NEWSFETCH – December 1, 2010

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

• Central Coast Winery Partner’s fall from affluence is swift and hard
• Court upholds Stanislaus County farmland preservation program
• Farm sector earnings forecast to rise in 2010
• Veramonte Forms Venture With Vina Neyen de Apalta
• Restaurant index hits highest level in three years
• Cyber Monday Sets Single-Day Record as Sales Surpass $1B
• Virginia Winery Distribution Company Launches New Online Ordering System
• Constellation Brands Completes Accelerated Share Buyback Transaction
• Brown-Forman Declares Special Cash Dividend Of $1/Share
• Emerging markets are key engine for global alcohol drinks growth, analyst
• Grenache coming back into vogue in Northwest
• US companies hold holiday parties, but on a budget
• “Farm-to-Table” Doesn’t Always Apply to Wine
• Mobile olive mill churns out valley’s other elixir
• Michael Mondavi Launches Luxury Wine Club
• Canada: Archaic wine laws targeted by local MP
• UK: Duty plans split industry
• New FDA Law Avoids Duplicative Regulations for Beverage Alcohol
• WA: Big splits on liquor privatization
• Greek winemaker’s winning ways in vineyards and politics
• Green Is Growing in California Vineyards
• Wine Alliance distributes more than $60000 to community groups

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Tariff on glass could cut deep
• OZ: Wine price clarity call

NEWS FROM CHINA

• FineWineCollector.com Online Sales to Asian Markets up 46%

SOCIAL NETWORKING & MARKETING

• Why Reviews Matter, Not Just in Social but in Search Too
• 6 Essential Steps for Executing Your Social Media Strategy
• Retail Sites Enjoy Double Digit Sales Growth on Black Friday
• Groupon Shares Its Expansion Plan: Groupon Stores and the Deal Feed

LIGHTER NEWS

• Freakonomics: Do wine experts or prices matter?
• Little Fat Wino, fondly remembered
• Waterslides leads to winery
• Wine Line: A matter of personal choice
• Wine can help slow Alzheimer’s?
• Turnabout is fowl play: Geese that ate winery’s grapes get eaten for dinner
  

HARVEST & VINTAGE NEWS

• 2010 harvest report: Idaho & B.C.
• Outlook for 2010 wine grapes and raisins