NEWSFETCH – July 4, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Rep. Mike Thompson Gets NYTimes Scrutiny, Not All Of It Positive
• Treasury Wine Estates soars on Chinese takeover speculation
• Chinese cool to Treasury wine buy
• Is Kent Rosenblum Buying A Renwood Winery?
• Napa’s main industry flexes its political muscle
• Cameron Hughes: A Winery Model for the 21st Century
• New wine laws decriminalize our old behaviors
• NY: Finger Lakes Prepares to Honor Deb Whiting’s Remarkable Life
• Why the French have fallen out of love with wine
• Wealthy Asians help to nurture vintage decade for wine buyers
• Vinexpo confirms global wine and spirits industry is back on track
• Global warming threatens North Coast vineyards
• Global Warming some Good News
• Getting Rid Of Barrels?
• California enlists wasps to fight apple moth
• Will rain spoil merlot’s parade?

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liv-ex Indices rise as traders turn to back vintages
• Diageo Gains Entry into China’s Baijiu Market
• Foster’s Focused on Business Not SABMiller Takeover Offer
• Foster’s wine spin-off surges on report of Chinese interest
• China’s Bright Food gives wine buy a breather
• Foster’s wine spin-off soars on takeover talk

HEALTH

• Scientists say astronauts’ drink of choice should be red wine
• Why is red wine good for you?
• Didn’t Have Time to Exercise? Drink Some Red Wine
• TV alcohol ads entice teens

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• Plan for direct wine shipments stalls in N.J.

WATER

• Concha y Toro Completes Measurement of its Water Footprint with Positive Results
• Water a key to Feinstein’s re-election chances
• Drought’s over, but Calif’s water problems remain

AROUND THE STATES

• CO: Infinite Monkey, Colorado wineries emerge to battle California
• Franchot Places Local Winery’s First Direct Ship Order
• NJ: Wineries’ Licenses Expire, Sales Continue For Now
• NY: No end to debate about selling of wine in grocery stores
• NY: Father’s legacy lives on in Gorham winery
• OR: Game Changer for State’s Wineries
• UT: Legal experts say suit over alcohol law will fizzle

ACADEMIA

• KY: WKU’s New Vineyard to be Used for Wine Production

EUROPE

• Oxidation problem makes white Burgundy ‘unreliable’
• Germany’s bizarro 2010 vintage
• Ausone 2010 tops €1,000 a bottle

THE UK

• Search for a generic name with fizz for English sparkling wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India: Wine industry discovers custom crush
• India: Wine May Wake Up Policy Makers

SOUTH AFRICA

• King’s winery attached

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Illustrative Wine Marketing Plan for Inspiring Businessman Segment
• Google Offers Versus Groupon: The Portland Throwdown
• Google+ Scam Spreading Via Fake Invites

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Cars, cocaine and Cartier watches: A Bordeaux trader celebrates
• Soave: How a Wine Re-invents Itself for US Consumers
• Francis Ford Coppola’s second career as a winemaker
• Winery breaks out the kegs

BORING!

• China Food Services, Corp. and California Grapes International, Inc. Announces …

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