NEWSFETCH – January 26, 2011

• US spirits prices set to rise as market rebounds
• Blue Nun to relaunch as ‘unpretentious’ wine for women
• Fight against European grapevine moth continues
• Counterfeit Crusader Koch & Zachys Settle Suit
• Understanding a grapevine’s response to drought
• Fortune Brands Declares Regular Dividend
• MARKET REPORT: US GROWTH LIFTS DIAGEO’S SPIRITS
• Drinking With the Enemy
• Snooth apology to CellarTracker
• “California Champagne” is now illegal, right?
• The Wine Investment Fund maintains payouts in double digits
• New national viticulture resource available online
• Tax and Trade Bureau Considers Alcohol Labeling
• Vineyard Labor and the Law
• Wine folks’ symposium a big deal for restaurateurs
• ZAP Zinfandel festival matures at age 20
• Williamson Act faces a renewed budgetary threat
• The Lowdown on California Wine
• Sonoma Valley Olive Season
• Taste panels elevate California olive oil to world class
• Zinfandel vines dominate Calif. vineyards
• GSO Announces Overnight Direct-to-Trade Wine Delivery
• Wine couldn’t be sweeter for local industry pros
• Wine Drinkers Now Have Directory of Wines With Cork
• Dona Paula, Carmen Wineries Sign Distro Pact With Trinchero
• Grapes & Raisins

AROUND THE STATES

• Oregon wine rebound carries caveats
• Washington Wine Industry continues to grow
• Oregon Pinot Producers Who Paved the Way
• Coalition pushes to update Kansas liquor laws
• NJ: Winery tourism bill approved
• Buying Wine in New York State
• GA: Sunday sales bill blazes a new, perhaps faster, path

EUROPE

• France: 1/3 of Independent Winegrowers could be organic by 2013
• Innovation at the heart of Pernod Ricard
• The Future of Italian Wine
• Languedoc Roussillon: France’s prolific, budget-friendly region

DOWN UNDER

• Chardonnay? Choose Australia, Decanter readers urged
• OZ: Riverland growers lose government funds
• Wine identity toasts Australia Day honour
• Foster’s snaps up NZ winery stake

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hong Kong Kicks off the Wine Auction Season

WATER

• Environmental groups outline plan to save Delta

LIGHTER & LESS “TRADE-ONLY”

• The Threat of Intolerance
• Wine practices that leave a bad taste in your mouth
• Eco-Friendly Bota Box Launches Line of 500ml Tetra Pak Wines
• Bordeaux for the rest of us
• Wine fans can track their collection on Mac with “Wine”
• Cerruti Cellars Opens New Winery in Oakland
• The best jug wines for Super Bowl parties
• Homeowners uncork unused space for wine collections
• 2009 petits chateaux Bordeaux worth snapping up for later