Face-to-face wine sales (Loire wines) required before going on Web

Face-to-face wine sales required before going on Web - Star-Press Indiana residents must first make face-to-face contact with a wine merchant before they can place wine orders over the phone or the Internet, a federal appeals court ruled. A federal judge lifted the face-to-face requirement in August 2007, but the U Source: www.thestarpress.com Constellation Brands cuts operations in Australia - Forbes Constellation Brands Inc. is overhauling its operations in Australia, selling 23 vineyards and loire wines eliminating 350 jobs as it switches focus to more profitable, higher-end wines. The world's biggest wine company by volume said Thursday it plans to sell Source: www.forbes.com Marijuana, not grapes, flourishing in some Pacific Northwest vineyards - Newsday WAPATO, Wash. (AP) _ Across central Washington's fruit bowl, farmers are buying vineyards, hoping to establish roots in the area and loire wines capitalize on the booming wine industry. Authorities believe some of the buyers are living in Mexico and loire wines their Source: www.newsday.com