May 16, 2008
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Robert Mondavi Passes at Age 94
Robert Mondavi timeline Robert G. Mondavi, the 94-year-old Napa Valley visionary who put California wine on dinner tables around the world, died this morning, Friday, May 16, 2008.
The World of Wine Just Got Smaller...
Mondavi is widely credited with being the driving force behind Napa Valley’s propulsion to the top of the wine world, a place where great grapes are grown and wines made, and where the industry thrives.
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Euro RSCG Wins Global Chivas Regal Business
Chivas Regal, the Scotch whisky brand, has appointed Euro RSCG to handle its global advertising business, bringing an end to its 14-year relationship with TBWA.
The agency has been briefed to create a new high profile global campaign for the Pernod Richard-owned brand. It is understood that the international campaign will run primarily in Asia and the US, where the brand enjoys strong growth, with some exposure in the UK market.
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Kahlua Adds Mocha to its Family of Exotic Coffee Liqueurs
Kahlua, the number one coffee liqueur in the world, today announced the addition of Kahlua Mocha to its family of premium coffee liqueurs. Available June 2008, Kahlua Mocha will join original Kahlua, Kahlua Especial, Kahlua French Vanilla and Kahlua Hazelnut in retail and on-premise locations in the United States.
Made with a rich blend of 100% Arabica coffee, natural vanilla and real dark chocolate, Kahlua Mocha offers consumers a new way to enjoy their favorite coffee liqueur and retailers the opportunity to enhance category profitability. Kahlua Mocha can be enjoyed over ice, in contemporary cocktails or as a twist on classic Kahlua drinks.
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May 15, 2008
CORE WINE CONSUMERS INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE WINES, BUT FIND THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS CLEARLY MARKED, AVAILABLE
Core wine consumers are interested in purchasing sustainable wines because they want to support producers of sustainable products and because they believe it to be better for the environment, according to a recent study conducted by Full Glass Research in partnership with the Oregon Wine Board. However, many remain confused about exact definitions and certifications; and accessibility is a key barrier to purchase.
Educational campaign will help consumers easily identify certified sustainable wines
Full Glass Research conducted surveys with 954 core involved wine consumers from the Wine Opinions panel and 731 less frequent wine consumers in late 2007 to better understand perceptions of sustainability and purchase motivations among these two consumer sets.
There’s a lot of information here folks!
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CHARLES KRUG WINERY CHARITY AUCTION
Four custom-etched bottles, each containing 27 liters of 2005 Charles Krug Vintage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from Charles Krug Winery-Peter Mondavi Family, raised a total of $35,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Endangered Species Week and Polar Bear Are Listed As Threatened
Defenders of Wildlife yesterday, May 14, 2008, welcomed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This move officially recognizes that polar bears are threatened with extinction from global warming, which is melting the Arctic sea ice where polar bears hunt for ringed and bearded seals, their primary food source. Defenders cautioned, however, that the Bush administration continues to be unwilling to address global warming, which is the leading threat to the polar bear.
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ZinFest Artist to Sign Posters and More
Celebrated ZinFest artist Vince McIndoe will once again be on site to sign commemorative posters and Commemorative ZinFest Wine.
Who is the beautiful red-haired woman in the seductive blue dress? Who is the artist that painted the striking 2008 commemorative ZinFest Poster? The artist is Canadian Vince McIndoe, and the woman is a French-Canadian whose father is rumored to be the mayor of Bordeaux.
To celebrate this year’s ZinFest, the event committee decided to commission a commemorative poster capturing the spirit of Lodi’s premier wine event. With the assistance of local design firm Six West Design, the committee reviewed the works of dozens of artists, but were particularly taken by the bold colorful artwork of Vince McIndoe.
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China Will Lead the World In Wine Production by 2060?
Chinese wine will conquer the world in terms of volume and fine wine, a recent study suggests.
According to the Future of Wine report, drawn up by London-based wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR), China, which is already the world's sixth largest producer, will lead the world by the year 2058.
The report, which predicts the state of world of wine in 50 years, also says China will “rival the best of Bordeaux”.
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May 14, 2008
Anheuser-Busch Drops Exclusive Rights to Import Grolsch
Anheuser-Busch Inc., the U.S. division of the nation's largest brewer, said Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in a signed a letter of intent that it is terminating its U.S. importing rights to the Grolsch beer brands.
