Growth for California Wines Continues, with Healthy Pricing

Dear Client: Like Constellation chief Rob Sands noted yesterday, life is good for the wine business in food and drug stores. In August dollar sales grew 5.2% and volumes gained 4.7%, based on SymphonyIRI scan data in the four-weeks ended September 5.Yes, growth is largely sturdy across the board, but often at the expense of pricing. Regions that dropped prices the most per 750ml bottle were Italy, New Zealand and Argentina.The three regions that took the biggest (and only) average