NEWSFETCH – June 16, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Cult Winery, Sloan Estate, Sells Property To Chinese Tycoon
• Mandatory E-Verify bill introduced in Congress
• In CalPERS bribe suspect to sell pricey wine collection
• New smoke taint index tool to aid Aussie grape growers
• Sonoma Wine Company Expanding
• Study shows Brits and Italians are open to wine in cans
• Dr Richard Smart slams organics
• Napa winery owner plans Calistoga build-up amid concerns
• New Company Refills, Reuses Wine Bottles
• Wine Kegs Catching On
• High hopes for Heibel Ranch Vineyard
• New book: “Mastering Wine for the Asian Palate” premieres
• Worthless wine competitions
• 13 Words About Wine and the Luxury Of Ignoring Them

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liv-ex: 2010 release prices hit fresh highs
• Cheers to 3 Booze Stocks
• Constellation CEO’s Compensation Jumps 25 %

HEALTH

• Boomers may be doing harm by drinking too much to their health
• Whole grape may be perfect colon cancer fighting food
• Diageo: Guinness is not good for you- if you are pregnant
• Olive Oil Protects Against Stroke

AROUND THE STATES

• AR: ABC approves wine, mixed drink sales at club in dry Crawford County
• OR: Vineyard owners welcome sunshine
• UT: Auditors press for another Utah liquor audit
• VA: Williamsburg Winery State’s Largest
• VA: Norfolk welcomes launch of newest winery
• WA: Walla Walla Wineries Raise the Bar
• WA: Moves closer to privatizing liquor

ACADEMIA

• Cornell Alumni Shaping the Grape and Wine Industries

EUROPE

• 2010 Germany – The actual vintage.
• Shipwrecked Veuve breaks records
• Champagne Pol Roger 1914: What makes a Luxury Wine…Extraordinary?
• Where’s The Outrage Over Burgundy Prices?
• Bordeaux 2010: America baulks at 2010 prices

THE UK

• Tradeteam lands new wine shipping contract

CANADA

• Torstar Uncorks Winefox Website

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Victoria’s Grape and Wine Industry Suffers Loss Due To Bushfires
• OZ: 2011 harvest ‘too big’, says winemaker federation
• NZ: Harvest up 23%
• OZ: National wine centre goes into mothballs

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Gansu province shoots at 4-billion-Yuan wine sales by 2020
• Diageo Continues India Moves
• DBR Lafite wine tasting to be held at Xiamen Seaview Resort
• HK wine imports sustain rapid growth

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Southern Hemisphere’s good and bad results

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• 5 Questions For Lot18 Co-Founder Philip James

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Vintage matters -sometimes
• Thinking outside the box
• Screw cap wines not playing second fiddle to cork anymore
• Can Affordable Literature Ever Compete with “Palatable Plonk?”

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• West Coast Wine Competition Announces Winners