Miller Brewing Co. of Milwaukee will become the exclusive importer of the Grolsch beer brands under a tentative agreement that would transfer the U.S. import rights from its main domestic rival Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.
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Environmental Groups Rip Into Farm Bill
Environmental and social action groups were making a last-ditch effort to derail the 2008 farm bill conference report as the House of Representatives and the Senate prepared to debate and vote on the measure.
But even as the Environmental Working Group, Environmental Defense Fund and the Center for Rural Affairs attacked the conference report’s authors for “missing an opportunity to reduce farm subsidies,” a coalition of more than 500 farm organizations were calling on House members and senators to support the legislation.
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May 13, 2008
OWL RIDGE WINE SERVICES CUSTOM CRUSH EXPANDING
Owl Ridge Wine Services announces it has significantly expanded its facilities and services over the last two years and has additional capacity for the 2008 harvest. The company is currently accepting clients for its super-premium custom winemaking facility situated in the Russian River Valley.
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The Fourth Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium Announces Session Topics
Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS)™, the premier event showcasing strategic use of information technology and services for the wine industry, today announces session topics for its fourth annual conference on July 14-15, 2008 at the Marriot Napa Valley. www.wineindustrytechnologysymposium.com
Executives from wineries, distributors, and retailers will gather together to foster education and debate around the application of technology solutions for the wine industry. The symposium starts with several general session topics that address the latest use of cutting- edge technology, from the power of online communities to breakthroughs in global supply chain technologies.
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USA Threatening To Ban All Brunello Imports
The United States has threatened to block all imports of Brunello di Montalcino Starting June 9, 2008.
From that date all Brunello coming into the US must be accompanied by laboratory analysis certifying that the wine is “pure Sangiovese”.
The US is Brunello's biggest market, importing 25% of total Brunello production.
Francesco Marone Cinzano, president of the trade body, the Brunello Consorzio, said the news came via a letter from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to the US Embassy in Rome on May 9, 2008.
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May 12, 2008
Portuguese Cork Manufacturer Promotes Recycling Program
At the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in the wine classes alone, Crystal Collins, the wine studies program coordinator, estimates they collect up to 900 corks a day from the bottles they open.
Add to that the bottles of wine opened in the Wine Spectator Restaurant, and at special CIA events.
Then imagine all the bottles of wine that are opened every day throughout the Napa Valley.
It all adds up to a heck of a lot of corks...
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Vineyard Vitamins Another Drip Irrigation Advantage
Speaking at the 2008 San Joaquin Valley Table Grape Seminar in Visalia, Peter Christensen, in reviewing fertilization principles, said research associated with drip irrigation developments in the past few decades has taken much of the guesswork out of vineyard mineral nutrition.
The result has been improved availability of nutrients in the soil profile, greater efficiency of application, and improved timing and rates of fertilizers, particularly nitrogen and potassium.
“Drip irrigation is probably the single most important step that’s been made in changing vineyard nutrition practices,” says a University of California, Davis emeritus viticulture specialist.
Along the way, more was learned about how different scion and rootstock varieties respond and how best to use foliar application of nutrients.
Nowhere, he added, has drip been more instrumental than in refining the timing of measured amounts of nitrogen. The practice minimizes leaching as long as irrigation does not exceed plant water use.
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Company Profile for Turtledove Pesto Company, LLC
In the early 1990’s it was impossible buy a pesto like Turtledove’s--not only all-natural, but delicious to distraction. With two young boys, Julie Lapham prepared pesto in her home kitchen for local restaurants. At the request of her many friends and customers, in 1994 she put her delicious pestos in jars to sell at specialty stores. Today, customers can find Turtledove Pestos and Pesto Dips nationally through grocery, specialty, health food and online retailers.
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Turtledove Pesto Company, LLC, Headquarters: Rye Beach, NH
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May 11, 2008
PEJU PROVINCE WINERY RELEASES PEJU PINK ROSE FOR MOTHER’S DAY
Peju Province Winery will release its 2007 Peju Pink Rosé Wine in celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11, 2008. Peju is joining the fight against breast cancer by donating 25 percent of sales from each bottle of its second vintage of Peju Pink to organizations that help breast cancer patients and advance breast cancer research. Peju’s winemaker, Sara Fowler, made 350 cases of the 2007 proprietary rosé blend which is available exclusively at the winery and on Peju’s website.
