Mike Dunne, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Kimberly Abrahams Joins Archery Summit as Winemaker

2 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Ray Isle |Mike Dunne

Press Release Kimberly Takes the Helm, Shaping the Future of Archery Summit's Pinot Noir and Celebrating the Willamette Valley's Dundee Hills DUNDEE HILLS, Ore., April 7, 2025 - Every great winery is defined by its visionaries—those who push boundaries, honor tradition, and craft wines that tell a story. Archery Summit is proud to welcome Kimberly (Kim) Abrahams as its new Winemaker, a trailblazer whose journey through the world of wine is as inspiring as the vintages she creates.
Wente Family Vineyards Unveils Strategic Rebrand and Packaging Redesign

3 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Ray Isle |Mike Dunne

LIVERMORE, Calif. (April 2, 2025) – Wente Family Vineyards, the country’s longest, continuously family-owned and operated winery, is proud to announce a significant rebrand that places the word “Family” front and center, celebrating five generations of Wente family ownership. In addition to this new identity, the winery’s labels, too, have been updated to appeal more strongly to a new generation of wine consumers, while proclaiming quality, history, and a strategic vision for the future.
Wente Family Vineyards Announces Events and Celebrations for the 2025 Spring and Summer Season

3 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Ray Isle |Mike Dunne

Press Release Iconic Livermore Valley Winery to Kick-Off its Annual Celebrations Alongside New Experiences for Wine Lovers, Families, and Music Fans by Wente Family Vineyards LIVERMORE, Calif., (April, 2025) – Wente Family Vineyards, the country’s longest, continuously family-owned and operated winery in the heart of Livermore Valley, is excited to announce a dynamic lineup of events for the upcoming 2025 spring and summer season.
Quintessential Announces New Brand Manager and Jim Buckley's Upcoming Retirement

3 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Mike Dunne

Press Release by Quintessential NAPA, Calif., (April 2, 2025) – Quintessential, a renowned importer, marketer, and distributor of exclusively family-owned wineries and distilleries, is excited to announce the addition of Kimberly Utterback as their newest Brand Manager. Kimberly will be based in Napa and will bring her extensive marketing expertise to the company, stepping into the role soon to be vacated by Jim Buckley, who has announced his planned retirement in October 2025.
Guests Enjoy a Nightcap at Doris Italian Market & Bakery's Wine Night

3 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Mike Dunne

Press Release Wine lovers sipped their way into spring while tasting a selection of more than 150 wines from around the world. by Doris Italian Market & Bakery PALM BEACH, Fla., (April 2, 2025) -- Wine lovers sipped their way into spring during the recent Wine Night at Doris Italian Market & Bakery in North Palm Beach. More than 150 wines from around the world were available for tastings and purchase.
'Never seen it this bad' By Mike Dunne

3 weeks ago | winebusiness.com | Mike Dunne
'Never seen it this bad'

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Mike Dunne

David Ashcraft, founder of Vintroux Real Estate in Sonoma County, which specializes in vineyards and wineries, has twice as many wine-related listings as usual for his 25 years of business. Of the 22 he currently lists, 15 are in the foothills, nine in Amador County alone, and he is not the only broker active in the area.
3D Heisenberg universality in the van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3 - npj Quantum Materials

Nov 26, 2024 | nature.com | Sougata Mardanya |Cheng Peng |Lingjia Shen |Zach Porter |Alexander N. Petsch |Hongwei Chen | +8 more

AbstractVan der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials are comprised of layers of atomically thin sheets, making them ideal platforms for studying magnetism at the two-dimensional (2D) limit. These materials are at the center of a host of novel types of experiments, however, there are notably few pathways to directly probe their magnetic structure.
Mike DUNNE 'What Have We Done '

Dec 10, 2023 | concertmonkey.be | Mike Dunne

NEWS - Mike DUNNE 'What Have We Done 'Composer, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist with a love for music of any style. New album, "These Eyes", just releasedThe madness of January 6th is beyond comprehension of any rational person. Who would willingly participate in that chaos? As I watched the endless replays there were clearly those driving the crowd but what about those that followed. Did they realize what they were doing?
Dorothy Tchelistcheff, Remembered

Nov 26, 2023 | winebusiness.com | Mike Dunne

(Santa Rosa wine writer Dan Berger, who has tracked the evolution of the California wine scene as long as anyone still writing today, wrote this affectionate tribute to Dorothy Tchelistcheff shortly after she died on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Tchelistcheff was a gracious, amusing and engaging link between the uncertain start of the modern California wine trade in the 1960s until its full realization over the past couple of decades.