NEWSFETCH – February 9, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Int’l Wine Raffle For Victorian and Queensland flood and cyclone relief
• For alcohol brands, social media a stiff cocktail
• Retailers expand prepared food sales, gain ground on restaurants
• US releases latest drinking guidelines
• Summit to examine California agricultural issues
• Frustrated Sonoma supervisors blindsided over frost plan
• 2011 China Investment Guide: What Will Be The Next Lafite?
• CHAMP set to revive wine maker
• WA: Liquor Stores Would Sell Pot In Bill Before Legislature
• Affordable Care Act offers farmers, ranchers insurance options
• MRI scanner for wine to detect liquid explosives at airports
• How the Central Coast Wine Industry Will Adapt to New Global Economy

PUBLIC COMPANIES AND INVESTING IN WINE

• Constellation Institutional Investor Meeting May 18
• Video BBC: Wine investment fraud may run 30 million pounds a year
• Diageo Dives In To Asia
• Aus Vintage Profit Falls but Investors Return to Wine Sector

WINE & HEALTH

• List all ingredients on wine label, not just sulfites
• New Dietary Guidelines on Alcohol Keep Daily Drinking Yardstick

AROUND THE STATES

• PA: Lawmaker wants to give bars more happy hour flexibility
• NY: Proponents of grocery wine continue push
• NY: Public hearing for soundfront winery set for Monday
• MN: Push on for Sunday liquor sales
• WA: Online ordering at state liquor stores? It could happen
• FL: Jupiter-base wine brokers thrilled with business born out of necessity
• MD: Knob Hall Winery update includes invitation for investors
• CT: Package Stores Vs. Supermarkets Over Sunday Alcohol Sales
• PA: Public hearings to start on state liquor stores
• WA: Bill seeks liquor sampling at farmers markets
• AR: Bill Aimed At Liquor Store Franchises

EUROPE

• France: Sparkling wines and rose’s are in
• Inaugural Sauternes marathon to take place in June
• Bordeaux wines face climate threat: experts

THE UK

• A third of women opting for whisky, says Asda
• Clink strikes Spanish deal
• Wines of Chile launches Independent Wine Merchant Awards competition
  

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Producers must pull together
• Qantas flies high over rivals in wine
• OZ: Government to end McLaren Vale sprawl

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s Winemakers Pick Up the Pace

SOUTH AMERICA

• Malbec keeps on breaking records

SOUTH AFRICA

• Fairview buys Seidelberg Estate

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New tax law contains important provisions for farmers
• Calif ARB Truck Regulation Workshop Set for Feb. 16
• Leafroll Talk Draws Crowds
• VinPerfect Debuts Controlled-Oxygen Screw Cap Liner

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Wine Australia launches apluswines.com
• Doors open for Klinker Brick
• OZ: Hunter Valley Young Guns hit the Road to Promote Region

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL NETWORKING

• The Rise Of Food & Wine Apps
• 75% Of Small Businesses Are Upping Social Media Usage This Year
• Marketers Optimistic About Finding Social Media ROI
• Facebook Destined to Own All Our Data?
• Can Virtual Rewards Keep Mobile App Users Engaged?

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Dry Creek Vineyard & V2 Wine Group Sign Sales & Marketing Pact
• Napa Valley Destination Council wins industry award

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Reserve and other dirty little secrets
• Decanting: Why Bother?