Wine importer goes green (Florida Today)No doubt wine is big business these days. Globalization and consolidation have led to the rise of large conglomerates that control huge swaths of the wine trade, from agricultural production right on down through importation and distribution.
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Wine festival held in honor of summer solstice (Akron Beacon Journal)Mike and Margaret Lytz will be hosting the Sixth Annual Summer Solstice Wine, Art and Blues Festival at Sarah?s Vineyard in Cuyahoga Falls across the street from Blossom Music Center June 20, 21, and 22.
Blairsville-area winery plans grand opening celebration (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Wine lovers will get a chance to taste the fruit of the vine, plus enjoy live entertainment, prizes and appetizers from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the grand opening of the Walnut Hill Winery in Burrell Township in Indiana County.
'Our family heritage would disappear without the winery' (The Aspen Times)ASPEN Eleven years ago, Clay Mauritson hit his father, Tom, with an idea to start a wine-making business.
SportsBiz: Athletes enter the wine game (MSNBC) Sales of celebrity wines have jumped about 19 percent since 2007. They now represent more than $40 million of total wine sales. And star athletes are getting into the game.
Foodie: Winemakers? chemistry is perfect blend (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)For Wendy and Joe Staller, everything comes down to chemistry. As freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the two chemistry majors hit it off instantly. Like many college students, Joe Staller love...
Trapper Creek Winery - Making a name for itself (Ravalli Republic)One step into Trapper Creek Winery and tasters are surrounded by the sweet smell of fermentation, sugars reacting with yeast, creating their signature meads layered with flavor.
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