NEWSFETCH – February 14, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Calif producers: grape prices ‘unsustainable’
• Calif exports soared in 2010
• Calif Crush: Demand high for grape harvest
• Canadian beer (not wine & spirits) exempt from new food-allergen labelling rules
• Is U.S. wine too bland?
• Holman Lang Winery Sold
• Plea deal in Calif farm worker’s death sparks protest
• Enologix’s Leo McCloskey on fixing U.S. wine
• Everything Old is New Again: Wine in Mexico & Turkey
• Analysis: wine merchants vs bloggers
• Walgreen Co. brew touts affordable price
• Police nab suspects in wine heist
• Wine making leads modest Napa jobs bounceback
• After making a name for itself, East Contra Costa seeks wine label
• Cows or condos?

PUBLIC COMPANIES AND INVESTING IN WINE

• Label Maker Multi-Color Declares Quarterly Dividend
• Liv-exBordeaux 2010 part one: The weather
• Taxes force Diageo to slash number of staff it brings to UK

WINE & HEALTH

• A sweet tooth predicts success of alcoholism treatment
• A glass of wine a day helps prevent diabetes

AROUND THE STATES

• OR: King Estate Gets a Taste of Trouble
• OH: Canton native’s wine cultivated in New Zealand, has family roots
• NY: Proponents Again Push Sale of Wine in Supermarkets
• PA: senators to hear case for liquor privatization
• States ask for pesticide permits delay
• WA: Growers Examine Wine Myths
• IN: winemakers honored by state’s wine industry
• NY: Program uses satellite images to map grapes
• CT: Sunday ban on liquor sales under fire again
• WA: 5-cent beverage container deposit proposed
• NJ: Court ruling puts wineries in danger

EUROPE

• CHAMPAGNE: Culture clash
• Brunello producers protest proposed appellation changes
• Greeks turn back on retsina wine
• Bulgaria Registers 10% Boost in Wine Exports 2010
• Austrian red wines shine quietly
• Hungary for Sweet Wine

THE UK

• UK: On-trade missing out on upselling wine

CANADA

• BC wine drinkers increasingly prefer domestic bubbly

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Devastated Victorians beg for rain to stop
• OZ: Premier cheers blacklisted winery
• In Australia, Vineyards sell at discount
• OZ: Thirst for less pricey wines by Australian wine drinkers
• Down Under wines working on image
• OZ: The Yarra Valley wine industry two years on
• Foster’s demerger proposal questioned
• OZ: Victoria producers struggle with extreme wet weather

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine’s Appeal Simmering in India
• Savvy Chinese buyers looking beyond Bordeaux
• Guyuelongshan Wine Gets 50M Yuan Subsidy
• The Growing Need for wine Laws in India
• Will $100 Wine Glasses Sell in China?
• Messed-up wine market during the holiday in China

SOUTH AMERICA

• Chile’s Wine Exports This Year May Drop 7.2%
• Argentinian wines are there to stay

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Wine marketers share tips on using social media
• Groupon’s Valentine’s Day Deal Turns Into Dead Flowers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Growers benefit from high-tech system that monitor crop quality for vineyards
• Napa County groundwater management workshop Feb. 14

WATER

• Nothing small about Gov. Brown’s Delta plans
• Delta blueprint draft, first of 7 plans, ready
• Outside parties weigh in on water transfer lawsuit
• Calif. seeks balance in fixing its water system

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Alexis Lichine’s Roguish Revolution in Wine
• Snip by snip, fine wines are made

CHARITABLE WORKS AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Hess Collection Debuts Chardonnay Month, Donates 1% For The Planet