Wines & Vines back issues from March 2001:
Excellent.(discusses Len Richardson's article on John De Luca and the Wine Institute)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Wines & Vines has to give Len Richardson of California Farmer magazine a "well done" (more than a mere attaboy) for his article on John De Luca of Wine Institute in California Wine, published by the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition. I've not met Len, but his ...
Trinchero Family Estates.(joint venture between Sutter Home Winery Inc. and Carbonne Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Trinchero Family Estates (Sutter Home to its friends) has entered into a joint venture with Carbonne Limited, an Australian wine company with extensive vineyard holdings and a new winery just constructed in New South Wales in the Orange district. The Napa winery will create an ...
Wine X Goes Down under.(Gorrie Group Media to publish wine magazine in Australia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Wine X, the California-based magazine that targets the youth market for potential wine consumption (21-plus, of course) has entered into a partnership with the Gorrie Group Media of Melbourne, Australia to publish a down under version of Wine X. "Seriously targeting the youth ...
And Still More From Australia, Mate.(Scott Street Portfolio to distribute Simon Hackett Wines in United States)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Simon Hackett Wines from the McLaren Vale region of Australia are the newest addition to the Scott Street Portfolio, the U.S. importer and distributor of premium Australian wines. Winemaker Simon Hackett is the fourth generation of his family to be involved with agriculture and with grape ...
LVMH Shows Strong Growth.(LVMH, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton year 2000 turnover)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... LVMH, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (Nasdaq:LVMHY) the world's leading luxury products group, announced that consolidated turnover for 2000 increased 35% to reach a record level of 11.6 billion Euros, an increase of three billion Euros compared to 1999. Strong growth was ...
The Salon del Vino Is Growing.(Spanish wine consumption)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Worldbeat packed its much-traveled bag and went to Madrid in February for the second Salon Internacional del Vino, held in the Spanish capital February 8-10. The event, which doubled in size over the first year, attracted exhibitors from all over Europe as well as interested observers from ...
People.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Temecula Valley Winegrowers elect new board. Officers for the 2001 board of directors are: Joe Hart, Hart Winery, president; Ben Drake, Drake Enterprises, 1st v.p.; Roberto Ponte, Temecula Valley Vineyards, 2nd v.p.; Nicholas Palumbo, Palumbo Family Vineyards, secretary; Ray ...
John Lansingh joins Barrel Builders, Inc.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... He is a sales rep for the Napa Valley supplier of barrels and related ...
Trust International Corp. offers new sizes for oak.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The company is offering thin-stave Hungarian oak traditional chateau Bordeaux and Chateau Ferre 225L style barrels. The barrels are produced in Szigetvar, Hungary ....
A.O. Wilson appoints Graham Wilson president.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... He is president and general manager and represents the third generation of the family-owned company. Ross Wilson ...
Earl Construction changes name to Sundt Construction, Inc.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Sundt is the parent company and has over ...
Chip Kime joins ConeTech in sales.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... He is the new sales manager and is in charge of implementing release of ConeTech's latest product, Heinrich Barrels. He will oversee the company's other ...
Pepi procures prized Pinot proximal to Portland.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Napa Valley's Pepi winery went to Oregon's Willamette Valley to produce the 1999 Pepi Vintage Pinot grigio (gris). The grapes were found near Salem and the ...
Sutter Home introduces premium wine vinegars.(Sutter Home Premium Foods)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Sutter Home Premium Foods will launch a new line of premium vinegars produced from five varietal blends: Champagne, ...
Caliterra launches Arboleda wines.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Caliterra, the Chilean joint venture between Robert Mondavi, Oakville and Vina Errazuriz, Chile, announced the release of appellation-specific, ultra-premium Chilean wines under the new brand, ...
Robert Mondavi launches new Web site.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Produced by 415 Productions of San Francisco, the site tailors searches by the visitor's level of wine expertise. In addition to the ...
Svensson introduces barrier for GWSS.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... ECONET is a 20-ft high mesh screen that creates an ecologically friendly barrier to separate sharpshooter ...
