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Today's Top Story for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

October wine sales are up 7 percent from September. Sales for October were also up 4 percent from the same period last year in The Nielsen Company-tracked data.

Today's Featured News

NVG Wine & Grape Expo Connects Vineyard Practices to Wine Quality
Doors open at 8 a.m. this Thursday, Nov. 5, for the Napa Valley Grapegrowers' Wine & Grape Expo, "Connecting Vineyard Practices to Wine Quality," to be held at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville.

Australian Wine Makers Push to Renew Sales in U.S.
Wine drinkers thinking of French wines conjure the country's famous winemaking regions: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne.

Court hears arguments in wine sales case
Nearly a year after winning a federal court battle that opened the doors for all out-of-state wineries to ship directly to the doorsteps of Massachusetts residents, a California trade group was back in a Boston courtroom today to argue against the state's appeal.

Harvest ends badly for some growers
The soft economy, sluggish high-end wine sales and unusual mid-harvest rains have conspired to bring the 2009 grape harvest to an unceremonious end for many grape growers.

Wine center pairs well with research district
We're in the heart of Washington wine country and Washington State University has made moves to ensure it is the premier educational institution in that industry.

Today's Featured Blogs

Steve Heimoff

Michelle Obama to launch wine line! Nov 03 Not really, but it caught your eye, didn’t it? And what’s more, you weren’t really surprised, were you? It would be just another case of a celebrity wine brand. What does it say about our culture when everyone from the National Rifle Association to Bob Dylan wants to have or sponsor a wine brand?

ShipCompliant

Wisconsin County and Stadium Local Taxes Nov 03 All businesses registered with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue received a notice that county and stadium taxes must be remitted beginning October 1st, 2009. For all orders that were taken after October 1st and shipped to Wisconsin residents, wine shippers must remit the appropriate county and stadium taxes.

Wine & Spirits Daily

Massachusetts Stakeholders Outline Arguments Nov 03 Wine & Spirits Daily spoke with the two different sides last week in order to gain perspective on this important case, and the wider issue of direct shipping versus three-tier.

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US clarifies position on Brunello

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Sonomagrapes (Nick Frey)
11/02 (10:09 AM) Harvest 09 Sonoma County wine makers and growers lunch Friday. Optimism for quality of wines. Pinot Noir crop small. Others average yield

NVGrapegrowers (NVGrapegrowers)
10/30 (9:02 AM) Jim Barbour will finish up harvest today and says if you still have grapes out you better bring them in! #harvest #napa valley

wilsondaniels (Wilson Daniels)
10/29 (10:40 AM) Clos Pegase harvested Mitsuko's Carneros Cab 10/28; Calistoga Tenma Cab arrives today; 20% of fruit affected by rains put aside. #twarvest09

Sonomagrapes (Nick Frey)
10/29 (10:22 AM) Harvest 09 Sonoma County enjoys cold nights, sunny days as last vineyards are harvested. Only a few grapes remain next week.

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