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Is Originality Overpriced When it Comes to Wine? Replica Wine, a Colorado company, is reverse-engineering famous wines to produce less expensive bottlings. -
Dom Pérignon Names a New Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy’s successor will begin in January and other news from LVMH. -
Measure C‘s Opponents Have Razor-Thin Lead in Napa County The fate of Napa County’s Measure C remains up in the air as the vote count continues a full week after being cast. Currently, 313 votes separate the two sides. -
Vote on Napa Valley’s Measure C too Close to Call If the Measure C, or the Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative, passes it will significantly curb Napa Valley’s vineyard development. -
Winebow Group and Brown-Forman name new CEOs, and More News Wine and spirits industry appointments and announcements. -
Auction Napa Valley Raises $13.6 Million for Local Charities Since it began, the auction has raised $180 million for Napa nonprofits. This year, proceeds will benefit organizations that focus on community health and children’s education. -
Wines ‘Til Sold Out Tries Settling $10.8 Million Class-Action Lawsuit Judge is giving Wines‘Til Sold Out customers another chance to win some money. -
Storms Ravage Bordeaux, Cognac and Champagne in France, and Portugal’s Douro Region Nearly 8,400 acres of Bordeaux vineyards lost 80% of their vines, and washed out roads in Portugal are preventing Port producers from assessing destruction. -
Hailstorms Hammer Bordeaux and Cognac Regions in France Roughly 42,000 acres were destroyed, an area larger than the size of Paris. -
Linda Lawry, of the International Wine Center, Retires; Joseph Phelps Names New President, and More News Wine and spirits industry appointments and promotions.