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The US wine market for imports has seen its share of challenges lately, but opportunities for growth still abound. One of the category’s most promising segments over the past year has been imported rosé, with US retail sales growing by 42 percent in the 52 weeks leading up to April 4th, according to Nielsen and the CIVP/Provence Wine Council. France, in particular Provence, remains the undisputed leader in rosé, producing 28 percent of the global category volume, and it’s been a driving force in the US rosé surge. Over 75 Provence domaines, specialized in rosé, are available in the US. David Milligan is a well known wine expert with over 40 years experience of the wine business in Europe and the United States.
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David Milligan has trained with leading English companies and was wine buyer for its largest brewery group. His over 30 years experience in the US, based in New Orleans, Miami and New York, where he served as President of Seagram Chateau & Estate Wines Co, have given him an in depth knowledge of the imported wine business in the United States. In addition to being a member of several international wine and food societies, he heads up French wine importing company, David Milligan Selections. He is the sole importer of Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais, one of the most important estates in Beaujolais, covering over 100 acres in the appellations of Morgon, Regnie, Beaujolais and Beaujolais Blanc. The beautiful Chateau, dating to the 14th century, houses a luxurious hotel ,with an excellent restaurant.
http://www.davidmilliganselections.com/

North Carolina Brotherhood Knights of the Vine Master Knight, and former North Carolina State Senator, Fountain Odom has started a new company, The Mother Vine, to make nutraceuticals from Muscadine grapes, nature's most powerful source of resveratrol and other antioxidants: 40 times more resveratrol and seven times more antioxidants than European grapes (e.g. Pinot noir, Cabernet, Chardonnay, etc.) and more than twice the antioxidants of pomegranates. Located on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, the MotherVine is the oldest living grape vine in the Americas, over 400 years strong. The Scuppernong is the official state fruit of North Carolina and is now raised throughout the southeastern US. The new MotherVine Natural Whole Grape Supplement is comprised entirely from the whole muscadine grapes--skins, pulp and seeds--ground into a fine powder.
http://www.themothervine.com/

The Wine Diaper is a reusable air-tight zip-locked bag that is lined with the same material found in baby diapers. The bag cushions and protects your wine, but in case of accidental breakage while in-flight, the diaper material will rapidly absorb up any liquids so that none of your clothing or valuables are ruined. Carmine Capo, originally from Florence, Italy, is a CPA based out of Detroit, Michigan and one of four Partners of Idea Mia, the marketing arm for The Wine Diaper. The price for a pack of 3 is $15, or $75 for the box of 24. Bulk volume pricing starts at $1.99/piece and goes lower for larger quantities.
http://winediaper.com/