NEWSFETCH – June 13, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Gallo Winery Fire Guts hundreds of thousands of empty wine bottles (Video here)
  
• Premier Pacific Plan to cut Sonoma forest for vineyards faces opposition
• Is it “Game on” in the Wine World?
• SJ Valley Winegrowers Tasting partners with Hispanic Chamber & Young Professionals Assn.
• The road to China
• NY Retailer Morrell Sees Growth For Wine, Concern for Independents
• Aussie Grape glut to hit hopes of rebound for wine industry
• Copia-related bond lawsuit gets dismissed
• Small U.S. Farms Find Profit in Tourism
• What’s the value of my brand?
• Weather may delay table grapes

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo: Irresponsible for being responsible?
• Diageo to fund education about alcohol and pregnancy
• Change In Forex-Hedging Strategy Aids Brown-Forman
• Liv-ex: 2010 release round-up
• Diageo Settles with SEC for $10-20m

HEALTH

• Study proves drinking red wine helps prevent heart disease
• Scientist says cheap red wines lack healthy polyphenols
  
• VIDEO: How harmful is alcohol when pregnant?
• Drinks firm sponsors midwife training on dangers of alcohol in pregnancy
• Wine for moms not something to glamorize

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Writing: A License to Swill?
• #1 Criticism of Wine Bloggers

AROUND THE STATES

• MD: Liquor deliveries may come to P.G. homes
• PA: Kiosk idea staggers
• TX: Dry weather good for South Plains grapes
• UT: Liquor laws loosened but still restrictive and confusing

EUROPE

• Italy overtakes France to become world’s largest wine producer
• What Alsace could do differently
• Torres, Codorniu, Vega Sicilia sign up to Barcelona Declaration
• Mosel Bridge Divides
• Bubble feared as Bordeaux booms

THE UK

• Huge rise in sales of wine ‘made’ in Britain from imported juice
• Majestic Wine aims to double its stores
• Cheap made-in-Britain wine booming
• Sugababe goes red for Gallo
• Majestic Wine profits jump 27% to £20m

CANADA

• BC Wineries expand sales in China
• Tending the vineyards of growth

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winery Walkabout organisers toast success
• OZ: Vintage whines

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Ningbo Import Wine Display and Trade District
• Guangxi is forged into the biggest import wine distribution center
• Chinese Thirst For Top French Labels Could Lead To Worldwide Wine Speculation

LATIN AMERICA

• California’s Witch Creek Winery and Mexican Grapes
• Wine Among Bay Area’s Business To Benefit From Cuba Ties
• From the Uco Valley to the world

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• #twitterdrinkupgrade made easy by decantr.com
• Global toast to Robert Mondavi’s birthday to stream live
• Two-Thirds of Smartphone and Tablet Owners Use Them While Watching TV
• Perrier Creates Effervescent YouTube Campaign
• The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Marketing

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Bringing Out the Best in Barbera
• Let’s raise a glass to the inventive Jacuzzi family
• How to Avoid Sauvignon Blancs That Taste Like Your Lawn
• What wine goes with street tacos?
• Enough with the wine in Wine Country, lets get some beer
• Failure in College Leads to Winemaking Success
• Czech cork-clad house draws crowds to wine-making town

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Portocork America expanding Napa facility
• Sonoma’s Wine Country Shipping Goes Solar
• Lynda Jensen Appointed to Leadership Position With The Wine Country Group