NEWSFETCH – November 3, 2010

Please scroll down for Alcohol Initiative Election Results, 2010 Harvest, Social Networking & Lighter News

• Court Appointed Receiver Keeps Renwood Winery Open After 100% Layoffs
• Diageo Eyeing 100% of LVMH Drinks Business?
• Brewers reap US rewards despite less drinking
• Wine Group Financier CommonWealth REIT Announces Results for Periods Ended Sept. 30
• Canadian wine writer Natalie MacLean wins M.F.K. Fisher award
• Challenger Wine Trust in trading freeze
• China Ouhua Winery Stock Debuts
• Pioneer Food Group Expects to Pay Premium for Acquisition of Winemaker KWV
• First crush at UC Davis’ new research winery
• UBC-Okanagan campus bottles first wine
• Romanian wine producers eye rosy market in China
• A1702: The Future of New Jersey’s Direct Shipment of Wine
• LCBO receipt scheme is “silly,” says Hudak
• WA: Milbrandt brothers produce wine for dozens of labels, including their own
• New kiosks won’t thrill wine enthusiasts
• Liquor Group Begins Phase 2 of Expansion
• TX: Workshop for wine-grape growers set
• Domaine de Chevalier’s Olivier Bernard plots new project
• VA: Kluge winery: future of business uncertain

ALCOHOL INITIATIVE ELECTION RESULTS

• Beverage Industry Big Winner in State Elections
• TX: Dallas Votes For Citywide Beer & Wine Sales
• MA: Liquor tax appears nixed; Question 3 fails by wide margin
• TX: Voters keep Andrews County dry
• Did Washington Voters Reform Wine Regulations?…Maybe
• WA: Liquor initiatives: 1 down, 1 still alive
• AR: Clark and Boone counties vote for sales of alcohol

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• What makes grape growing hot in New Zealand?

SOCIAL NETWORKING & MARKETING

• HOW TO: Gain Twitter Influence
• From work to wine tasting: 3 apps that fit (just) the bill
• What to Consider When Building an In-House Social Media Team
• Embracing the Anonymous Customer
• B2B Firm Pushes Facebook Page With QR Codes

LIGHTER NEWS

• Old Terroir and New Ideas in South Africa
• A French ambassador for Chilean wine
• Natural wine: hype or reverence for terroir
• FL: Wine Merchant and Reputed Mafioso faces sentencing
• Wine Scores On Trial (The Wine Trials 2011 Robin Goldstein Interview)
• Swiss Hospital scanners detect cocaine in wine

2010 HARVEST NEWS

• Coastal California Winegrape Harvest Wraps
• French winemakers cling to hand-picking traditions