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NO PLASTIC BOTTLES for BEAUJOLAIS?

For many wine regions, image is everything.  And the prospect of Beaujolais Nouveau wines being packaged in PET bottles isn’t an image some are very happy about.  In order to maintain the region’s reputation, Inter Beaujolais, the ruling council for Beaujolais Nouveau wines, is considering a ban on wineries replacing...
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U.S. WINE MARKET INCHES UP

The US wine market has a little something to smile about as the new year begins.  Market research organization Mintel predicted a market increase of 2.1% by the end of 2OO9.  The growth represents a stabilization of a market which saw a 3.2% decline in 2OO8 at the peak of...
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TWITTER, TWITTER EVERYWHERE . . .

When thinking of literacy, wine isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. The eponymous Twitter begs to differ. In an attempt to boost literacy rates around the world, Twitter has launched a wine label with San Francisco-based winery Crushpad. The label is dubbed Fledgling Wine. In addition to...
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CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS KEEP UP the GREEN EFFORT

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has released a report funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) revealing that 1O1 winegrowers surveyed throughout California, have a remarkably high level of adoption of sustainable vineyard management practices. Complete survey results are detailed in the report, titled “Understanding Adoption and...
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NO WINE from AMAZON

From books to clothes, from diapers to DVDs, you can buy just about anything in the world on Amazon – but you can’t buy wine and you won’t be able to in the near future. After a lengthy campaign, Amazon.com has abandoned its efforts to sell wine online. It nearly...
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CRUSHPAD GOES to FRANCE

The internet’s a beautiful thing – with a click of the button you can do just about whatever you want. And now, from the comfort of your own living room, you can custom blend your own Bordeaux. Crushpad, the popular California-based company that offers clients the opportunity to make their...
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FRANCE RECLAIMS ITS CROWN

France has had little to cheer about during the last few years. But now there’s something to make winemakers smile: the country has regained its status as the world’s biggest wine producer, after having been overtaken by Italy last year, Italy’s largest farmers’ association Coldiretti recently reported. France, with its...
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PULLING UP VINES

When the price is right, it’s right – and French winemakers need money. In exchange for remuneration from the EU, French wine producers are planning to uproot more than 15,OOO hectares of vines in the 2OO9/2O1O growing season. According to state agency FranceAgriMer, more than 3OOO applications to uproot vines...
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A BUMPER CROP in WASHINGTON

It’s been a great year for grapes on the West Coast. A report by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers indicates a record crop of 155,OOO tons of wine grapes this fall, up from 145,OOO last year. The annual crop estimate is often on the high side, but it...
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