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Aaron Salvestrin pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Sydney court
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (312+ words) Former Griffith winemaker and businessman Aaron Salvestrin pleaded guilty in a Sydney court on Tuesday to three fraud-related offenses, a step that moves a long-running case tied to the collapse of his wine company, Sans Pareil Estate, into the sentencing…...
E. U. Officials Reviewed EFSA's Glycerol Safety Opinion at a Brussels Wine Policy Meeting
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (358+ words) The Council of the European Union convened its Working Party on Wines and Alcohol on June 25 in Brussels, bringing together national delegations to review recent developments at the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, known as the OIV, and to…...
European Wine Producers Push to Lock In New Industry Measures Before CAP Talks
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (241+ words) European wine producers are pressing to protect a new set of industry measures as the European Union moves toward negotiations on its next Common Agricultural Policy, arguing that the recently approved "wine package" will matter only if its main provisions…...
Former Anchor Brewing workers urge Hamdi Ulukaya to rehire them as signs point to a restart
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (555+ words) Former workers at Anchor Brewing in San Francisco are publicly asking the brewery's new owner, Hamdi Ulukaya, to rehire them and sign a union neutrality agreement as signs grow that the historic plant may be preparing to restart production after…...
Record heat is pushing Piedmont's grape harvest up by a month
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (493+ words) Vinetur - United States France Italy Spain Germany United Kingdom China Japan Argentina Mexico Chile Brazil Portugal Australia New Zealand South Africa Record heat is pushing Piedmont's grape harvest up by a month Growers say drought and violent storms are accelerating…...
Top Wineries Outpace Rivals by 22% in a Fractured U. S. Wine Market
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (411+ words) A widening split is taking shape in the U. S. wine business, with the strongest wineries growing even as weaker peers continue to lose ground, according to Silicon Valley Bank's 2026 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Report, released this month by the bank's wine division, now…...
Greenfield Global starts U. S. production of compliant wine base in Kentucky
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (250+ words) Greenfield Global said Wednesday that it has begun commercial production and shipments of U. S. -compliant Other than Standard Wine, or OTSW, at its Shelbyville, Kentucky, campus, adding a domestic supply option for American beverage alcohol producers facing higher import costs and…...
Study finds grapevine red blotch virus is easier to detect during specific seasons
1+ week, 5+ day ago (460+ words) A study highlighted in the Arab and Near East Plant Protection Bulletin points to a clearer seasonal pattern in how grapevine red blotch virus is detected inside infected vines, a finding that could help vineyards choose better sampling windows for…...
France's appellation committee met on rules governing protected wines and spirits
1+ week, 5+ day ago (233+ words) France's National Institute of Origin and Quality, known as INAO, convened its national committee for appellations covering wines, alcoholic beverages and spirits on June 18, according to the agency's public notice for the session. The committee is one of the main…...
Most West Coast winery websites fall short on speed, hurting online sales
1+ week, 5+ day ago (625+ words) A new industry report from Transom says most winery websites on the West Coast are slow, hard to distinguish from one another and poorly equipped for modern online sales, creating what the firm describes as a major drag on direct-to-consumer…...