NEWSFETCH – May 25, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Rombauer Buys Major El Dorado Vineyard From Renwood Bankruptcy
• Diageo Restructures to Focus on Emerging Markets
• Pernod Seeks to Grow Faster Than Rivals in US
• NZ winegrowers look to restore image after glut
• Renewed Consumer Confidence is Message at Beverage Forum
• Aussies export their expert advice to China
• 2010 Crush Report: tidbits
• Workplace Violence: Employers Given More Latitude by the Courts
• Southern California’s high desert gets its own viticultural designation
• Being Randall Grahm: Mad Scientist? Genius? Eccentric? Brilliant? Yes.
• Where Dollar General will get its wine
• Calif Table Grape growers cope with weather and competition
• Wine Economics: Coming Full Circle
• Nomacorc releases new closure

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Pringuet playing catch-up in the US
• 2011 Liv-ex Bordeaux Classification
• How to play the Bordeaux futures market

DIAGEO COVERAGE

• Diageo Said to Be in Talks to Buy Jose Cuervo
• Diageo announces operational review

HEALTH

• Wine, wellness, boomers — not the best mix
• Broadsides: Too young to drink?
• Resveratrol considered for concussion treatment

WATER

• Crazifornia: Delta smelt refuse to die in pumps

AROUND THE STATES

• NY: On the verge of a fine wine bill
• NY: Wine-in-grocery store bill resurfaces
• NY: Gruner Veltliner on rise in Finger Lakes
• TX: Alcohol Producers Must Unite for Their Right to Produce
• VA: Kluge, Moses sue bank over foreclosure, auction

ACADEMIA

• University of California Foothill Grape Day to focus on Barbera

EUROPE

• ‘Sensational’ or Just ‘Bad’? On 2010 Pavie, Two Critics Disagree
• Pascal Ribereau-Gayon dies
• Fury as Portuguese government diverts millions from Douro
• The Colors of Bordeaux Wines

THE UK

• LIWF fares well despite troubled trading times
• Black Tower launches low alcohol wine
• Sainsbury’s names new drinks team boss

CANADA

• BC: A new, unique type of winery is emerging

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine sales tumble but imports rise

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Qingtongxia endeavors to become the #1 Chinese Wine city
• LVMH Starts Sparkling- Wine JV in Northwest China

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Finding influencers is more than just comparing their Klout score

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Pinot Noir and Alcohol, Take Two
• Understanding Macro, Micro, Meso, and Canopy Climates
• Vive le Fruit-Forward! New World Wine Celebrates the Judgment of Paris
• 35 years ago, the wine world shook
• Pop the cork for boxed or screw cap

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Stay Ahead of Powdery Mildew

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• TAPAS Grand Wine Tasting – June 5 at Fort Mason

MEDIA MATTERS

• 2011 Wine Blog Award Nominations Now Open