de vino
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A great evening in Tulsa helped me forget wine trade troubles.
Giving a warm shout-out this morning to Vintage Wine Bar in Tulsa and the 30 wine professionals who came out to taste with Emma Baudry from the Union des Vins Doux de Bordeaux (part of the Charming Taste of Europe… Continue reading
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USWTA: “While we have no guarantee, we are hopeful.” Tariffs update.
Published by the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance on Saturday: On April 2nd, President Trump will make an announcement regarding reciprocal tariffs. Previously, the thinking in Washington had been that this date would see a set of instructions or other actions… Continue reading
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Tariffs update with Erlinda Doherty, D.C.-based wine and spirits industry lobbyist and advocate.
After I posted my recent chat with D.C.-based wine and spirits industry lobbyist Erlinda Doherty about the ongoing tariff war, I received scores of messages asking us to do more vlog posts. As she recounts in the video below, she… Continue reading
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“20% reciprocal tariffs” is the word on the street in D.C.
According to my source in D.C., the E.U. and U.S. trade negotiators agreed earlier this week that 20 percent reciprocal tariffs will be enacted in April. That’s the word on the street, although I haven’t been able to confirm this… Continue reading
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Angelo Gaja sees a ray of light in the tariff war.
In a rare interview with a major mainstream media outlet this week, Angelo Gaja shares a ray of light that he sees in the fog of tariff war. (The interview came to my attention via a post by the excellent… Continue reading
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A D.C. lobbyist/sommelier shares her insights into tariffs and new organic and labeling requirements.
A few weeks ago, while pouring and speaking for Abruzzo wines at the Slow Wine Guide tasting in Washington D.C., I had the opportunity to taste with Erlinda Doherty, above. She’s a D.C.-based lobbyist and sommelier whose consulting business is… Continue reading
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BREAKING: EU and US tariffs delayed.
A new message from the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance: Important Update for USWTA Members: EU / US DELAY IN TARIFFS ON BOURBON, WINE, ETC. Dear Friends and Colleagues,This morning, the EU announced a delay to their retaliatory tariffs on bourbon, whiskey and… Continue reading
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Taste Sweet Bordeaux with me in Tulsa, Monday, 3/31. Open to trade and media. Thanks for your support!
I’ve always said that Italian wine is my signora and French wine is my mistress. I’m a huge Francophile and even played in a French band! So it was all the more thrilling to me that the Union des Vins… Continue reading
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“Halt all EU wine shipments!” An urgent call from the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance. #tariffs
For today’s post, I have copied and pasted the morning’s communiqué from the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance. Be sure to sign up for their email newsletter for updates and breaking news about tariffs. For what it’s worth, the more calls… Continue reading
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“The container’s already on the water! What the hell do we do now?”
This year’s trade fair season has just begun. Thousands of Italian wine professionals have been attending ProWein in Germany over the weekend. Vinitaly, our industry’s main event, and the satellite progressive fairs are coming up in a few weeks. In… Continue reading
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