25 Percent of Sales to be Donated to Breast Cancer Patient Care and Research Organizations
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Treat Mom On Mother's Day
It's Mother's Day, which means it's time to show Mom just how much you care. (In other words, not only are you taking over the kitchen, you're cleaning it, too.) Since Mother's Day falls in springtime, roses and champaign are the ideal match for the day.
That’s right you take her Wine and Roses then cook her dinner and do the clean up after. Yes you can take the easy way out and dine at her favorite restaurant. Make sure she eats and drinks well, especially if she did the same for you every other day of the year until you left the house ... But a meal cooked and served by her children will make for an even more memorable and Happy Mother's Day!!
Happy Mother's Day!
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Artisan Wine, Food & Art Festival at COPIA, Napa
Walk-around winetasting with food and art
Boutique wine and food producers come together with top Bay Area artists for a festive spring weekend of wine, food, art and more. Check out original artworks as you taste exceptional, hard-to-find wines from small producers (who make 5,000 or fewer cases a year), complemented by select breads, cheeses and charcuterie. From handcrafted wines to hand-blown glass, you won’t want to miss this celebration of all things artisan.
Festival admission includes wineglass, winetasting and food samples. Artwork and additional food items available for purchase. Admission to COPIA on this weekend will be by festival pass only. COPIA opens at 11:00 am on both days.
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May 10, 2008
Frances’ Millennials Don't Drink Wine?
While wine consumption is increasing in the U.S. -- spurred on in part by the wine adoption habits of American Millennials (young adults aged 21 to 31) -- the opposite is happening in France. Since 1980 French wine consumption has decreased by more than 50% from 120 liters per capita to today's rate of 55 liters per capita.
Though in some ways this is positive, it is also rather alarming. Especially since a large portion of the population that is not drinking wine are France's Millennials or young adults in their 20's. Indeed they have moved away from wine to embrace other beverages -- primarily beer and spirits in the alcohol category, and bottled water, sodas, and juices.
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Little Black Dress Expands Varietal Offerings
Brown-Forman is expanding its Little Black Dress range with a 2006 Pinot Noir sourced from France. The company will also unveil a Chardonnay in a traditional Burgundy package with the 2007 vintage release and will test a Pinot Grigio in an Italian-sourced version to help meet demand for the varietal.
Introduced in August 2006, Brown-Forman launched the Little Black Dress line in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the iconic “little black dress,” that was created by Coco Chanel in 1926. The label has been making red-carpet appearances to benefit the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, which auctions off celebrity dresses and accessories to benefit children's charities. To date, Little Black Dress has helped to raise more than $65,000.
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Penfolds 2003 Grange Releases at Bordeaux Prices
The release, along with all Penfolds top-end wines, comes as the Australian auction market is experiencing its strongest ever demand for super-premium red wines.
Grange is arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.
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May 09, 2008
Bioplastics Having Sticky Label Probles
In the second part of our look back series on major developments at this year's Interpack trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany, BeverageDaily.com examines the importance of reforming labelling on bio-packaging to the industry.
Along with innovation in developing wider applications of bio-packaging for beverage, food and other consumer products, the industry must also look at how it addresses consumers through labelling.
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ZinFest Lodi 2008, May 16 Through 18
Don't miss your opportunity to join local winegrowers and vintners at the fourth annual ZinFest - Wine, Food & Fun at Lodi Lake May 16-18, 2008. Lodi's premiere wine event is an action packed weekend celebrating Lodi's heritage Zinfandel.
This is one of the greatest three day events in central California ever! Start with Friday evening, May 16th, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Vintners' Grille a casual dinner with Lodians, vintners' and sponsors at the Lake, featuring great local foods and the Zinfest Silent Auction & Raffle.
Then Saturday’s ZinFest Wine Festival, May 17, 2008, 12 noon - 7 p.m. featuring Wine Tasting with Fifty (50) of Lodi’s award winning wineries. Enjoy delicious food from the region's best restaurants set up throughout the event site. Live Entertainment at various stages throughout the park--lay out a blanket, have a picnic and enjoy the music! Other activities include: Zinfest Wine and Cooking School, Arts, Crafts, booths; Blend your own Zin and loads of fun things to see and do throughout Saturday at the Lake.
Round out your weekend with Sunday’s ZinFest Winery Open Houses, May 18, 2008, with Participating Lodi Wineries. Experience the warm hospitality of Lodi Wine Country as you travel from winery to winery throughout the Lodi appellation.
Don't miss out on Lodi's Premiere Winetasting Extravaganza--Don’t miss any of the fun, folks!
