NEWSFETCH – November 4, 2010

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• Historic election alters Agriculture Committees
• Molson bid for Foster’s cools with share sale
• Foster’s appoints demerger expert as CFO
• Concern Over Russian River Frost Protection Rules
• Price of farmland still gaining ground
• OZ: Wine sector closer to end of grape glut
• Will Beer, Wine Work at SBUX?
• Kiwi Wine exports to US jump 35%
• Foster’s sees sparkle in US wine business
• Vin Divino to Import Lungarotti from Italy
• Wine business law firm opens office in Napa
• Foster + Partners’ Unveils New Eco Winery in Spain
• Wine exports recover but greater UK pricing pressure looms
• Antinori brothers showcase new venture
• India Wine Consumption to Double by 2012
• China: Imported wine market bewilders some consumers
• Hong Kong to be region’s wine hub
• Mumm new vintage the best since 1955
• Ag equipment sales to reach $91 billion by 2015
• UK: Italian wine Canti launches million-pound ad campaign
• NY: Experiment with unusual grape pays off for Standing Stone Vineyards
• Good things coming to the LCBO
• Can Your AVA Reduce Your Taxes?
• NC: Viticulture center to open
• A blow to Virginia’s largest winery

2010 ELECTION

• Costco-backed liquor initiative fails in Wash.
• Alcohol Initiative Trails in Washington State
• Dallas’ wet-dry vote was a north-south issue
• WA: Initiatives 1100 and 1105 both fail. What now?
• Beer and Wine Won’t Be in Dallas Stores Immediately
• MA: Elimination of state sales tax on alcoholic beverages a mixed blessing
• What the election results mean for restaurateurs
• Virginia watches as Washington state voters reject liquor privatization

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Constellation Wines in Sales Team Shuffle
• UK drinkers sipping 35% more Kiwi wine
• Foster’s raises a glass to US wine market
• OZ: Alternative wine varieties the best option for a drying country

SOCIAL NETWORKING & MARKETING

• iPad Users More Receptive to Mobile Advertising
• Connecting With Holiday Shoppers – The Race Is On
• Tweet like a pro
• Is the Social Media Department an Oxymoron?
• Groupon Lets Merchants Process Deals With Smartphones
• New Browser Extension Generates 2D Barcodes On the Fly
• Online winery reservation data reveals surprising consumer patterns

LIGHTER NEWS

• Hong Kong buyers pay four times retail for Lafite 2009
• The 12 Types of Wine Lovers: Which One are You?

2010 HARVEST NEWS

• Napa Valley grape harvest ends
• Balancing the 2010 Northern California Wine Vintage
• WA: 2010 Harvest Report – Nov 3rd Edition
• OR: Late fall crush greets growers
• WA: Wine Grape Harvest Wrapping Up