NEWSFETCH – December 27, 2010

• Brown-Forman will hold onto Sonoma-Cutrer
• Fetzer sale ‘possible’
• Weyrich’s businesses to continue collapse into 2011
• The Paradox of [Wine] Choice
• MA: Alcohol sales tax set to disappear on Jan. 1
• Sonoma County Economy turning a corner?
• 5 Things Vin65 Learned In 2010
• No Gas Drilling Near N.Y. Vineyards for Now
• Solar energy shines brightly for California agriculture
• Massive snowfall in Sierra eases California’s three-year drought
• Born Digital Wine Awards Accepting Submissions
• TX: Planting the seeds for a wine country
• Sweet wine symposium coming

LIGHTER NEWS

• Bacchic Bra, Stomping Pachyderms, Cow Plonk Top 2010 Wine Tales
• When Does Moderate Drinking Become A Problem?
• France rediscovers its forgotten wines
• Do We Drink Because We’re Monogamous, or Are We Monogamous Because We Drink?

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Abandoned wine growers taking new approach

NEWS FROM ASIA

• Wine prices in Guangxi show different movements
• Hebei province takes actions on counterfeiting of wine in Changli