NEWSFETCH – January 17, 2011

TOP HEADLINES

• The Arguments Against Allowing Retailers to Ship Interstate
• Japan Buying Euro Bonds…For the Wine?
• Retail spending reaches pre-recession levels
• San Francisco: America’s Cup could force wine distributor, other businesses to move
• Ruined Wine, invoices land for Australia’s biggest natural disaster
• Vinexpo wins ‘economic parasitism’ case
• Bank economists see sustained economic expansion
• IMF gives a nod to fine wine
• NZ Sauvignon Blanc Could Be Used in Sunscreen
• Suddenly it’s China’s new millionaires who are spending eye-watering sums
• The Case for More Sweet Wine
• The BRICs: Suprising Wines of India
• Wine: Grower claims for payment spiked in 2010 (See WII’s in-depth coverage for more)
• Deadline looms for Sonoma County frost plans
• Regulators outline rules for pouring wine at charity events
• Santa Maria Valley AVA expands
• BofA Downgrades Diageo
• Sheriff’s deputies looking for man who reportedly robbed Paso Robles winery
• Rabobank opens branch in Sonoma

AROUND THE STATES

• NJ: Legislation to promote agricultural tourism and wineries approved
• PA: State wine machines reported to be faulty
• Alabama wineries, Auburn University researchers team up to seek better vines
• Seeds Planted For New Mattituck Winery

CANADA

• Uncorking B.C.’s wine industry
• Canada: Fighting against ‘outdated’ liquor laws

EUROPE

• Wine and Law Program in Champagne, France

NEWS FROM THE UK

• FindWine announces consumer wine critic competition
• Theatre of Wine opens in North London
• Wine investment company boss jailed
• Brits lack an open mind on wine labels

DOWN UNDER

• Australia flooding cleanup
• OZ: Multi-million-dollar wine swindles leave sour taste
• OZ: Great leap forward in wine sales
• NZ: Bumper harvest gives wine industry hangover
• OZ: Beer, wine next in line for nutrition labels

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• TWIF sees China as key influence on the fine wine market
• International Wine Carnival in Shenzhen
• Three recommended listed wine companies in China
• Xiamen Xiangyu Bonded Area forged as imported wine distribution center
• President of Wine Company Inspired by Shen Yun

SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA

• Wines of Argentina declares ‘Malbec World Day’
• The challenge to find a cheaper Argentinian malbec

LIGHTER & LESS “TRADE-ONLY”

• Food-wine pairing apps: tyranny in your pocket
• Trader Joe’s wine deals get crazier than ever
• Signing bottles of Andretti wine a treat for Mario on military tour
• Cork versus screw cap: Cork-loving mold may help end the debate
• 6 Rock-Star Wines
• German vintner discovers World War Two wine cache

WATER

• EPA: Water administrator resigns
• New water panel chairman wants more California projects built
• Calif. water overseer wants to reinforce farm water conservation
• New Report Targets Unreasonable Water Use in California