NEWSFETCH – June 29, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Aptos Area Quarantined For Grapevine Moth
• Gallo Winery buying Edna Valley Vineyard
• Brown vetoes farm worker unionization bill
• CAWG Comments On Card Check Veto
• WineVeterans Portet and Chase Start New Wine Company
• Direct to consumer shipping on the rise
• The Shipcompliant Seminar by the numbers
• Court Ruling Could Shut Down Sales At NJ Wineries
• Wine Labels Tax TTB
• The Bordeaux Wine Trade – Intellectual Property Even The Chinese Can’t Replicate
• US Wine Drinkers Waking Up to New Countries and Varietals
• Love the taste or your money back: Yellow Tail
• Ag GPS in danger: interference ‘solution’ no solution
• Restaurant bankruptcy hit list
• Vinexpo 2011: On the Upswing, with Asia at the Fore
• The great questions coming from the world wine forums
• Blue skies, warm temps bolster Mendo grower’s spirits
• Someone Still Has Money in this Economy – Wine Auctions Up 45%

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Foster’s Bond Risk Soars on Indebted SAB Bid
• Earnings Preview: Constellation Brands
• Constellation Expands Import Collection
• Liv-ex: Mouton and Vieux Chateau Certan released

MEDIA MATTERS

• Editorial or Advertorial: What’s the Difference?

AROUND THE STATES

• AL: Local winery set to expand across the state
• NJ: State Senate to vote today on a bill winemakers say will boost the industry
• OR: Winery land-use bill passes out of legislature, reeks of vinegar to some
• VA: First-ever alcohol billboard debuts
• WA: Wineries enjoy taste of success as bill passes

EUROPE

• Spanish producers look for vineyards in emerging areas
• Sommeliers protest after Foreign Minister criticises Polish wine
• China invades Bordeaux
• Asians out in force at Vinexpo

THE UK

• UK alcohol prices second in EU league table

CANADA

• Ontario gives $12 million to grape and wine industry

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Blight control What farmers need to know
• OZ: Wine industry in crisis
• NZ: Grape harvest soars but winemaker faces review

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• The Dirty Dozen – Common Tripping Points in Digital Marketing
• Wine Marketing – an Action Plan

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Brand owners seek new online models
• Clever Foursquare Hack Turns New York City Into a Giant Game of Risk
• You Can Now Buy Facebook Ads With AmEx Rewards Points
• 7 Innovative Ways the iPad Is Used in Retail
• 8% of U.S. Adults Own Tablet Devices

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Local man attacked by terroiristes.
• Move Over Box Wine, Here’s Something Even Trashier
• Expensive white wines: made to be conservative
• Unearthing tempranillo’s subtleties

CHARITABLE & GREEN AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Napa Valley Wine Auction 2011: When It Rains, It Pours

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Napa vintner, hotelier realizes dream with new boutique hotel
• Cork Supply USA Adds Max Levine as Supply Chain Specialist
• USA RUGBY, PLANET BORDEAUX PARTNER TO BOOST EAGLES’ PATH TO WORLD CUP

GAG ME!

News release: “Wine.com Named Best Wine Website by the Prestigious Bordeaux Management School at VINEXPO”

Every time a news release contains self-indulgent hype words like “Prestigious,” the entire release inspires editorial projectile hurling. And scorn for all concerned.