A storied Carneros winery with decades of history is for sale, again. The winery at 1285 Dealy Lane first reached national prominence in 1972 as the home of a stellar Pinot Noir when legendary winemaker Francis Mahoney founded Carneros Creek Winery. Things went rocky in 1998 after financial wheeler-dealer Bill Hambrecht bought into the winery […]

The E. & J. Gallo Winery of Modesto, Calif., has filed suit against Freixenet Mionetto USA and Defendant CL Direct Imports of White Plains New York for allegedly “infringing Gallo’s federally-registered, distinctive, and incontestable trade dress.” The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint stated that, […]

WII Editor’s note:The following is the beginning summary of Court Document ECF-352 -Trustee Reply To Codding Opposition To Contempt. The complete 111-page document available to Wine Executive News premium subscribers as are redacted portions in this article. Paragraphs have been added to increase readability. Subheads and any other text not included in the original document […]

When scientist/vintner and Vineyard Investigations, Inc. (VII) owner Paul Skinner approached E. & J. Gallo in May 2017 about his new inventions for precision viticulture, he had no idea that would open the door to an extensive, five-year lawsuit and federal court trial to defend his patents for a system of automated crop monitoring maintenance […]

A NOTE from Lewis Perdue, Wine Industry Insight Publisher and Executive Editor: Because the court filing was filed late yesterday (July 5), and because I am having eye surgery early tomorrow morning, I have written a lead paragraph accompanied by an attached PDF of the court filing. I have annotated the filing, rather than my […]

This article now undergoing copyediting The CEO in charge of the post-Chapter 7 bankruptcy owner of Rabbit Ridge Wine Sales (RRWS) has until June 20 to respond to a contempt of court action related to a long laundry list of financial and managerial violations alleged by U.S. Trustee Richard Marshack. The deadline is the fourth […]

A federal employment lawsuit that seeks class action status was filed May 5, 2022 against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. The lawsuit against the distributor’s primary LLC and its Texas operation was filed in Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. The lead plaintiff in the case, Southern Glazer’s employee Savannah […]

More tables, charts and details at the source:Page 51 of the 88-page complaint filed April 29, 2022 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District Of Illinois, Eastern Division

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