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Willamette Valley Vineyards (Nasdaq: WVVI) a leading producer of Pinot Noir, reported a dramatic jump in net earnings of $253,784 for the Second Quarter 2009, a 61% increase over the prior year’s same period. Earnings for the six months of $418,940 increased 93% over the prior year’s six months.

You may be amazed to know that in the last 5 years, the number of wine blogs has grown from 1 to over 700. Of these, more than 570 wine blogs are in English, with an additional 170+ wine blogs in other languages, including Italian, French, Catalan, Czech, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Indonesian.

To enjoy wine raise a glass, but what kind?
Can a fancier glass add class to your wine? Stemware manufacturers certainly think so, offering varietal-specific designs that supposedly enhance whatever you care to quaff.

Turn to Washington for great Cabernet valuess
It’s a tough year for lovers of collectible Cabernet. Flat-screen TVs, cars, all matter of durable goods are seeing their prices slashed, but when it comes to wine there is what you might call institutional resistance.

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