NEWSFETCH – June 21, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Global wine production falls, consumption stable, exports increase
• Stand by for a bar-room brawl over Foster’s
• Medoc vintners turn to tricky grape to boost 2009 vintage
• Argentina has doubled bulk wine exports to the United States
• Aussie Wineries ignore recession, invest in future
• Importing five million cases of S African Wine Into US
• Opus One: 2010 vintage symptomatic of climate change
• Kluge, Mose file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
• Wine In Grocery Stores? Let’s Not Be Hasty
• India–the Next Big Wine Producer?
• Helping NJ Work Through Its Issue With Wine
• Opening Thompson seedless grape offer of $250 highest ever
• Vinexpo focus on emerging markets, the US (and better loos)
• World’s Top Drinks Brands All Spirits
• The Globally Domestic Wine Situation
• International Varieties: Reflecting Origin or Made to Please?
• Feds want to expand Sonoma tiger salamander protection zone
• Napa Valley vintners brace for climate change
• Vaccinate that vine!
• WineShopper.com Celebrates One-Year Anniversary; Offers 7% Discount
  
• Agriculture in Argentinean Patagonia Under a Cloud of Volcanic Ash

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Foster’s suffers a $12bn hangover
• Foster’s Rejects $10 Billion Bid From SABMiller
• Liv-ex: Sauternes and Barsac, Then and now
• Foster’s: A sale could leave bitter taste for some
• Diageo says brands need to go local in emerging markets
• Diageo Signs BA Deal

MEDIA MATTERS

• Blogvertorials – How NOT To Sell Your Soul For $200
• A wine blogger on wine blogs
• Wineries Afraid Of The Media

HEALTH

• California Study:Lower DUI Limit Saves Lives
• Using Red Wine to Coat Stents and Balloons
• U of Fla review of resveratrol studies confirms potential health boost

AROUND THE STATES

• OR: Can the Legislature kill state’s wine industry?
• TX: Winery on track to be 5th largest in state
• TX Special Report: Grape Growing on The High Plains
• TX: Texas Star Winery a hobby that bore fruit

EUROPE

• Champagne 2011 harvest could be earliest since 2003
• Languedoc firm champions Burgundian approach
• A New Stable for Cheval-Blanc
• St Emilion classification to go ahead
• Alain Juppé: the market decides the price of Bordeaux
• Yvon Mau to bring top Bordeaux wines to mainstream drinkers
• Yvon Mau vents frustrations over en primeur campaign
• What does it take to be crowned Best Sommelier of the World?
• Richard Siddle: life as we know it at Vinexpo

THE UK

• Free Run launches new Champagne with Tesco.com

CANADA

• Group doing study on building local wine and grape industry

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Big harvest should not hurt recovery
• OZ: No pointer to tank’s flammable contents: Drayton inquest

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• NZ’s Tony Soljan attends opening of new China Wine Hub
• India: 9th Biggest Grape Producer in World
• Many traditional enterprises step into wine business in Wenzhou
• Index notes weakness in China’s brands

LATIN AMERICA

• Icon launch supports premium Chile push
• Chile’s Emiliana pushes premium message

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africans considering their trade show future

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Nielsen: U.S. Advertising Spend and Effectiveness

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Does your wine website have a mobile version?
• Time Spent On Mobile Apps Has Surpassed Web Browsing
• Foursquare Hits 10MM Users, Now What?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• James Bond Switches to South African Wine in Latest Blockbuster
• French restaurant hands back Michelin star
• New Wines of Greece Are Driving Comeback For Greek Wines
  
• Screw caps on wine less magical, but they offer advantages over corks

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grapegrowers Face Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Crushpad Hires Architects to Design New Visitor Center