NEWSFETCH – March 8, 2011

TOP NEWS

• The Buena Vista Move: Pollyanna PR Spin Hides Ascentia’s Struggle To Survive
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Texas Wine Case
• WSWA Applauds Supreme Court Decision To Dodge Direct Shipping Case
• California considers cancer warnings for wine, beer and spirits
• Wholesaler’s Battle Harris Teeter – E. & J. Gallo Wine Club
• Using E-Verify to Ensure the Legality of Your Winery Workforce
• Advocates hold vigil in CA teen farmworker death
• Chinese wine consumption doubled in 5 years
• Unfiltered: Barry Schuler speaks about Social Media & Wine
• Loss of Williamson Act would threaten wildlife habitat
• Benvenuto new ExecDir of Napa Winegrowers
• Canadians drinking more wine
• Cecchetti Wine Co. expands 2010 sales to nearly $10M

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Brown-Forman Profit Rises 30%
• Goldman role on Diageo teeters as rival brought in for broking
• Groupe Charlois Acquires Winemakers Cooperage from Treasury Wine Estates
• Bacchus Capital Management Provides Growth Capital for Qupe
• Constellation buying fewer grapes from New York growers

WINE & HEALTH

• Teens Prefer Liquor to Beer, Hardly Touch Wine
• Should You Let Your Kids See You Drink?

AROUND THE STATES

• MD: Pro-consumer direct shipment law still faces a rocky road
• MI: Idea would put winery on Detroit’s Belle Isle
• NY: Red Cat wine facility is up and running
• OR: Debate over new license plate: Wineries are not ‘chopped liver’
• TN: MTSU survey shows support growing for wine in groceries
• WA: When the Wine Futures Didn’t Arrive

THE UK

• Oddbins to close 39 stores

AUSTRALIA

• Grape grower wants EC money diverted to industry development
• Grape grower warns of drought aid divide
• Wine Region Under Threat from Coal Mines
• Rain threatens a bunch of trouble

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Anticipation Builds For LVMH’s Nashik Sparklers from India
• Christie’s HK auction achieves £6m
• Christies Hong Kong sale ‘confirms strength of Asian market’

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Laura Orozco promoted to Associate Winemaker at V. Sattui Winery
• Sonoma Wine Company Receives ISO 22000 Certification
• W Communications to lead summer campaign for Gallo wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Clean diesel truck program expands in San Joaquin Valley

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Napa Inspiration: Custom Blended Wine