Virginia Dare introduces Elderberry flavor.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The company has introduced Elderberry as the newest in its line of berry flavors. The concentrates can ...
Paterno Imports now market Gaja wines.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Beginning March 1, 2001, Paterno will market the premium Italian wine in the U.S. Gaja was founded in 1859, and the current owner, ...
Wine Squared offers 2-layer label.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... This pressure sensitive label is produced especially for wine bottles. The top layer can be peeled off, leaving the label beneath ...
Eyrie Vineyards to join Dreyfus, Ashby & Co.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Oregon vineyard has joined the ranks of brands represented by the New York-based company. Eyrie, founded in 1966, was the first vineyard to be planted in the ...
Clicquot, Inc. to market Newton Vineyard wines.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The U.S. subsidiary of Champagne Veuve Clicquot has acquired financial interest in the Napa Valley winery and will assume worldwide ...
Southcorp Wines names global ad agency.(McCann-Erickson)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... McCann-Erickson was chosen as the Australian-based company's global advertising agency. The alliance will ...
Wine Institute adds sustainable ag subcommittee.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The subcommittee is chaired by Michael Honig of Honig Vineyard and Winery, Rutherford. The intent is to ...
Fresno State releases a new wine: white Zinfandel.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The grapes were grown at the university and the wines were on the university's Farm Market shelves in time for the holidays. Fresno State is the only ...
Sonoma Valley Wine Harvest auction nets $423,000+.
Mar 01, 2001 ... The event, sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, benefits several ...
Cornell Cooperative Extension receives donation for research.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... North Fork vintner Vincent Gallucio of Galluccio Estate Vineyard/Gristina Winery donated $25,000 for grape research ...
Commemorative bottling to honor founder of Trefethen Vineyards.
Mar 01, 2001 ... "Vision" is a commemorative bottling of 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon honoring the late Eugene Trefethen, who died in 1996. Less than 100 cases ...
Georges Duboeuf selects Wine Book of the Year.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The 2000 Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award was presented in November to Felicia M. Sherbert for her book, The Unofficial Guide to Selecting Wine. The books are selected by ...
Sonoma State University receives endowment from Trione Family.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Henry and Madelyne Trione have committed $500,000 to SSU's Wine Business Program. The Triones have been supporters of the university for ...
DeLille Cellars named Winery of the Year by WineToday.com.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Woodinville, Washington winery was selected from over 8,000 wines reviewed by the New York Times-owned Web site and ...
New Package For Undurraga.
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Chilean producer's new look will be available in the U.S. on its extended line of reserve and varietal wines. The new packaging carries the Undurraga family crest and the signature of Don Francisco ...
CDFA appoints GWSS/PD program coordinator.(California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bob Wynn)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Governor Gray Davis appointed Bob Wynn statewide coordinator for the California Department of Food and Agriculture's GWSS/PD ...
Third Quarter Exports Up 2%.(American wine)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... For the first nine months of 2000, exports of American wine rose 2% despite the strength of the dollar against other currencies. Wine institute reported exports also rose 2% in ...
Say What?(Massachusetts mail order law)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Per a story in the S.F. Chronicle (comical?) Jan. 29, Massachusetts has proposed a real stem-winder of a statute in the direct shipment arena. Get a load of this: residents who visit out-of-state wineries can ship home up to three cases of wine for personal use. But, and on this they must ...
Funny.(California wine joke)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Colleague Larry Walker told me of a funny exchange between a California wine writer (Larry?) and a Thscan winemaker. The writer asked ...
Truth In Labeling.(wine brand names)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Rodney Strong Vineyards used to make a Zinfandel it called "Old Vines". No mas. The 1998 Estate Zinfandel, as will be the case with future vintages, will be called "Knotty Vines" Zinfandel. That's because not all the fruit comes from old vines; some of the vines are veritable youngsters, I ...
