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Accessibly Priced Entries From California, Italy Dominate Impact’s Wine “Hot Brands”

Accessibly priced premium entries from California have once again dominated Impact’s “Hot Brands” wines list, but a handful of premium-plus newcomers (retailing at $15 and higher) also made the cut, displacing several major players within the market’s competitive $8-$12 segment. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 18, 2014

Gallo Targets 3-Liter Box Segment With Fast-Rising Naked Grape

E&J Gallo is moving into the 3-liter boxed wine category with one of its fastest-growing brands, The Naked Grape. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 18, 2014

Delicato Family Vineyards Preps New Rollouts Amid Ongoing Growth

One of the fastest-growing companies across the California wine industry in recent years, Manteca-based Delicato Family Vineyards (DFV) saw marked advances on several of its key brands in 2013, and the company tells SND it has plenty in the new-product pipeline for the first half of this year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 17, 2014

News Briefs for March 17, 2014

•Global sales of Bordeaux wine slipped last year, as exports to the crucial Chinese market fell by 16% amid the government’s crackdown on luxury gift-giving. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 17, 2014

Ste. Michelle Acquires Oregon’s Willakia To Bolster Surging Erath

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has acquired Willakia Vineyard in Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills in an effort to bolster its fast-rising Erath brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 12, 2014

La Crema Intros First Oregon Wine

Jackson Family Wines’ La Crema brand is making its first foray into Oregon wine with the launch of a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 12, 2014

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