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The links below will take you to recent news articles of interest to the wine grape growing and wine production industries. In each case, no warranties are made by KIRK & SIMAS as to the accuracy of the information contained in the article. |
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GRAPE SUPPLY AND DEMAND NEAR BALANCE (posted 02/04/2009)
Although gloomy economic news has eroded public confidence and shredded business balance sheets, the outlook for the state's wine and grape sector remains fairly sunny, according to . . .
(More at this link to California Farm Bureau Federation. See more . . .) |
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TAX HIKE WOULD PUT CHUCK OVER ITS FAMED TWO BUCKS (Is this the end of Two Buck Chuck?) (posted 01/21/2009)
A proposal to raise the state tax on wine to a level more than six times higher to help close California's giant budget deficit would kill the $1.99 price for Charles Shaw wines said . . .
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CENTRAL COAST'S FOLEY WINE GROUP ACQUIRES SONOMA'S SEBASTINI VINEYARDS AND WINERY (posted 12/22/2008)
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery, a four-generation family operation since its founding in 1904 by Italian immigrant Samuele Sebastiani, has reportedly been sold . . .
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AB 2004 CHANGES TASTING ROOM RULES (posted 11/15/2008)
Assembly Bill 2004 will change the rules of the game for winery tasting rooms beginning January 1, 2009 . . .
(More at this link to an article prepared by KIRK & SIMAS attorney, Alex Simas. See more . . .) |
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HOW BILLS WILL AFFECT WINERIES (posted 10/20/2008)
Schwarzenegger signs legislation about tastings, pests and samles, mostly pro-industry.
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PREDICTING THE FINANCIAL FUTURE OF WINE (posted 09/24/2008)
Industry surveys show concern about on pemises sales and grape supplies, continuing optimism on profitability.
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CRIMSON WINE GROUP ACQUIRES CENTRAL COAST'S DOMAINE ALFRED WINERY (posted 08/27/2008)
Crimson Wine Group, a new unit of New York investment group Leucadia National Corp., hopes to complete the acquisition of Domaine Alfred Winery, an Edna Valley producer that specializes in . . .
(More at this link to the San Francisco Business Times. See more . . .) |
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IS IT TIME FOR NUTRITION FACTS TO HIT THE BOTTLE?: Nutrition Labeling of Alcoholic Beverages and the Implications for Consumers and the Industry (Posted 07/15/2008)
Wine tasting rooms are strage worlds unto themselves, filled with visitors who probe their palates and evaluate their senses for . . .
(More at this link to a law review comment prepared by Brian Simas, a June 2009 J.D. candidate at Pepperdine Law School. See more . . .) |
