Wine Industry News
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(PressDemocrat) - The assets of custom-crush Sonoma winery Crushpad have been sold, but hundreds of clients still are seeking details about the fate of more than 900barrels of wine stored at a Sebastiani warehouse. The assets were sold for $654,866 to Structural Solutions Inc. and Aspect 2 LLC, ... -
(Decanter) - Recent clients of embattled California custom winemaking business Crushpad Inc could be helped out by the company's former Bordeaux operation, it has been revealed. The move follows the decision by Crushpad to call in US administrators, holding a public auction in San Francisco today (...Bordeaux operation 'could help' Crushpad clients
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(HuffingtonPost) - Wine is associated with gastronomy, history, local identity and spirituality. With its rich past of sensory delight dating back thousands of years, wine has long since established itself as a lasting cultural symbol of a healthy and harmonious lifestyle. Throughout history, the ro...The Architecture of Wine
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(TheGlobeandMail) - The Stanislao Radikon Oslavje 2005 we are about to taste isn’t red, white or pink. This wine is orange – a hazy, golden amber, to be more precise, with sweet aromas of baked apple, melon and apricot pit. Blended from ribolla gialla, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay grapes, t...'Natural' wine: fabulous or faddish scam?
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(Lubbockonline) - With the 2012 wine grape harvest approaching, growers in the High Plains are optimistic about the quality of this year’s crop. Bobby Cox, a Texas wine grape grower, said the industry is looking to have the best harvest in many years. “Grapes more or less like dry climate,...US: Texas grape growers produce healthy yields
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(StaceyPageOnline) - Fresh off the state’s first “Wine of the Year” medal at the annual Indy International Wine Competition, the Indiana Wine Grape Council says the industry is growing. Jeanette Merritt, marketing director of the group, explained a number of Hoosier vineyards are planting mor...US: Indiana Wine Industry Poised for Growth
August, 07, 2012 -
(TheDrinksBusiness) - We round up the top 10 wines in the US press last weekend. Irene Virbila in the Los Angeles Times has written about “drinking Qupé Syrah for years but never knowing until now that (1) Qupé is pronounced “kyoo-PAY” (I’d thought it was koo-PAY all this time) and (2)...TOP 10 WINES IN THE US PRESS
August, 07, 2012 -
(WineSpectator) - The assets of Sonoma, Calif.-based Crushpad are scheduled to go under the gavel Aug. 7 following months of speculation about the company’s solvency. Those assets include wines made by current customers of the do-it-yourself custom-crush winery. As many as 500 customers have wi...Crushpad's Assets Go on the Auction Block
August, 07, 2012

