
David Furer
David Furer is a Californian wine writer, educator, consultant and speaker, who has worked for over 20 years in the wine trade. He has appeared in publications such as Decanter, Wine Business Monthly in the US and SommelierS Int’l in France. He formerly served on the Circle of Wine Writers’ executive committee and is a sommelier with accreditation from the Court of Master Sommeliers. In his book, Wine Places, he collaborates with photographer Charles O’Rear to capture some of the world’s vineyards, wineries and winemakers.
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Spain’s Vinoble cancelled
Vinoble, the bi-annual Spanish fortified and sweet wine fair, has been cancelled due to a funding shortfall.
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Louis J Foppiano dies
Sonoma pioneer Louis J Foppiano has died at the age of 101.
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Coppola sues restaurant over ‘Tavola’ name
Francis Ford Coppola is suing the Tavola Italian Kitchen restaurant in Novato, California for trademark infringement over the use of the word 'Tavola'.
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Jordan Vineyard & Winery sells land to Native American tribe
California's Jordan Vineyard & Winery has sold a 109ha site containing 45ha of vineyards to the Native American tribe of Lytton Rancheria for $13.3m.
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White House gatecrasher runs for governor
The Virginia winemaker who famously gatecrashed a White House dinner has announced his intention to run as state governor.
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Patricia Kluge leaves her Virginia winery
Patricia Kluge has left the winery she used to own a year after US property billionaire and former presidential candidate Donald Trump bought it in a foreclosure deal.
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Mendocino Wine Group sues former chief
Mendocino Wine Group has filed a complaint against former president Paul Dolan claiming he leaked trade secrets, steered opportunities away from the company and deprived it of profits.
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Banfi Kenwood deal collapses
The sale of California's Kenwood Vineyards by F Korbel & Bros to Banfi Vintners has fallen through for undisclosed reasons.
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Latest Virginia AVA announced
Middleburg, Virginia has become the state's newest American Viticultural Area.
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Hopes stir for Russia-Georgia export ban thaw
Two developments the past week have stirred hopes for Georgia's wine producers, who have been banned from exporting to Russia for more than six years.
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Dievole and Poggio Landi bought by Argentina’s Bulgheroni
One of Chianti Classico's largest estates, Dievole, has been purchased by Argentinian billionaire Alejandro Pedro Bulgheroni, owner of several wineries in Argentina, Uruguay, and California.
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Dubourdieu and Dalla Cia create £250 Cape ‘first growth’
Bordeaux-based consultant Denis Dubourdieu has teamed up with winemaker Giorgio Dalla Cia, formerly of Meerlust, to create what is being touted as the 'First Growth of the Cape'.
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Donald Triggs launches his new winery
Former Vincor chief Donald Triggs has launched his new winery, the Culmina Family Estate, in British Columbia's Okanagan.
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Ridge Vineyards backs full disclosure on labels
California's Ridge Vineyards has thrown its weight behind full disclosure of ingredients on wine labels.
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