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The proposed takeover bid by beverage manufacturer Pernod Ricard to acquire rival Allied Domecq received clearance by the United States Federal Trade commission, contingent on the sale of Courvoisier and Sauza Tequila to Fortune Brands. This comes as good news to both companies involved, as the only hurdle left in this acquisition is the Canadian [...]

All they want to do is use the word Napa on a bottle of wine that doesn’t have any juice from Napa in it, is that so wrong? Unfortunately, us ad impressionable Americans are sometimes duped into buying products that say one thing, but really have nothing to do with that one thing. At least [...]

I was listening to talk radio on my way into work this morning, and I heard a different slant on Monday’s supreme court ruling on the Armstrong and Getty Program. ‘Who Cares, This doesn’t effect me.’
Will, to us Californians that is partially true if we aren’t in the wine industry, but to a lot of [...]

Every Wine blogger has covered the story of how direct shipping from Wineries to consumers in all U.S. States is now allowed, thanks to a 5 to 4 ruling from the Supreme Court, so I figured I’d compile some links to a bunch of the articles. A recent Press release by Wine.com executives helps [...]

Consolidation is a recurring theme in the wine and spirits industry. This time a bid in the works announced Monday by Constellation Brands to take over Allied Domecq which already has a bid by France’s Pernod Ricard. Several Napa wineries would be involved in the deal, as they are under the Allied Umbrella.
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Fosters just keeps getting bigger and bigger, this time offering a bid to purchase Southcorp, to become the second largest wine company behind Constellation Brands Inc. Holding will now include brands like Penfolds, Lindemans, Rosemount, on top of it’s current holdings of Wolf Blass, Yellowglen, Saltram, Chateau St. Jean, Chateau Souverign, and Beringer, among others, [...]

It’s official: To use the name Napa on your label, the wine must contain Napa Grapes. The long court battle against companies that have abused the name Napa finally came to a close on Monday.
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What does the word “Napa” on a bottle mean? The debate has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2000, California passed a “Napa name” law, which declared that a wine using the name “Napa” must contain at least 75 percent Napa County-grown grapes. The law was soon challenged in court by Bronco Wine Co.; it has [...]

Diageo’s bid to buy Chalone is accepted! Consolidation is an interesting story, one that we have seen very prominently in the corporate world as of late. Next up, Constellation brands to acquire Robert Mondavi, voted on sometime this week by shareholders.
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The Abram’s report from MSN picked up the story about direct wine shipping. Click to watch the video, which shows both sides of the debate, one being Kenneth Starr, and the other Michael Cox, Michigan’s attorney general. Mr.Cox arguments seem weak and baseless, but maybe that’s just my take. A ruling on the matter is [...]