News From London.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Sainsbury's, the grocer, has formed a joint venture with Oddbins, a wine specialist, to sell wine via mail and the Internet. "Harpers" pointed out this was a good thing for two reasons: one, consumers have an ...
Bumper Crop.(Australian grapes)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Per an article from Bloomberg News (?) in Sydney, Australia was looking a record crop in the eye. That would be 1.3 million metric tons, up 14% from ...
Haiku and Champagne -- Huh?(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Weird or not, Pacific Echo Cellars, owned by the French, held its Third Annual Haiku Challenge. I don't know about the top prize, either -- a "luxurious trip for two to California's Anderson Valley." This may be a big deal if ...
Crush Report.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The Preliminary (California) Grape Crush Report includes all grape tonnage crushed during the 2000 season. It also includes purchased tonnage and pricing information for grapes with final prices prior to January 10, 2001. The March 9, 2001 Final Grape Crush Report will include additional ...
Sebastiani Sells Brands.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Sebastiani Vineyards and Canandaigua Wine, a division of Constellation Brands, have entered into an agreement in which Canandaigua will purchase the assets of Turner Road Vintners from Sebastiani for $295 million. The purchase includes six wine brands: Vendange, Talus, Heritage, ...
10th Zap Festival Draws A Crowd.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Some 9,000 fanciers of Zinfandel were on hand at Fort Mason in Son Francisco for the 10th festival sponsored by Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP). This year's event attracted 6,000 additional attendees for a 50% gain over the 2000 event. ...
Wine by the glass A key marketing tool.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Remember the days when offering as many as six or eight wines by the glass was considered pretty cutting edge? Or the days before that, when the wine by the glass was the House White or the House Red and they were both served chilled? And were most likely poured from a gallon jug that had ...
Beringer Wine Estates Purchases Castello di Gabbiano.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The 900-year old Tuscan wine estate has been purchased from the current owners, Rino and Raynelle Arcaini. The estate sits on 254 acres with 120 acres planted in Sangiovese, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Included in the sale is the historic castle. Castello di Gabbiano dates ...
Sabate USA, Gallo's Midcal Join Up.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Sabate USA and Midcal Packaging Technologies (MPT), formerly Midcal, have formed an alliance to produce and distribute Altec[R] corks for the U.S. wine industry. Sabate continues to manage both the origination of cork materials and the molding of the product; MPT will coat and ...
Design competition extends reach.(Global Wine Packaging & Merchandising Design Awards)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... More than 150 wineries, designers and suppliers participated in the Second Annual Global Wine Packaging & Merchandising Design Awards competition. In addition to wine producing regions in this country, entries were submitted from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Murray J ....
A visit to Vinitech.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... More than 48,000 visitors, including 7,300 foreign visitors from 65 countries, visited Vinitech 2000 and the 850 stands encompassing more than 37,000 meters of exhibit space. Held every two years at Bordeaux Lac, the event combines a trade show for equipment, products and ...
Heitz Martha's Vineyard.(Taltarni's Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Should you taste Taltarni's 1997 estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia, you might think you were tasting a Heitz Martha's Vineyard. Why? Well, there is the 14% a.c., and Joe Heitz always wanted his Cabernets nice and ripe. But the tip-off would be in the nose: eucalyptus, mate. That ...
Chalone Wine Estate.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... "Echelon" is a Chalone Wine Estate and the first wine tasted was 1999 Chardonnay, with a Central Coast appellation. Grapes were sourced from the Edna Valley and Monterey, and those areas are about as Central Coast as you can get. Is it oaky? ...
Stone Creek Wines.(1998 Special Selection California Zinfandel)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... We've said before that Stone Creek Wines equal value for money. 1998 Special Selection California Zinfandel is one example. It's $8. The a.c ....
Beringer Founder's Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.(wine)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Beringer Founder's Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (California, $11) is a good buy. The finish is a tad on the sweet side and suggested chocolate to me ....
