NEWSFETCH – June 20, 2011

TOP NEWS

• China May Cut Import Duties On Wine & Luxury Goods
• Vinexpo to retun to the United States but not as an exhibition
• Retailing Means Retooling: Smart Wine Merchants are Not Standing Pat
• What percentage of corked wines is acceptable?
• Robert Mondavi Day
• Gay Wine Weekend in Sonoma draws 350-400
• Asbestos Wine Filters In UK Bottling Industry Blamed For Mesothelioma
• Marin’s wine & ag production valued at $56.2 million, up $3.6 million
• A Legal Look At Coombsville AVA in Napa Valley
• Sonoma: Redwoods or red wine?
• Wine bar debuts by the glass vending machine
• Napa city planners OK plans for new winery

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Centennial Projects Sales of $250 Millionwith Integration of Majestic
• Rosé joins Constellation’s Chilean wine range
• Liv-exThe real test for Bordeaux 2010

HEALTH

• Fight “Ayotallahs” in health sector, warns Vinexpo’s Beynat
• We need to ask right health questions about alcohol
• Wine Floor Price not the Answer to Health Issue
• How much is sensible drinking?

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• NM Direct Shipping Applications Available Now and a Must for Wineries
• Battle over direct wine shipments heats up
• NJ Winemakers worried by bottleneck on direct shipping

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Washington Post Pushes Back On Alcohol Levels
  
• In vino veritas… hyperbole, too
• Major Initiative Launched for New Zealand’s Wine Writers
• Spectator Belately Reports Sloan Estate Sale … Sort Of, Partially, A Little Bit … Vaguely…Rumors? Really?

AROUND THE STATES

• Eastern Winegrowers Face Weird Weather
• NH: Lakes Region wine country adds vintners
• OR: Wine board names pair of experts to lead trade group
• PA: Republicans Selling Privatization Down the River

ACADEMIA

• A Prediction Model for Determining Wine Variety
• KY: Viticulture program at WKU promising

EUROPE

• Minister slams EU planting liberalisation
• Senseless Crime: A Priorat Winery is Hit with Vandalism
• Collaboration and partnership is way forward for global wine industry
• Rauzan Segla owners buy second Saint Emilion estate
• Garvey plays down administration
• French Wine Makers Suffer Sales Drop on Price Increase
• Bordeaux: can you argue with the market?

THE UK

• No wonder the French are a little worried about the progress of English wines
• Vine project enjoys successful start
• Brancott Estate launches Rugby World Cup campaign
• Laithwaites on the lookout for large stores

CANADA

• Pinot Noir Shines on the Edge in Prince Edward County

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Another wine producer gives it up
• OZ: Smoke taint costing millions
• OZ: Tasmania is rapidly becoming “little Champagne”
• NZ: Industry’s best sharing info to manage grape diseases
• OZ: Lax safety before winery blast – court

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Bollywood Stars Make Indian Wine Sexy
• Yinchuan Wine Industry Development Bureau founded
• Shanghai government sets up International Wine Exchange
• Decanter launches Bordeaux 2010 Chinese guide online

SOUTH AFRICA

• Port naming restrictions unlikely to affect wine industry
• Helping farmers get from vines to wines

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Massaya breaks viticultural records in Bekaa

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• How to use Twitter to Market Wine
• Wineries leverage technology to reach consumers
• Success Stories of Burgundy Wines on the Net and Social Media

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What’s added to your wine?
• Barrels: An Ancient Aspect of Modern Winemaking

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• WineAlign Premieres “So, You Think You Know Wine?”
• The Ranch Winery: St. Helena, St. Helena, St. Helena

THIS MIGHT BE NEWS ... But it’s hard to tell because anything a reader might give a damn about is buried beneath a long, wandering headline.

• Southern Wine Group, LLC Announces Appointment of Dean Michaels as Midwestern and Southeastern Sales Manager