Wine Industry News
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(PressDemocrat) - Thousands of items from Copia, the defunct wine, food and arts center in downtown Napa, will go on sale later this month in a live Internet auction. Copia, also known as the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, shut its doors and declared bankruptcy in 2008 after running... -
(Guardian) - Record demand for English brands is leading French growers to explore possible sites near the South Downs. Mike Roberts should be a happy man. His Ridgeview vineyard nestling at the foot of the South Downs is producing award-winning sparkling wines that regularly best the finest champag...Champagne giants eye up England as sparkling wines win praise worldwide
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(BBCNews) - People investing money in fine wine have lost an estimated £100m over the last four years following the collapse of wine investment firms, the BBC has learned. It is thought more than 50 UK-based vintage wine investment firms have collapsed in that period. Some individuals speakin...UK: Fine wine investors lose millions as companies go under
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(StatesmanJournal) - Sometimes I feel like we give so much attention to pinot noir that it’s like lavishing all your attention on one child in the family at the expense of other siblings. It’s even worse when you live in the Mid-Valley because there is so much pinot noir grown and produced in...Tempranillo is rising star in Southern Oregon wine
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(TheDailyBeast) - Wines fermented with weed were a novelty in the early 1980s, but now quite a few California winemakers are producing cannabis cuvées on the sly—with cabernet the variety of choice. Last year, at a Burgundy dinner in New York, I was given a wine that smelled like no Burgundy I�...US: Marijuana-Laced Wine Grows More Fashionable in California Wine Country
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(Decanter) - Francis Ford Coppola is suing the Tavola Italian Kitchen restaurant in Novato, California for trademark infringement over the use of the word 'Tavola'. Trustees of the Coppola family, which owns restaurants Zoetrope in San Francisco and Rustic in Sonoma County, say that 'a tavola', mean...US: Coppola sues restaurant over 'Tavola' name
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(ABC15) - We've all seen the scores on the labels and in the advertisements promoting a the wonders of a specific wine. Where do they come from, what do they mean, or do they mean anything at all? Justin Ove, Ambassador of Wine Education, Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, breaks it all down. Wh...Understanding wine scoring
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(ChicagoBusiness) - City Winery, the Manhattan restaurant, micro-winery and music venue that aims to open its Chicago outpost in August, tapped into its new space this week. Owner Michael Dorf "broke ground" on the West Loop site, a former food distribution warehouse at 1200 W. Randolph St. (P...US: City Winery aims to improve on Manhattan original
April, 13, 2012