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May 08, 2008
Petite Sirah (Not Syrah!) Going and Growing Seriously
You know a wine has an image problem when it needs its own advocacy group. Which is why there is the California-based PS I Love You Inc. The PS stands for petite sirah, a grape whose principal problem is that wine lovers too often confuse it with syrah, now increasingly called shiraz.
If you ask most wine lovers what their favorite Petite Sirah is, I suspect you'll get either a blank stare or the name of a Shiraz from Australia or a Syrah from France's Rhone Valley. The few petite sirahs I recall from the 1970s were an inky purple with a surprisingly cherry-like bouquet and robust flavor. It didn't help that wine writers often used descriptions like "easy to drink'' and "versatile,'' which are catch phrases for second- rate picnic wines.
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Raffle Sale Gives Students Lift to College and Research Facility a New Tractor
Sacramento, California, May 5, 2008 – When Rhonda Smith bought a raffle ticket to benefit the California Wine Grape Growers Foundation (CWGGF) scholarship fund, the last thing on her mind was that she’d win the tractor.
“I was at a meeting with Hector Bedolla, a board member of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), where he was the speaking on sustainability and at the end of the meeting he asked me if I would buy a ticket,” said Smith. “I said, Hector, I don’t need a tractor.” And he replied, “Then give it to someone else if you win.”
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Family Winemakers and Western Fairs Association Co-Sponsor Legislation to Fix Home Winemaking Law
Moving swiftly to address a problem with California’s alcoholic beverage statutes, Family Winemakers of California and the Western Fairs Association are teaming up to co-sponsor SB 607 (Wiggins) to allow home winemakers to continue participating in judging competitions. Currently, home winemakers are prohibited from removing the wine from the place where it is made, which makes it illegal to enter competitions that are typically held at county fairs, regional fairs and the California Exposition and State Fair in Sacramento. SB 607 remedies that situation and clarifies other aspects of the home winemaker law in California. “Home winemaking can be the incubator for tomorrow’s entrepreneurial producers, as well as fostering the innovative spirit that makes California wine a global leader. Family Winemakers supports broadening the diversity of the wine industry and is co-sponsoring SB 607 to continue that tradition,” said Paul Kronenberg, FWC President.
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May 07, 2008
NATIONAL ICED TEA MONTH
Iced Tea has a history. Many foods and beverages we enjoy today made their debuts at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Iced tea joins the others. It appears to have something to do with a Richard Blechynden, from England. He came as a representative from the Far East. He was trying to introduce the rewards of tea leaves. The days were so hot that fairgoers kept passing by the Far East Tea House looking for cold drinks. Blechynden decided if cold is what they want cold is what they will get!
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Tamborine Mountain Distillery Gathers Gold Galore
Queensland's Tamborine Mountain Distillery has scored four gold awards at the International Taste and Quality Institute in Brussels.
Top honours of three gold stars for TMD Macadamia Nut Liqueur, two gold stars for their Limoncello Liqueur and a gold star each for the TMD Lavender Liqueur and TMD Lemon Myrtle Vodka.
Australia’s quiet achiever does it again!
Tamborine Mountain Distillery has just received news from the International Taste & Quality Institute in Brussels, Belgium that they have won 4 more gold awards.
Treble Gold Stars for Macadamia Nut Liqueur, Double Gold Stars for Limoncello Liqueur, Gold Star for Lavender Liqueur and Gold Star for Lemon Myrtle flavoured Vodka.
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May 06, 2008
California Vintners Assessing Damage From April Cold Snap
April was a cruel month for California winemakers, bringing a series of unusually late frosts to vineyards baring the tender, green shoots of spring.
Fear of Smaller Harvest on Everyone’s Mind...
The damage still is being assessed - it could be June before growers know the full extent - but most expect smaller-than-average harvests this year.
"It was cold in lots of places," said Karen Ross, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers. "There's lots of misery to be shared."
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JUNE IS NATIONAL ICED TEA MONTH
Remember the good ol’ days when you were a kid and you stood on the street corner selling lemonade and iced tea to the passers by? You never made very much money, but you loved the experience. It was your first glimpse at the business world and it was pretty exciting.
COCKTAILS BY CASTLE BRANDS FOLLOW!
