NEWSFETCH – February 28, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Marsupial mix-up: Yellowtail vs Little Roo
• TPG eyes new firms after Mey Icki sale
• Spending on fine wine increases with economy’s recovery
• Restaurant Performance Index Declined in January
• EU carry-on wine, liquids plan flawed, US says
• The Wine Group Sues Marc Anthony Group
• Winery Exchange picks up Echelon
• Marsupial mix-up: Yellowtail vs Little Roo
• Pernod-Ricard Predicts India Will Rise to Top Three Markets
• Records fall at Napa’s Premiere wine auction
• WTO: Progress on Wines and Spirits Geographical Indications Register
• U.S. Food Prices Stable, But for How Long?
• The IWSR forecasts shifting global wine consumption
• Businesses nationwide enjoy cashing in on ‘prestigious’ Napa moniker
• State plans 1550% tax hike wines with distilled content
  
• Quintessential Wines moving to Napa’s old Wachovia building
• Pancho Campo slams bloggers

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Australia’s Woolworths says H1 profit up 6pct, buys wine group
• SABMiller may face Coca-Cola Amatil payout in any Foster’s bid
• Cleary, Slaughters act on Diageo’s Mey Icki purchase
• Vok to lift Foster’s wine prices
• Chilean Stocks: Cencosud, Concha y Toro, Lan Airlines, La Polar
• With $38 billion cash, Warren Buffett looking for deals
• Forrester: US Online Retail Industry Worth $279 Billion In 2015
• Here’s The Only Chart You Need To See To Understand Why The US Is Screwed
• How Chris Sacca And J.P. Morgan Acquired 10% Of Twitter Via Huge Secret Secondary Fund

WATER

• Water managers brace for more dry times
• Survival of Delta more important than saving fish
• Editorial: Time for a new era of governing water statewide

AROUND THE STATES

• Sunday Alcohol Sales, Free-Speech, and Taxes
• NJ: Changes for the New Jersey Wine Industry
• PA: Privatized liquor sales a matter of principle
• PA: Dems resist push to privatize liquor, wine
• NC: Asheville area wine distributor goes au naturel
• KS: Leaders unsure when Senate will debate bill expanding strong beer, wine, liquor sales
• OH: Boom Times for Ohio Wine
• PA: Liquor Board Tries To Shut Down ‘State Patty’s Day’

EUROPE

• The bubble bursts for Ukraine’s ‘Champagne’
• Update: The Cristalino lawsuit
• Hungarians third-highest alcohol consumers on the planet
• Champagne sales up 8.9% in 2010
• Germany: Annual meeting of oenologists
• Georgian “Khvanchkara” wine brand stolen?

THE UK

• Portuguese wine exports to UK double in value
• Wines of Turkey launch to UK market

CANADA

• BC: Okanagan wine culture slams into prohibition-era law

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Grape producers rise to challenges
• OZ: Don’t box us in, say new breed of Griffith winemakers
• OZ: Wine battle on horizon as Woolies drinks up

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• 21st-century wine firm, bringing Burgundy’s reds to China
• Vietnam’s market for Australian wine
• Chinese wines surprise industry experts

SOUTH AMERICA

• Post-quake rebuild fuels Chile recovery a year on
• Argentina: “Important to focus on the segments of 15, 20 and 25 dollars”

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Coupon Sites Reached 19 Percent North American Users in December

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• VINE: Adapting to changes in the vineyard and marketplace
• Napa Valley farms go higher-tech
• Proposed Sun Farm In Kern County Heats Up

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Soul of Lodi
• Red alert over fake wine fraudsters
• Assessing New World Aglianico and Montepulciano
• For winemakers, winter not off season

CHARITABLE & GREEN AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Coordinating transportation can help lower carbon footprint
• Jess Jackson, wife Barbara Banke pledge $3M to UC Davis winery