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Decanter.com./- A former French vineyard worker who sued her chateau employer over illnesses allegedly caused by pesticides has won her case. Sylvie Sorneau has waged a seven-year legal battle for recognition that pesticides she came into contact with at Chateau Monestier La Tour in Bergerac (pictured) were responsible for migraines, vomiting, nausea and vertigo that left her severely debilitated. The case could mark an important precedent in France’s wine sector. A Bordeaux court had already recognised the culpability of the…

Según el jurista Ricardo Vásquez, de BBIS Abogados, pasar a gravar de tipo de producto a por graduación alcohólica, traería problemas como lo ocurrido en el año 2000, donde Chile tuvo que acatar las recomendaciones del organismo mundial.   La amplia discusión que tiene por estos días el proyecto de ley de reforma tributaria, sus alcances, los eventuales efectos en el crecimiento e inversión, entre otros aspectos, podría sumar una nueva controversia.   Y ésta vendría no de u n…

Wineries enjoy exposure as coffee giant expands by-the-glass wine program to potentially thousands of cafés winesandvines.com/.-  Seattle, Wash.—In an effort to build its evening business, Starbucks coffee company is expanding a new program that could provide a huge opportunity for the wine business. The giant chain is introducing a new menu of small bites with wine and beer after 4 p.m. in selected stores, and the company has hinted that “several thousand” of its 12,000 cafés may eventually be affected.…

Pernod Ricard USA celebrates the announcement released today by its parent company, Paris-based Pernod Ricard, the global co-leader in spirits and wines, regarding its agreement to purchase a leading Sonoma wine brand — Kenwood — and related assets from F. Korbel & Bros. Bryan Fry, President and CEO, Pernod Ricard USA, said Kenwood’s premium Sonoma County wines will greatly benefit the company’s Wines and Champagnes division. “We are dedicated to significantly expanding our U.S. business, and the acquisition of a…