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Pa. liquor-store union contract could complicate efforts to privatize liquor, wine sales
June, 06, 2012
(TheRepublic) - The union representing 3,500 employees of Pennsylvania's state-owned liquor stores announced Tuesday that they have ratified a new labor contract that runs through mid-2015, igniting a debate over the workers' rights if ongoing efforts to privatize the liquor and wine trade are succe...
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US: Denver Winery Wants National Recognition
June, 05, 2012
(Wines&Vines) - Citing strong demand, Ben Parsons is doubling the size of the urban winery he founded and expects to be selling up to 8 million cans of wine within five years. “The demand was such that we had to move locations,” Parsons told Wines & Vines today as he worked to get the winery rea...
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India a 'slow burn' for fine wine despite tax hope
June, 05, 2012
(Decanter) - India will be a 'slow burn' for wine merchants and investors, even if the country does sign a free trade agreement with the European Union, experts believe. The European Commission is pressing India to cut a 150% federal import tariff on wine as part of a trade deal, which the two sides...
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US: Accolade, Gallo Confirm Ascentia Acquisitions
June, 05, 2012
(ShankenNewsDaily) - Accolade Wines and E&J Gallo have confirmed their acquisitions of certain Ascentia Wine Estates brands as reported on Friday by Shanken News Daily. Accolade has acquired premium California wine brands Geyser Peak, XYZin and Atlas Peak for an undisclosed sum, while Gallo has ente...
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The Future Of Wine In China (Part 2)
June, 05, 2012
(JingDaily) - Fast-Forward to 2020 – Potential Scenarios for China’s Wine Industry Based on the factors outlined in my last column, and of course also shaped by the general direction of the global and Chinese macro-economic environments, several potential scenarios are possible for the future...
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Asia's Thirst for Top Wines Dries
June, 05, 2012
(WSJ) - After the binge follows some moderation. Every spring, top Bordeaux producers sell their latest wines in the en primeur market when it's still in the barrel, two years before bottling and delivery. The past two years saw strong sales, driven partly by rising interest among Asian buyers. Mer...
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APNewsBreak: USDA to lift quarantine in 4 Calif. counties now free of European grapevine moth
June, 04, 2012
(WashingtonPost) - An invasive species that led to vineyard quarantines across Northern California and threatened the state’s wine industry has been eradicated in four of the affected counties, federal officials say. Two years of testing and trapping have shown the European grapevine moth no lo...
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US: Eliminating Nematodes and Fanleaf Virus
June, 04, 2012
(Wines&Vines) - The Napa Valley Grapegrowers invited local viticulturists and experts from the University of California, Davis, to discuss two serious root pests—fan leaf virus and nematodes—as part of the Sustainable Vineyard Practices series. One speaker also discussed how phylloxera, drought ...
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Pa. liquor-store union contract could complicate efforts to privatize liquor, wine sales

US: Denver Winery Wants National Recognition

India a 'slow burn' for fine wine despite tax hope

US: Accolade, Gallo Confirm Ascentia Acquisitions

The Future Of Wine In China (Part 2)

Asia's Thirst for Top Wines Dries

APNewsBreak: USDA to lift quarantine in 4 Calif. counties now free of European grapevine moth

US: Eliminating Nematodes and Fanleaf Virus

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