Tag Archives: .wine

Mon 25th January 2016
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This week's new TLDs: 3 some-more from XYZ - 5 domains hit general availability on Wednesday. New top level domain name company XYZ LLC releases three new domain names this week. On Wednesday, the company will launch .Security, .Protection and .Theatre in general availability. The company didn’t originally apply for these names; it acquired them from other companies. Following on XYZ’s recent .car, .cars and .auto releases, the company is taking a premium-pricing approach to these launches. Expect to pay $2,000+ for .security and .protection ... read more ...
Tue 19th January 2016
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This week's new TLDs: Don't splash and drive - If you don’t like the wine and automotive domain names launching this week, you can leave .feedback. It’s a fairly active week for new to level domain names with six seven domains entering general availability, including a handful that don’t mix. Jay Westerdal’s Top Level Spectrum launched the .feedback domain name on Monday. Each domain comes with a free online feedback platform. MSRP is $39.95 per year. Rightside launches .Family on Wednesday, and you can buy the domains for about $25. After ... read more ...
Wed 26th March 2014
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Cheers! .Wine and .Vin domains prepared to be bottled - Wine domain names can move forward without additional restrictions. The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN’s board has given the green light for the .wine and .vin top level domain names to move forward without additional restrictions. [Update: put a cork in it! The GAC has apparently found a procedural error that will delay the Board’s decision.] A number of governments, particularly in Europe, were opposed to the delegation of the domain names without added ... read more ...
Thu 6th February 2014
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U.S. Government weighs in on .wine debate - U.S. government advises against giving additional protections to second level .wine and .vin domain names. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has sent a letter to ICANN regarding additional protections for .wine and .vin domain names. Many governments have asked for additional safeguards around these domain names with protection for geographic names at the second level. Strickling writes ... read more ...
Thu 22nd August 2013
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California wineries are a bit dipsomaniac over .wine tip turn domains - Two groups representing the same wineries take opposite views on .wine and .vin top level domains. When you’re around a cellar full of wine, it’s understandable that your judgment might get a bit cloudy. Does that explain the apparent contradiction between two different California wine groups and their view of geographic second level domains in the .wine and .vin top level domain names? Here’s the contradiction. In June, the Wine Institute sent a letter to ICANN ... read more ...
Wed 3rd July 2013
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U.S. Wine organisation questions GAC recommendation on .wine and .vin domain names - Wine Institute questions GAC concerns about geographic second level domains under .wine and .vin. A trade group for the California wine industry has sent an e-mail to ICANN Chairman of the Board Dr. Stephen Crocker questioning the GAC’s advice regarding the .wine and .vin domain names. Wine Institute Director of International Trade Policy Tom LaFaille sent the email on June 20, but it doesn’t appear to be published anywhere on ICANN’s website. The Governmental ... read more ...