Category Archives: Wine

NYSLA: Food Delivery Services Fees Shouldn’t Top 10% of Order

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Deliverers such as GrubHub, UberEats and DoorDash would have to adhere to a rule that caps their fees at 10% of the cost of a takeout order.  If their fee exceeds 10%, they would have to be

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Dads-to-Be Should Stop Drinking 6 Months Before Conception: Study

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Not only should women stop drinking one year before becoming pregnant, but men should stop drinking six months before a baby is conceived, according to a new study from Central South

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Sutter Home Sues NY Firm Over ‘Napa Cellars’ Trademark

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Tri-Vin Imports Inc., a New Rochelle, N.Y., wine distributor and importer is using Sutter Home Winery‘s Napa Cellars trademark to sell a wine called “Clos de Napa,” Sutter Home alleges in a complained filed in a Northern California federal district … Continue reading →

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We’re Shocked: Tariffs Will Make French Wine, Scotch Whisky Cost More

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

There was a spate of news stories over the weekend similar to this piece from Fox5San Diego, announcing that U.S. tariffs will make Scotch whisky and French wine more expensive for Americans.

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Bollinger Marks 40 Years as Official Champagne of James Bond

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Moonraker, released forty years ago, featured James Bond whose mission took him on an outer space adventure.

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Napa Winemaker Sentences in College Admissions Scandal

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Agustin Huneeus Jr.. was sentenced to five months in prison, fined $100,000 and will have to serve 500 hours of community

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