NEWSFETCH – December 21, 2010

• Constellation, Brown-Forman to unload wine ops (Please scroll down for more Constellation & B-F news)
• Wine 2011: Look forward to good prices and choices
• NZ: Most vintners’ luck running out
• Nielsen: Some Americans Still Waiting to Spend, Anticipating Last Minute Holiday Deals
• Distilled Spirits Council Commends Oregon’s Spirits Markup Measure
• PA: Will Corbett End The PLCB & Privatize?
• NC Association of ABC Boards Opposes Privatization Effort
• Sotheby’s global wine sales top $88 million
• NM: University To Open Academy Of Wine
• Spirits Brighten at Debt-Heavy Pernod Ricard
• California’s Catalina Island Gets Its First Winery

MORE CONSTELLATION & BROWN-FORMAN NEWS

• Cerberus targeting Constellation wine
• Brown-Forman to Sell Wine Unit
• Fetzer, Sonoma-Cutrer up for sale

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Nelson wineries survive glut
• OZ: Rain delays winegrowers’ picking season
• NZ: Winery invests in growth

NEWS FROM THE UK

• Virgin Wines says sales strong, despite bad weather

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL NETWORKING

• Wine Store mCommerce App: your wine store in their hands
• Facebook: The Case for Commerce Is Emerging
• Facebook vs. Twitter: An Infographic

HARVEST & VINTAGE NEWS

• Constellation US announces “outstanding” wines from 2010 vintage

THE FOLLOWING MIGHT BE NEWS… This generally fails to pass the “Why should you care?” test thanks to a swamp of hyperbole, self-indulgence, poor writing, over-long, wandering, and/or ALL CAPS headlines.

• Tasteroom.com Goes Live with a New Free Vendors Module and Interfaces with Wine.com…