NEWSFETCH – May 3, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Torres plans major expansion in China
• Canal Break Cuts Water to Placer Vineyards
• Labor Updates: UPS, NLRB and Card Check;
• Record Hong Kong series tackles non-payment issue on wine, antiques
• Digital and Very Social: American Women and Technology Adoption
• Total Wine & More to Break $1 Billion in Sales This Year
• Precision breeding could be major asset to grape industry
• Turrentine Cash Flow Workshop
• Winery and wine bar approved for downtown Novato
• Folio Fine Wine Partners Adds Bodegas y Vinedos Artadi to Portfolio
• Sonoma Wine Industry Conference 2011 presentations and recordings

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• India slaps tax evasion charge on Diageo
• Liv-ex: Bordeaux 2010: The verdict

HEALTH

• Resveratrol shows anti-diabetes potential
• Curbing alcohol abuse by banning ads is like trying to cure Aids with beetroot
• Sulfites in organic wine: An update
• Alcohol linked to more cancers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Under A Tuscan Cloud
• The Industry Strikes Back Hard At The Wine Writers
• Ethics and conflicts of interest. Is disclosure enough?

WATER

• California’s Decaying Water Management Systems
• Sarah Palin targets water issues during speech at California college

AROUND THE STATES

• WI: State Fair Park to host new wine competition for cold-weather wines

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winegrowers revel in good season
• OZ: Strong Aussie dollar hurts Riverina’s wine and wheat
• OZ: The trouble with merlot

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Central enterprise builds wine cellar in Qingtao introducing Napa wines
• China’s insatiable thirst for fine wine threatens Bordeaux bubble
• Can China Sell Wine to India?

LATIN AMERICA

• Chilean Wine Continues To Diversify, With Labels Thriving At High and Low Price Tiers

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Wine Labels – The Road to Printing Success

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Twitter Does Not Supplant Other Media, It Amplifies It
• WHY Wineries, Sommelier’s and Wine Shops Should Participate in #Chardonnay day
• Jack Daniel’s Is First Spirits Brand to Buy Twitter Ads

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Outrageous Corkage Fees: Your Turn
• Young winemaker precocious, humble