NEWSFETCH – May 18, 2011

TOP NEWS

• WSWA Spins Its Approach to CARE & Alcohol Policy
• Central Coast frost loss could total 5 million cases of wine
• Saviez Winery Sale: Return Of The Lifestyle Buyer?
• South African Wines Seek To Carve Out US Growth
• Central Valley towns on high alert over large runoff
• The wine trade’s inability to listen to consumers is dangerous
• Discussion about immigration reform heats up
• Wine by the Glass Consumption on the Rise
• Chinese Wine Earns Top Honors
• The National Labor Relations Board’s attack on the secret ballot
• Card check no friend of farmworkers
• Agritourism trend continues to grow in California
• New Wine Law & Public Policy Book Available May 19
• IWSC releases northern hemisphere results
• Why is Congress subsidizing foreign rum producers?

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Should Wine Investment Funds buy Yquem and Sauternes ?
• Constellation Brands holds analyst meeting in NYC
• Liv-ex: 2010 campaign gathers pace
• Constellation plots greater push into Eastern Europe
• Distell’s plan to win the UK wine market

HEALTH

• Wine helps Brazilian — aged 114 — take crown as world’s oldest person
• Resveratrol Helps With Anti-Aging, Weight-Loss, and Disease Protection

WATER

• Salmon Killed by Pumps — But That Could Be Good News

AROUND THE STATES

• NY: Winemaker Ralph Pugliese dies at 73
• OK: Debate about sale of high-point beer, wine reignited
• OR: Domaine Serene’s Revolving Door
• SC: Local wineries yearn for more popular grape
• TX: New CapRock Winery owner resides in San Antonio
• VA: You’re hired: Trump to keep Kluge and Moses at winery

EUROPE

• Winemakers try to carve out a new image for France’s vast Languedoc
• Bordeaux’s ‘Guggenheim’ unveiled

THE UK

• UK Wine consumption has flattened
• Drink Wine In England At Your Own Risk
• Baile buys back Oddbins branches
• Harpers debate: industry leaders slam big brands
• Lindemans looks to feel the love

AUSTRALIA

• South Australia can seize advantage in Asia
• The Silver Lining of Vintage 2011
• Call for comment on proposed change to minimum alcohol content in wine
• Wine blast survivor recalls his horrific ordeal
• Tank contents known to winery blast victim
• Grim prediction of coastal floods

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Small Napa Winery Succeeds in China
• Heavy metal in import wine exceeds stipulate standard
• Ningbo’s overall plan to upgrade import

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina 2011 harvest: Good quality and quantity
• Patagonia: Making wine at the end of the world

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Wineries Embracing QR Codes at an Extreme Pace
• Online wine retailing to emphasize talent
• Wine Fair’s Born Digital 2010 winners announced
• 14% Of Groupon/LivingSocial Subscribers Respond To Push Notifications

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The United States of Wine

CHARITABLE & GREEN AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• An Organic Chemical reaction
• Bottling in green glass could reduce CO2 emissions by 20%

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• CCWGA Appoints New Members
• One-Year Milestone for Wine-Loving Entrepreneur Business Chick
  

MEDIA MATTERS

• EUROPEAN WINE BLOGGERS’ CONFERENCE 2011 ANNOUNCES STORYTELLING THEME