NEWSFETCH – December 16, 2010

• New Grape Threat: Brown marmorated stink bug latest invasive pest
• Sacramento wine expert accused of bilking employers
• Does Direct Shipment of Wine Prevent Minors’ Access To Booze?
• Wine & Tobacco Giant Altria announces new top management structure
• Alcohol Regulations May Ruin Holiday Spirit
• Constellation Brands to Report Q3 FY2011 Results
• Cork Producers Hit a New Low by Insulting Women and Wine Drinkers
• Humiliation Marketing
• Mother of all acreage battles begins for U.S. farmers
• NASA Satellite Data Addresses Needs of California Growers
• Get into a New York State of Mind — Direct Shipping to the Empire State
• Interview with a US Wine Retailer before Christmas rush
• Editorial: Wine and sleaze party
• Wine Enthusiast launches The Winery Club
• New poll suggests PA should privatize liquor stores
• Southern Oregon Wineries Look Ahead

CHARITABLE WORKS AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Rutherford Creates Largest River Restoration Project in Wine Industry History
• Rombauer Family One Million Dollar Challenge
• Bruce Cohn distributes funds from Fall Music Festival

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Wine by-product found to make a great sunscreen

NEWS FROM CHINA & ASIA

• KKR Buys Stake in China Liquor Retailer as Wine, Spirit Consumption Rises

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL NETWORKING

• Online shopping: A boost for Yakima wineries
• Everyone Uses E-mail, But Blogging Is On the Decline [STUDY]
• iPad Luring Wineries, Small Businesses
• Holidays Report: Mobile Shoppers Want Coupons
• Nielsen: Young and Mobile, A Global View of Cellphones and Youth
• Mobile Gaming Startup Pocket Gems Raises $5 Million From Sequoia Capital
• People Spend As Much Time On Mobile As Reading Newspapers And Magazines
• JiWire ‘Compass’ Ads Point to Future of Mobile Advertising
• MapQuest Launches OpenStreetMap-Powered Mapping Service In The US

LIGHTER NEWS

• Hollywood Holidays Stock Agents’ Wine Racks With Gifts From Working Actors
• Lafite 1982 worth eight times its weight in silver
• Reviewing 2008 – Bordeaux’s Wallflower Vintage
• Value remains in lesser Bordeaux vintages
• The Wine Doesn’t Know It Was in a Bag
• Fine- wine fund rises to the top amid global turmoil

HARVEST & VINTAGE NEWS

• Prime time for ice wine
• Niagara winemakers delight in icy conditions
• Winemakers introduce cheaper, artificial ice wines

WATER NEWS

• Delta twin-tunnels plan backed by U.S., Calif.
• Court Restores Order: Decision Jeopardizing California Water Quality is Reversed
• Do you mind paying for southern California’s water supply?
• Bay Delta Conservation Plan Has Major Flaws

THE FOLLOWING MIGHT BE NEWS…

Slogging through the swamp of hyperbole, self-indulgence, poor writing, over-long, wandering or ALL CAPS headlines.

• Napa Issues Annual Self Beatification
• Jamie Brown, Winemaker for Waters Winery, Substance and 21 Grams, Creates … – PR Newswire (press release)