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Wine Industry News for Sunday Nov 23, 2008
Government subsidy will compensate winegrape growers who lost their market
The City Council Wednesday voted 8-1 to strike down a city ordinance banning the Sunday sale of beer and wine, which had been in place since 1969. By the same margin, it also made the change an emergency ordinance, meaning it will go into effect immediately, instead of next month.
Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network's (ADMHN) 4th annual "Raising Spirits" Wine Tasting and Auction on Oct. 23 raised more than $35,000 for uninsured and underinsured low income individuals in need of mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
WinePod(R) Releases Its Affordable, Entry--level Personal Winemaking System as well as Custom Vintages From Crush Club Just in Time for the Holidays
Dan Aykroyd, the former "Saturday Night Live" comedian and actor, is just about to release his 2007 Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon - his first California wine project.
Seymour, an avid saltwater fly fisherman and veteran of the wine industry of over 30 years, has partnered with his longtime friend, fellow fisherman and Oregon winemaker Stephen Cary, to make their own seafood-friendly wines - and give back to the planet while they're at it.
A law banning the direct shipment of wine to consumers in Massachusetts has been defeated. According to a press release from FreeTheGrapes.com,
De Doorns in the Hex River Valley has been particularly hard-hit, with more than a dozen bridges washed away or severely damaged - bridges which link vineyards with cellars and co-operatives where the grapes will be processed
WA winemakers were facing the end of the boom times with the global credit crunch likely to create uncertain" demand for top-quality wines, an industry expert said yesterday.
Top German and Austrian winemakers flew into Dubai this week, in an attempt to break into the country's blue-chip dominated wine market.
Choosing the wines for the Thanksgiving meal presents a delicious challenge for hosts because of the special culinary and emotional components of the gathering.
Officials with Copia - The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts - announced their intention to sell off the entity's 12-arce campus and building in Napa, located between the Oxbox Public Market and the soon-to-build Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
So for Thanksgiving, we thought we'd abandon the usual wine-writer blather about how Thanksgiving is (a) a time to let wine shine, since the food is understated, or (b) a time to drink whatever, since the food is understated (and you'll need the drink).
With such focus on recycling wine bottles and reducing the weight of bottle glass, how come the cork - an essential part of the package - is usually just tossed away?
There's a celebrity theme happening at B.R. Cohn Winery, perched on an olive tree-carpeted hill above Sonoma Highway in Glen Ellen.
Air travelers can enjoy fine dining at several restaurants in new terminal and can even bring wine bottles on board their flights