Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Mechanized Winegrape Production Cuts Costs 17% Per Acre

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

That reduction includes the cost of establishing a vineyard and producing wine grapes, focusing on four wine grape varieties –

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Non-Alcoholic Wine Waters Tap into Low Sugar and Wellness Trends

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Wine waters is a new concept, and it represents yet another threat to the wine industry.

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Old Trestle Releases Only Vodka Made in Tahoe

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Old Trestle Distillery, Trukee, Calif., releases Sierra Vodka, the only vodka made in Tahoe with 100% Sierra Nevada sourced

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Yuengling Sponsoring New Jersey Devils

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. said it has become an Official Partner of the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center.

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What We’re Reading

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Why Craft Beer Brands Are Launching Non-Alcoholic Brews A new wave of non-alcoholic brews is hoping to shift this stigma. And it’s not just the Dry January partakers, the sober or the

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House Passes Tax Package Extending Craft Beverage Tax Relief

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a bill that extends the Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act (CMBTRA) for another year.  The measure, which provides

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