Short Take: Virtual vineyards secures financing

Internet wine shop Virtual Vineyards has raised $6 million in its second round of venture financing. The online specialty food and wine retailer will use the financing to expand marketing programs and its international efforts. Investors include Inroads Capital Partners, Alpine Technology Ventures, Applied Technology, Bayview Investors, Broderbund Software, Mitsubishi International, and Chris Anderson, president of Imagine Publishing.