NEWSFETCH – June 14, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Dept of Labor Sweeps Ongoing in Wine Country
• Farm workers pressure governor to sign union legislation
• K-J Vineyard labor contractor fined for fatal accident
• Sonoma Vineyards hit hard by rain
• Sizing up 2010 in Napa Valley: Clues to quality found in Bordeaux’s cool vintage
• WA: Vineyards Face Freeze Aftermath
• Deadline coming up for SJV wine competition
• Winery biomass waste project proposed for Australia
  
• Wine Export Forum Focuses on EU
• Why “consumers need more wine education” is wrong
• Can A Wine Critic’s Opinion Really Be Trusted?
• Red wine separates the friendly from the brooding
• Bartender! Pull me a glass – of Pinot Noir
• First Lady pushes Virginia wine industry
• Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance Director Leaving

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• 3 Ways to Profit from China’s Luxury Love Affair
• 2011 Liv-ex Classification: Pauillac vs. Margaux
• Is Your Portfolio 1961 Château Latour?
• Modelo to seek board OK for Fosters bid

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• Maryland Direct Shipping Permit Applications Available

WATER

• Water wars re-emerge as Cadiz proposes major storage project
• Rep. Devin Nunes’ water measure reckless

AROUND THE STATES

• OR: Wine Board director steps down
• NY: Poll backs wine in grocery stores

CANADA

• Tobacco region taps its wine potential

EUROPE

• Sherry firm hit by administration and fraud claims
• The Gray Market is good for Port (with video)

THE UK

• Taxes: Cost of wine and beer hits record high
• Majestic Wine to double in size create 1,000 jobs
• Tesco Sales Growth Misses Estimates
• Gerard Basset awarded OBE
• Eating and drinking out down slightly in May
• Majestic Wine to expand distribution network in UK

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie shows ban NZ wine
• OZ: Exporters hope for part of China’s wine ‘potential’
• OZ: Climate change threat to Australia’s top wines
• NZ: Grape Harvest Jumps 23% on Marlborough Output, Group Says
• NZ: Wine sales up 11% over the past year

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine industry topples Australia
• Japanese wine set to debut in European market
• Bordeaux hoofs it into Asia

LATIN AMERICA

• “Argentina should be careful about its gamble on Malbec”

SOUTH AFRICA

• Zeder Bids for Top Southern Africa Fruit Exporter Capespan

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Why Outsourcing Your Wine Social Media is a Bad Idea
• U.S. Groupon Users Skew Younger than LivingSocial’s

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Lessons in Patience From Pebble Beach Food & Wine
• Wine Disguised As Perfume Can Only End Badly

THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEWS

• A Good Article Spoiled By Nauseating, Self-Congratulatory Hype