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# What We're Reading --
- URL: https://bevnews.net/what-were-reading-81/
- Published: 2023-06-13T03:47:52.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-13T03:47:52.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

### [Moulds Family Vineyard Napa Valley estate being offered for $25 million](https://napavalleyregister.com/wine/moulds-family-vineyard-napa-valley-estate-being-offered-for-25-million/article%5F225efa69-367b-5f2a-95e8-9bf0a0834feb.html?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

A 56-acre vineyard estate owned by the Moulds family is being sold for $25 million, according to Sotheby's International Realty. (Napa Valley Register)

### [Bottle manufacturers, take note](https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bottle-manufacturers-take-note?ref=bevnews.net)

There may be encouraging signs that an increasing number of wine producers are aware of the need for lighter bottles, but are bottle manufacturers? (Jancis Robinson)

### [Iconic California Heritage Clones Continue to Drive Modern Winemaking](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/california-grape-clones/?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

historic grapevines that were collected from the [Old World](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/basics/drinks-terms-defined/old-world-vs-new-world/?ref=bevnews.net) over the past 125 years, identified for beneficial traits (like hearty yields or intense flavors) and then planted in vineyards across the Golden State. This category is dominated by dozens of selections of [Pinot Noir](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/varietals/pinot-noir/?ref=bevnews.net) and [Chardonnay](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/varietals/chardonnay/?ref=bevnews.net), most originally from [Burgundy](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/region/burgundy/?ref=bevnews.net), but there are also a handful of [Rhône](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/region/rhone-valley/?ref=bevnews.net) and [Bordeaux](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/region/bordeaux/?ref=bevnews.net) clones, as well as examples of lesser-known varieties. (Napa Valley Register)

### [What the TTB gets wrong in label approvals](https://winecompliancealliance.com/what-the-ttb-gets-wrong-in-label-approvals/?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

In reviewing labels for approval the TTB staff are primarily looking for: (1) [a set of required items](https://www.ttb.gov/wine/labeling?ref=bevnews.net#Mandatory) and (2) [“prohibited” items not to be there](https://www.ttb.gov/images/wine-resource-tool/section07-labeling/sub-section3/73010.htm?ref=bevnews.net).In contrast to this they are not always paying close attention to the correctness of commonly used items such as AVAs. The result is that sometimes labels are approved that clearly should not have been approved. (Wine Compliance Alliance)