NEWSFETCH – October 21, 2010

Please scroll down for 2010 Harvest, Social Networking, Down Under & Lighter News

• LVMH denies plans to sell unit
• French drink firms’ sales sparkle, see demand pick-up
• Argentina to declare wine “a national drink” helping promote the industry
• Deals from the Vines: A Social Commerce Experiment
• Foster’s beer volumes fall; wine spinoff on track
• Central Coast: A tale of two wine projects
• Chinese Wine Wars (Part 2)
• WORLD WINE TOUR 2010 AUCTION TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG
• Tom Corbett wants to privatize Pa.’s wine and liquor sales
• Oregon winery joins bottle reuse program
• Georgian wine exports increased annual 40 percent
• Alabama Wine distributors combining operations
• DRC owner brings Bordeaux blend from California to London
• WA: Why winemakers are split on Initiative 1100
• MA: Put a cork in tax increase
• The case of the missing Pinot
• Nurturing a wine industry in San Diego
• DIY Wine Economics
• Sparkling wines get their chance to shine
• Slow Food launches new wine guide
• Napa Valley wine storage expansion
• Five join SJ Valley Ag Hall of Fame
• Building a Wine Empire
• Charles Smith Wines explains the lawsuit against my readers
• MI: Lawmakers must defend wineries’ right to market
• NJ: NEW BILL COULD HELP VINEYARDS’ BUSINESS
• A winemaking Deering heir brings her wares to her great-great-granddad’s estate

SOCIAL NETWORKING & MARKETING

• Luxury Brands Still Tread Lightly With Social Media
• Connected Devices: Does the iPad Change Everything?
• Wine retail: Testing the Waters using Email and Social Media
• Mobile Ad Vendors Predict Strong Holiday Sales
• E-commerce Startup Shows Not All ‘Groupons’ Are Created Equal
• Greek Yogurt: A Case Study in how Consumers Redefine Value

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Villa Maria vineyard predicts another loss
• Aussie Beer Market May Shrink as Consumer Tastes Change, Foster’s Says
• OZ: Winery admits to tanks collapse charges
• Drought ends in south-east Australia
• OZ: Former Macquarie Bank head joins AGL protest

LIGHTER NEWS

• More over, France: Is German Riesling the best wine for Chinese food?
• Bordeaux 2008 offers quality and value
• Pre phylloxera Port fetches thousands
• Moet finally releases 2002
• Wine Kegs, Growlers, & Plorks: Let’s Hear It for the Evolution of Booze Containers

2010 HARVEST NEWS

• North Coast Winegrape Harvest Late & Light
• SJ Valley Wine grape harvest-photo gallery
• OR: Feasting birds complicate late harvest
• Taking on a vineyard is turning into a real labour of love for mother-of-three
• Czech Rep: An inhospitable year for wines