Ely Callaway.(difference between wine and beer)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... Ely Callaway once said that at least one difference between a bottle of wine and a bottle (or can) of beer is that there's no back label, or story, on a beer bottle. Something like that. Travaglini Gattinara (Nebbiolo) has got a whale of a story, what with the custom bottle that dates to ...
Mondavi Napa Valley.(1995 Cabernet Sauvignon)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... A Merlot front could move in any time, but before it does, what about a Mondavi Napa Valley '95 Cabernet Sauvignon? This wine is unfiltered and clarity was achieved by fining with egg whites and racking. Egg ...
Burgundian Chardonnay.(1998 Abbots Vineyard Chardonnay from St. Clement)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... We tasted 1998 Abbots Vineyard Chardonnay from St. Clement in October. Every thing about it, except the $20 price rag, reminded me of a Burgundian Chardonnay. Like maybe a Puligny Montrachet. The staff had a good time tasting the wine and trying to guess the price. The guesses ranged from ...
Growth strategies for the family winery.(Buena Vista, Louis M. Martini Winery, Rodney Strong Vineyard)
Mar 01, 2001; ... The mega-drinks companies are on the prowl. From Fosters in Australia to Pernod in France, multi-billion dollar deals have been coming down involving wine and spirits. Is it safe out there for family-owned or otherwise smaller wineries, or are we soon going to end up like ...
Building the Lodi Brand.(Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001; ... When Mark Chandler took the position of executive director of the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission in 1991, his job was to get more wineries to buy Lodi appellation grapes. For the last ten years, Chandler has been marketing, building the Lodi "brand." Today, more than 60 wineries buy ...
A look at winery and vineyard opposition beyond Napa and Sonoma.(analysis)
Mar 01, 2001; ... I don't know about you, but if I hear the words "glassy-winged sharpshooter" one more time, I swear I'm gonna climb a clock tower and start spraying bullets. It's not that I don't take the problem seriously--I'm just sick of hearing about it. In '99 it was the alleged ...
Production and aging of wine in the small oak cooperage.(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001; ... The U.S. wine industry today is confronted with perhaps its greatest challenge since the lifting of the pall of prohibition. The people of the country are at last awakening to the "pleasures of wine," and there is developing a larger and larger group of discriminating wine consumers. The ...
Preliminary 2000 Bordeaux Vintage Report.
Mar 01, 2001; ... Bordeaux 2000 is the story of a vintage in two parts: after a warm winter and wet spring, the first half got off to a bad start. A sultry wet winter and the biggest mildew attack since the 1870 was only brought under control by a flash of heat in June and July, usually the powerhouse of ...
Wine Market 2000: trends and analysis.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Mar 01, 2001 ... This is a summary of the latest report (Oct. 1, 2000) from the Wine Market Council. The study was commissioned by the council and conducted by Merrill Research & Associates. The research was conducted in June 2000 and surveyed 1,100 adults who consume wine, beer and spirits. ...
ACNielsen/Adams Business Research.(wine market information services)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... In a bold and exciting double play, Winery-Exchange has formed an alliance with ACNielsen/Adams Business Research and Euromonitor. The latter two companies offer key information on the global wine market. Under the agreement, grocery store wine sales information from the joint ...
New Site Has the Answers.(Wine Market Council)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... In an effort to put more wine on more American tables, the Wine Market Council has sponsored a new Web site--wineanswers.com--which is intended to appeal to new wine consumers by answering questions that make them nervous about wine. The site features a searchable archive that will answer ...
Winetoday Is Gone--Sort of.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... The New York Times has pulled the plug on winetoday.com, which looked to have been on a life-support system for some time. The site, which was launched in 1998 was part of New York Times Digital, which had cut 17% of staff--69 positions--a few weeks earlier. The Times said that ...
Wine Dot Com Survey.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2001 ... Sonoma State University's (SSU) Wine Business Program and WinerySite.com of Napa have jointly sponsored a comprehensive e-commerce survey for the wine industry. The data will be compiled and used for SSU research and wine business curriculum enhancements, as well as updates to ...