some of the issues facing wineries in California, in particular drought conditions...
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Not Just a Celebrity Wine; John Legend’s LVE in Harmony with JCB
Every actor, musician, and television personality seems to be getting their own brand of wine or spirits these days, but do they bring anything to the table beyond a brand name that bolsters sales figures?...
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Afternoon Brief, February 6
Beer Is the Drink of Choice Among Americans, with Wine Moving Up in the Ranks: Beer had edged out wine as US adults (21 years and older) drink of choice, according to a survey by The Harris Poll that included...
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Afternoon Brief, January 17
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Meritage – Death of a Marketing Label As searches for the term enter a terminal tailspin, W. Blake Gray asks why producers still call wines Meritage…...
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Afternoon Brief, September 7
Winery Worker, Napa Resident Killed on the Job: A Napa winery employee was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics after a stack of metal wine barrel racks fell on him, according to the Napa County...
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Afternoon Brief, August 24
Deeper Irrigation Method Showing Promise for Vineyards: A new subsurface irrigation system is showing promise for slashing water usage in vineyards...
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Afternoon Brief, February 11
U.S. Wine Export Market Ripe for Growth: Washington wine grape growers should be looking to New Zealand as a model for premium wine production and theres opportunity for growth...
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