Author Archives: Joel Whitaker

Banfi Expands Rosa Regale Portfolio

Banfi adds  Rosa Regale Sparkling Rosé Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG to the Rosa Regale portfolio.  This rosé is carefully produced at the Banfi Piemonte estate with the vineyard’s Brachetto grape. Unlike the Rosa Regale Sparkling Red, which is defined by its strawberry … Continue reading

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Researchers Find Key to Ending $1.5 Billion in Yearly Grapevine Damage

Grapevine Trunk Diseases, or GTDs, are the bane of vineyard owners worldwide, and as of 2012, were responsible for more than $1.5 billion in annual economic damages. While researchers have long known that a host of pathogenic fungi combine to … Continue reading

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Tequila Eterno Verano Launches Summer Line

Tequila Eterno Verano launches a range of ultra-premium tequilas inspired by Bruce Brown’s classic 1966 surf film “The Endless Summer.” Eterno Verano pays homage to The Endless Summer film by a close interpretation of the now-iconic movie poster with surfer … Continue reading

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Follow Up —

Yesterday we reported on a study which noted that young adults are especially susceptible to alcohol abuse and recommended alcohol use restrictions be set by, among other things, age.  Tuesday afternoon The Wall Street Journal published a story about Hope Solo, … Continue reading

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Chamber of Commerce Members Join NBWA in Fighting Human Trafficking

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a soiree Tuesday for Big Business to show what it has been doing to combat human trafficking.  It didn’t invite the National Beer Wholesalers Association which has been active in the field since 2022, but … Continue reading

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Who & What —

1000 Stories promotes Sebastian Donoso to lead its winemaking operations, succeeding Bob BBlue, who retired in June.

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