On December 2011, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) of the U.S. Department of Labor released a new guide to help farmers better understand how to hire seasonal foreign agricultural workers. In the United States, Agricultural businesses can hire foreign employees to come to the United States to work temporarily in agricultural...
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If you love wine country around the holidays like me, here are few of my favorite events going on around Northern California: Yountville, November 25, 2011, from 2-6pm: Festival of Lights Yountville kicks...
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Buying Argentinean bulk wines will soon be easier due to a new public electronic exchange for wines, musts and grapes that is due to open early next year. This...
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On October 20, 2011, the World Wine Trade Group held his annual meeting in Santiago, Chile. As a result of the gathering a Memorandum of Understanding on Certification Requirements...
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On September 21, 2011 the House Judiciary Committee approved "The Legal Workforce Act" (HR 2885) which mandates that all businesses in the United States use E-Verify to assure that...
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If you are a foreign owner of vineyards or rural land in Argentina or are thinking of purchasing a piece of land, be careful. There is a presidential law...
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The Argentine National Institute of Viticulture (INV) will implement a new certification mark on Argentinean wines to ensure that wine is genuine and safe for consumption. The certificate will...
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What can a winery do to grow or successfully overcome a distress situation? At a recent wine law seminar I attended in Napa Valley, we discussed some options for...
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Paul Hobbs whose presence in Argentina dates back almost two decades, said the 2011 Malbec harvest may be one of the best he had seen in the country. His...
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It is estimated that more than 60% of the 2.5 million agricultural workers in United States are undocumented. On May 26, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona's E-Verify...
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The Nordic Alcohol Monopoly System was established after the World War I to control import, export, wholesale and/or production of alcohol. When the Nordic countries joined the E.E.C (now...
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El 7 de julio de 2011, la prestigiosa casa de remates Británica Bonhams venderá una media botella de champagne Perrier Jouët añada 1937 que perteneció al ex-Presidente Argentino General...
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