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A 600-Year-Old Wine Family Left Chianti's Rulebook in 1971. It Took Chianti 30 Years to Catch Up. Tignanello left the Chianti Classico rules in 1971, sold for about $6 in 1974 by Piero Antinori's account, and costs about $185 today. Chianti's grape

Is Robinson-Patman Back? What the Southern Glazer’s Settlement Means for the Wine Industry For decades, the Robinson-Patman Act has been something of a sleeping giant in U.S. competition law.  The law remained on the books but was rarely enforced by federal regulators. That changed in a

Can wine import reforms rescue California grape growers? Growers say wine imports and tax refunds hurt local grapes. Some vintners say they help exports. (The Press Democrat) How quitting drinking can change marriages and friendships Drinking less is becoming more common, and the social rules around sobriety are still catching