Wines & Vines back issues from September 1991:
Mark Newman joined Bercut-Vandervoorts & Co. (vice-president/national sales manager) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... He is vice president/national sales manager; previously, he was president of Schallert Wine Co., part of Bohemian ...
Tomas Rodriguez is director, sales and marketing, at Virginia's Ingleside. (wine industry) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... He joined the Oak Grove, Va. winery from Schieffelin & Somerset. ...
Arrowood Vineyards expanded marketing, sales staff. (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Edward J. "Ned" Carton now is director of sales and marketing. An 18-year industry veteran, most recently he was with Chateau St. Jean winery. Camilla ...
Canandaigua buys Guild for $55 million. (Canandaigua Wine Co.; Guild Wineries and Distilleries) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Canandaigua Wine Co. of New York State agreed to purchase the assets of Guild Wineries and Distilleries of Woodbridge in California. The purchase price was $55 million; Guild's sales last year were reported to be $63 million. Canandaigua, piloted by Marvin Sands, already owns ...
U.S. crop outlook. (forecast of grape crop in 1991) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Barring the unexpected, the nation should have a total grape crop in 1991 of 5,266,900 tons. That was the forecast as of August 1. Over the country, this year's harvest is universally late. Harvest for wine started in the Central Valley of California the last week of August and in the ...
Top-end Gallo. (Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery to produce and market premium-priced wines) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... The world's largest winery, a status it has built on low and medium-priced wines, is going into the prestige segment of the U.S. industry--dollar-heavy Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Out under a new label but with the designation Ernest and Julio Gallo will be a $60 Cabernet and a $30 ...
Ethanol may help. (mild consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of heart disease) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... A study of more than 51,000 men by the Harvard School of Public Health showed that men who consumed from one-half to two drinks a day reduced the risk of heart disease by 26% compared to teetotalers. The finds appeared in the recent ...
WI seeks lead rule. (Wine Institute asks Food and Drug Administration to set standard for lead content in wine) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Wine Institute has asked the Food and Drug Administration to set a temporary standard for lead content in[TABULAR DATA OMITTED]wine. Specifically, Institute asked FDA to adopt either the Canadian standard of 200 parts per billion (ppb) or the European standard of 300 ...
Here's the lowdown on preprint: $ales. (preprinted shipping cartons as a marketing tool for wine)
Sep 01, 1991; ... A shipping box is more than a container to get wine from one point to the next. If used properly, it also can serve as an attractive promotional tool. Traditional marketing devices such as in-store displays and advertising are important, but attractive shipping boxes with ...
Birth control for insects? (disruption of grape berry moth mating patterns by using pheromones) (Brief Article)
Sep 01, 1991 ... An approved method of birth control could replace half the chemical insecticides sprayed over vineyards in the eastern U.S. and Canada. That is the word from scientists at Cornell's Geneva Ag Experiment Station. The scientists said a natural sex-attractant compound confuses male ...
Korbel's international quest. (Korbel Champagne Cellars)
Sep 01, 1991; ... Korbel Champagne Cellars is setting out on a new course of international marketing, President Gary Heck disclosed at an all-day tour, blending session and launching of a new catering director that the large Sonoma champagne facility henceforth will carry out its own foreign export program ....
Aging spirits in the Soviet Union. (method of wine spirit maturation in coated metal tanks)
Sep 01, 1991 ... The production of certain beverages, such as cognac, brandy, whiskey and some wines requires aging in barrels. The loss of spirit from barrels is very high; for ordinary beverages that are aged from thee-five years the loss is approximately 12-18%. For high-quality products the loss ...
Codorniu Napa opens in the Carneros. (Elaborador Codorniu S.A.; winemaking facility)
Sep 01, 1991; ... Opening this month: Codorniu Napa, a monument to (1) the southern part of Napa County, (2) California winemaking history and (3) the House of Codorniu, based in Barcelona, Spain. Words like understated luxury and environmentally consciou come to mind after a visit to the $22 ...
Health Issues. (consumption of moderate amount of alcohol reduces risk of heart disease)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Over the last few years, a number of studies have documented the reduced risk and incidence of coronary heart disease in consumers who drink alcoholic beverages, and specifically wine, in moderation. Two recent studies conducted at Cornell and Harvard universities shed more light on why ...
The scan what am, supermarket-style. (evaluating grocery store scanner data for wines)
Sep 01, 1991; ... My purpose is to go beyond just showing sales trends from grocery store scanner data. I also want to focus on the opportunity and challenge that we as an industry face in working with grocery retailers. If there are two points you take away upon reading this, I hope the will ...
W&V visits oldest wine region in U.S. (Wines & Vines; Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Sep 01, 1991; ... In connection with Wines & Vines' coverage of the New Mexico Grape Growers and Wine Makers annual conference in April, this writer visited two wineries in Albuquerque. Most of the 19 New Mexico wineries are in the Rio Grande Valley or close to it, the river being the source of ...
Looking backward into the future. (a review of past lead articles in Wine & Vines)
Sep 01, 1991; ... The lead article in September, 1921, was by editor Stoll and his subject was the "Grape Market Conditions." As usual, conditions were -- to say the least -- volatile. Information was almost all hearsay. There were those growers who could not stand the heat and sold quickly (at about $40 ...
Marimar Torres Estate notched two landmarks. (sale of first Chardonnay in the U.S.; groundbreaking for a winery in Sonoma County)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Two special events in the U.S. marked the spring of 1991 for the Spanish winegrowing family of Torres with a vinous history dating to the 17th century: (1) The first Chardonnay (1989) went on sale across the U.S. April 1 produced in the California vineyard directed by the 45-year-old ...
Exploring the climates of the Anderson Valley. (wineries in Anderson Valley, California)
Sep 01, 1991 ... In a corner of California's Mendocino County, on the North Coast above San Francisco's Golden Gate, 100 miles to the south, lies the Anderson Valley. One of the little known vineyard districts in the Vineyard State, it is considered a "cool climate" area. Well, maybe yes and maybe no. ...
Bodega Bay: where wine meets the sea. (Sea Ridge, a winery at Bodega Bay, California) (Company Profile)
Sep 01, 1991 ... Bodega Bay is a tiny settlement with a lot of seafaring history on the northern California coast. Its harbor shelters a fleet of fishing boats and pleasure craft. It also attracts tourists, which may be the reason why Sea Ridge winery located its tasting room there although the winery ...
The Back Page. (a report on the seminar sponsored by the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention)
Sep 01, 1991; ... In late July, I attended a three day policy seminar sponsored by the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP), one of the federal government's primary alcohol and drug policy agencies. The following summary reflects the recommendations of the seminar, which are significant because of ...