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Please support HB1346 and HB746 (SB 1303 and 1792)

Published on 2011-03-07 00:04:32

If you are a Tennessee resident, here are two very important bills to the Tennessee Wine Industry. Both are designed to get TN up to the level of the competition, our neighboring states such as NC, VA, MO and KY. All of these states have > read more

Another State is called out for allowing in state wineries to self distribute

Published on 2011-02-14 11:13:37

Virginia's model continues to be the best. A state-run wholesaler allows in state wineries to self distribute for little or no cost. Other states that allow in-state wineries to be their own wholesaler continue to be under fire for violat > read more

TN getting closer to wine in grocery stores

Published on 2011-02-10 20:39:55

From the Tennessean: Legislative support grows for wine sales in grocery stores Chris > read more

Article published in BusinessTN

Published on 2011-02-03 20:29:45

This article details one of the three items on the TFWA's (Tennessee Farm Wineries Association) legislative agenda for 2011. Tennessee's Other Wine Bill > read more

Kansas story very similiar to TN's in deregulating spirits industry

Published on 2011-01-26 16:18:45

From Kansaswatchdog.com Economic benefits of updated liquor laws in Kansas > read more

Article from Commercial Appeal about TN's legislative session

Published on 2011-01-14 10:02:10

Things may be looking up for TN wineries...see Gerald McCormick's comments. From the Commercial Appeal 1/14/11 > read more

Published on 2011-01-12 13:30:16

Tennessee’s Other Wine Bill Humboldt, TN- How do you create good jobs in the rural counties of Tennessee without millions of dollars in incentives? You deregulate Tennessee’s wine industry and farm wineries. North Carolina has done it > read more

Product review: Sulfite testing "titrets"

Published on 2011-01-05 10:19:05

There are not many inexpensive choices out there for testing the sulfite levels in your wine. Unless you get into the $300-$400 range at a minimum one of your only choices is "titrets". I didn't have much luck with these. You basica > read more

America's Most Visited Winery

Published on 2010-12-23 22:56:19

So what is America's most visited winery? And no, it's not in California. Click here for the answer: America's most visited winery > read more

Great blog post about small wineries and quality

Published on 2010-12-21 16:21:51

This comes from the Artisan Wines blog: (note the comments, as well) Why do smaller wineries make better wines? > read more

New wine blog I'm following

Published on 2010-12-12 01:02:23

I stumbled on this wine blog tonight doing some research. It's pretty interesting. They focus on wine and viticulture that is non-vinifera. Here's the link: www.winedustry.com > read more

Our trip to Crown Winery

Published on 2010-12-10 08:21:53

We made a trip to Humboldt, TN this past weekend to interview the owners of Crown Winery for an article I'm writing. Crown Winery is very unique. It is the only winery outside of California that is powered completely by solar power. > read more

Adding sulfites to your wine. When?

Published on 2010-12-06 15:03:11

This is a topic that you will get a diverse level of responses. A lot depends on what type of wine you are making and the style you are trying to create. Most red wines are made with sulfites added at the crush and at bottling, at a minim > read more