Jim Butler

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  www.idsnews.com/news/SearchResult.aspx?searchKey=Rowing - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/5/2007    Last Visited: 4/24/2007  

  Summary: Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery, says that when people taste wine, it sells itself.At one of 52 tables on display, Butler took part in the 14th Annual Wine Festival on Friday night at the Bloomington Convention Center.

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  www.indianawines.org/press/?loc=news&nid=70 - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 12/12/2007  

  "I am very pleased that the governor and first lady recognize the Indiana wine industry for our excellent product," said Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery in Bloomington . " Indiana wineries are making award-winning, internationally recognized wine and it's exciting that it will be shared with guests at the Governor's Residence."
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  Jim Butler, Owner, Butler Winery, (812) 332-6660

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  www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_062173710.html?keywo - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/4/2007    Last Visited: 3/4/2007  

  The three-tier system "really makes it difficult for small producers," agrees Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery in Bloomington.
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  "Wineries are not as well organized" as wholesalers, Butler said.Wholesalers are organized at a national level, he said.
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  "We have a system where we passed laws … at the end of prohibition [and] ever since [new laws] have been tacked on like Band-Aid on top of Band-Aid," Butler said.

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  AP Wire | 11/26/2006 | Wineries use new law to ship... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/26/2006    Last Visited: 11/27/2006  

  "The consensus is to see how this works for a couple of years," said Jim Butler, owner of the Butler Winery in Bloomington.

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  Business - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana) - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/30/2005    Last Visited: 12/1/2005  

  Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery in Bloomington, said he could have lost as much as $10,000 in sales if his business was not allowed to ship wine during the holiday season.
  
  "But this ruling isn't just good for the wine industry and us," Butler said."It's good for the consumers."

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  Butler Vineyards - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/4/2006    Last Visited: 4/1/2009  

  From award winning full-bodied reds to cult classics such as Blueberry and Black Current wines, winemaker and owner Jim Butler has set the bar for quality winemaking in Bloomington.

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  CNN.com - Indiana: Boutique wine industry launches... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/10/2004    Last Visited: 6/12/2004  

  Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery in Bloomington, said promoting lesser-known grapes can be a challenge for small wineries, many of which lack the money for extensive advertising.But wine trail organizers think they can pool their resources to promote not only the wine they make, but the industry itself.
  
  "People have an interest in trying new things, in new tastes," Butler said.

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  IDS: Local wineries on the rise (Region, 10/31/2001) - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/31/2001    Last Visited: 10/31/2001  

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  Jim Butler , owner of Butler Winery , 1022 N. College Ave. , said , people are drinking less , but drinking better..
  
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  This rise of mid-priced wines , driven by the baby boomers , directly affects how small wineries like Butler and Oliver Winery , 8024 N. State Road 37 , market their products.Small wineries , including Butler and Oliver , focus their marketing techniques on developing creative labels , promoting region loyalty and the expanding possibilities of the Internet.
  
  Butler Winery recently developed a new label for its line of wholesale wine.The new label depicts a three-dimensional fruit and cheese basket drawn with bright , blending colors.
  
  Wine labels increase in sophistication and complexity every five years , Butler said.The baby boomers like to see pretty wine bottles with sophisticated labels sitting on their tables..
  
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  People are essentially getting tired of drinking California Chardonnay , Butler said.
  
  Increased reliance of the Internet as a new media helps the Indiana wine industry thrive.Both Butler and Oliver Winery maintain Web sites to promote their businesses.With busy lifestyles and larger pocketbooks , baby boomers like the efficiency and ease of Internet shopping , local merchants said.

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  Ind. wine to ship again - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/30/2005    Last Visited: 11/30/2005  

  Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery in Bloomington, said he could have lost as much as $10,000 in sales if his business was not allowed to ship wine during the holidays.

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  Indiana Uplands Wine Trail - Wineries - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/18/2004    Last Visited: 4/28/2005  

  Jim Butler, owner and winemaker, specializes in 12 fine dinner wines, all from Indiana-grown grapes.The winery also produces a cider and fruit wines.In 1992, Jim established a vineyard at his family's home located nine miles northeast of Bloomington.

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