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• September 2014

  Imagine France without wine. Bizarre, non? Wine is so associated with French culture, you would think they invented the stuff. (The Greeks and Etruscans taught them. Shhh.) Man has been making wine for thousands of years, but the French made it big business, refining it and marketing it to a thirsty world. While the image of French wine has argu... Read More

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• September 2014

  As a person who loves and frequently enjoys wine, I have been very disturbed lately by world, and various govt agencies, calling all ETOH consumption, including wine, to be "deadly", for the most part.    I have posted on this before, citing an article wherein the WHO called ethanol a major carcinogen.  While most just ignore this hype and move ... Read More

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• December 2012

   Following a Wall Street Journal article yesterday, wine sites and blogs are exploding with news that Robert Parker has sold a substantial share of The Wine Advocate to a group of young investors in Singapore. The "game-changing" publication will see some major changes. Do you think these changes will be a good thing or do they risk losing subsc... Read More

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• March 2012

  Wine Experts' Palates 'More Sensitive than Others', Study FindsResults suggest expert opinions may be irrelevant to consumersMarch 6, 2012 — A new study found that wine experts might be more sensitive to taste than average wine consumers, according to Penn State Live.According to John Hayes, director of Penn State University’s sensory evaluation... Read More

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• May 2011

  An interesting column by Jim Lefevere at Forbes on the forces changing or representing change in the wine market in the US these days. He lists 10 dynamics:Wine consumption growthGeneration YThe global wine villageDrink localTechnology changes everythingBrand vs. landAlternative packagingResidual sugarWine and healthPolitics and the lawwith two ... Read More

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• January 2011

  The results are in for the 2011 SF Chronicle Wine Competition and there are a lot of medals coming back to the Livermore Valley.  With over 5000 entries this year the competition was tuff.  Here is a list of the medal winning Livermore wineries. Bent Creek Winery, Charles R Vineyards, Chouinard Vineyards, Concannon Vineyard, Crooked Vine Winery,... Read More

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• August 2009

  An interesting read regarding the oft-underestimated Virginia vino and some good stuff from Cali- against the French. Of course:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/18/ST2009081802401.htmlGlass ActsIn Our Wine Tasting, Virginia Shows It Can Compete With France and Napa ValleyBy Dave McIntyreSpecial to The Washington Post W... Read More

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• April 2009

  Pernod Ricard has announced it is selling Wild Turkey and related businesses to Gruppo Campari for 575million US, what Icon is next? Read More

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• May 2008

  Its Friday night and very quiet in the office as the rest of the office has left (they were up most of the night moving the site to our shiny new servers - am hoping you can all see the difference when you use the site). I'm feeling reflective so thought I'd jot down some thoughts about trade groups and efficiency.Yes, I love efficiency and Snoo... Read More

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• March 2008

  New York, NY - March 5, 2008Snooth makes wine shopping more social with launch of Snooth TalkSnooth, the worlds most comprehensive wine review site, today announced the launch of Snooth Talk, the industry's first fully featured, seamlessly integrated wine forum. Snooth users can visit Talk to ask questions, give advice, debate wines and interact... Read More

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