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May 05, 2008
Beam Global Raises Two Toasts to the Month of May
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., a global leader in premium spirits and a unit of Fortune Brands, Inc. is proud to toast the month of May by embracing the festive spirit of two annual May events: the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo. As the world’s number one bourbon producer, owning several of the world’s iconic bourbons including Jim Beam® and Maker’s Mark®, and the producer of Sauza®, the number two premium tequila in the world, Beam Global will support its bourbon and tequila portfolios throughout the month with innovative programming and commemorative offerings as spirits consumption figures historically rise in the United States.
The Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo Only Last a Day but U.S. Spirits Consumption Figures Traditionally Spike During the Month
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May 04, 2008
Niagara Grape Growers call for Help; Threat of Frost Brings in Choppers
Residents living in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Virgil who were roused from their slumber in the wee small hours to the sound of choppers whirring overhead might appreciate the early-morning wake-up call next time they look for a vintage vino.
The sudden drop in temperatures - not uncommon in April - caused grape growers to call in some reinforcements to protect their tender vines.
"We were out," said Niagara Helicopters pilot Rene Huessy, who joined Ruedi Hafen and Tony Dempsey flying sorties over vineyards in Niagara's grape country this week to protect their plants from frost.
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Napa Symposium, Winery Marketing People Learn About Their Customers
It wouldn't be difficult to guess that affluent, suburban professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area who visit wine country often are big customers for wine shipped directly from wineries to their homes.
Who Buys Wine Direct?
But how many winery marketing directors would have guessed that some of their other big customers are in Reno, Nev., Birmingham, Ala., Charlottesville, Va., and Bend, Ore.? Or that these customers 10 favorite magazines do not include Gourmet and Vanity Fair, but do include Wired and GamePro?
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May 03, 2008
KENWOOD VINEYARDS WHITE AND RED TABLE WINES
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New Epicurean Enhancements Await You at the 26th Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival
The complement of wine and food has long been celebrated at our collective dinner tables and this year we take the food experience up a notch at the Paso Robles Wine Festival.
ARTISAN ALLEY SHOWCASES CULINARY TOURISM PARTNERS – Sponsored by Saveur Magazine and Pasolivo Olive Oil, this small expo showcases local artisan producers strengthening Paso Robles’ position as a premiere culinary destination. The specially tented area includes olive oil, artisan cheese, organic vegetables, local bakery fresh bread, abalone, lavender, and author’s corner with book signings throughout the day.
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May 02, 2008
Are You What You Drink?
Cabernet? You're a meat-eating conservative. Pinot noir? You're probably a dabbler. White Burgundy? I'd like to get to know you .
If you had to name your go-to grape, what would it be? Pinot noir? Chardonnay? Cabernet sauvignon? Zweigelt? Rightly or wrongly, the wine you choose can speak volumes about who you are.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the 18th- and 19th-century French lawyer and patron saint of foodies who loved cheese so much they named a 75-per-cent-fat variety after him, gave us that old chestnut, "Tell me what kind of food you eat and I will tell you what kind of man you are." I think if he were alive today, he'd want to know about our bar tabs.
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Scotch Whisky Exports Set New Records
Export sales of Scotch whisky topped £2.8-$5.5 billion last year in another record high for the industry.
Exports increased 14 per cent compared to 2006, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) announced. Several distilleries, both large and small, are already investing in facilities to take advantage of growing markets such as China and India.
Scotch whisky exports earned £90-$179 every second for the UK last year, according to the SWA. Export volume also grew eight per cent to an historic high, with the equivalent of 1.135 billion bottles shipped overseas, added the SWA, using figures released by the UK Government's HM Revenue & Customs.
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FedEx and WTN Services Headline Direct to Consumer Symposium
LAST DAY, FOLKS!
Sponsorships and trade show tables were snapped up for the first annual Direct To Consumer Symposium, a comprehensive summit on wine direct marketing and sales that is scheduled for May 1-2, 2008 at The Meritage Resort at Napa.
FedEx Corporation is the Exclusive Day One sponsor and WTN Services the Exclusive Gala Dinner sponsor. The dinner will feature keynote speaker Kenneth W. Starr and a short and lively auction by Fritz Hatton. www.coalitionforfreetrade.org/symposium .
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Texas Pierce’s Disease Symposium Happened on April 30 in Driftwood
The 2008 Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium was held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, on April 30 at Thurman Mansion at the Salt Lick in Driftwood.
The symposium was open to the public, but attendance was limited to the first 100 registrants, said Jim Kamas, Texas AgriLife Extension Service fruit specialist in Fredericksburg, event coordinator and presenter.
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