Willamette Valley Vineyards received federal government approval
to include resveratrol content, an antioxidant, on wine labels.
The winery's '02 Vintage Selection Pinot noir label was approved
to list resveratrol and its content and '03 Whole Cluster Fermented
Pinot noir label includes the same plus the explanation of resveratrol:
"Pinot noir develops a natural defense against botrytis (mold) in
our moist, cool climate - the antioxidant resveratrol."
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New York State has begun carrying out
a new law that gives consumers
information online about the rabbinical authorities that certify
products as kosher. The state is creating an internet database
that provides information to help consumers find out a product's
kosher certification, reported
The New York Times on the Web.
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Formed five years ago,
Northern Prairie Chevre LLC remains the
sole goat cheese producer in Iowa. Northern Prairie turns out
about 100 pounds of goat cheese products each week. The company
is one of an estimated 135 goat cheese production operations in
the U.S., according to
Des Moines Business Record.
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Co-founder of the 28-unit Ukrop's Super Markets chain with her
husband Joe, Jacquelin Ldevia Beadles Ukrop died Feb. 26 at
the age of 89, reported
The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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A Garden of Eden gourmet grocery store in New York City has been
the subject of protests because it uses non-union labor, reported
The New York Times on the Web.
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The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau established the
Trinity Lakes' viticultural area in Trinity County, CA.
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Last year, 20 million cases of Australian wine were shipped to
the U.S., up from 1.3 million cases 10 years earlier, reported
The Sacramento Bee, which examines how Australian wines represent
a growing threat in what industry experts view as the world's most
lucrative market.
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Small dairy farmers have turned to "gourmet milk" concepts, cooperatives
and even home delivery to compete with corporate producers and
grocery chains, according to
BusinessWeek Online.
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California garlic growers say exporters from China are using
a loophole in trade laws to sell millions of pounds of garlic below
cost in the U.S. For the first time last year, imports of fresh
garlic from China to America outstripped California's production
of 81 million pounds, according to the Fresh Garlic Producers Assn.
The Chinese imports totaled 86 million pounds, 10 times their level
three years earlier, reported
The Los Angeles Times.
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USDA approved trade adjustment
assistance for Californian black
olive growers.
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A New York Times on the Web editorial criticizes the government
on being lax about security at U.S. ports, noting that "a new
audit of spending on port security has revealed the extent to which
antiterrorism money has been misappropriated and even misspent."
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The California Strawberry Commission is spending $1 million on a
national ad campaign touting the health benefits of strawberries,
according to
Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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