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Exclusive: Eyeing Pinot Noir Growth, Oregon’s Sokol Blosser Forms Sales And Marketing Unit
Keen to leverage its prowess in the market’s high-flying premium Pinot Noir segment, Oregon wine producer Sokol Blosser is launching its own sales and marketing operation, effective today, amidst a period of change across the company. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 1, 2015Wine Spectator: Prime Portugal Wine Estate Quinta do Ventozelo Sold to Gran Cruz
Gran Cruz, a firm known for volume Port brands but shifting toward premium wines, has purchased Quinta do Ventozelo, a Douro property with more than 500 acres of vines. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 1, 2015Treasury To Sell Off Sonoma’s Asti Winery As Part Of Consolidation Plan
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is putting its Asti winery in Sonoma County on the block as part of its move to streamline its U.S. operations. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 31, 2015China’s Decline Hampers 2014 Bordeaux Wine Exports
China’s austerity crackdown and a sharply reduced 2013 wine grape harvest contributed substantially to Bordeaux wine sales sinking in 2014. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 26, 2015Led By Barefoot, Gallo’s Wine Portfolio Achieves Impressive Growth
Despite a total wine market that grew less than 1% to 321.8 million nine-liter cases in the U.S. last year, E.&J. Gallo Winery has seen phenomenal growth for a number of its wine brands, both domestic and imported. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 24, 2015Wine Spectator: Will A Chinese Investor Buy A First-Growth Château?
China may be importing less Bordeaux wine, but Chinese investors are still looking for Bordeaux châteaus to buy. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 13, 2015